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Humans Have More In Common With Monkeys Than Previously Thought, New Research Shows

Humans Have More In Common With Monkeys Than Previously Thought, New Research Shows

Researchers long believed that only humans can know when their memory's off.
One Of The Last Links To The Nazis’ Inner Circle Dies At 106

One Of The Last Links To The Nazis’ Inner Circle Dies At 106

Brunhilde Pomsel, among the last surviving witnesses to Adolf Hitler's final moments, died this past Friday.
Gigantic Two-Mile-Long Crack Spontaneously Opens In Arizona Desert

Gigantic Two-Mile-Long Crack Spontaneously Opens In Arizona Desert

Geologists say that the enormous fissure will only continue to grow.
The Trainspotting Generation: Ready For A Sequel?

The Trainspotting Generation: Ready For A Sequel?

The 1996 film brought the late 20th century heroin epidemic to popular audiences. Here's what that epidemic looked like — and how it compares to the crisis today.
One-Third Of Holocaust Survivors In The U.S. Live In Poverty

One-Third Of Holocaust Survivors In The U.S. Live In Poverty

"They tend to be isolated, losing their families during the war and then either did not or could not have children."
Scientists Create Human-Animal Hybrid In Laboratory, Hope Breakthrough Will Save Lives

Scientists Create Human-Animal Hybrid In Laboratory, Hope Breakthrough Will Save Lives

Scientists hope that this will advance the fight to save lives by creating lab-grown organs.
This Week In History, Jan. 22 – 28

This Week In History, Jan. 22 – 28

A map of U.S. lynchings, Nellie Bly's famous journey, the largest diamond ever, the birth of Angela Davis, and Germany's holocaust before the Holocaust.
History of Hangover Cures: Bizarre Solutions to a Universal Problem

History of Hangover Cures: Bizarre Solutions to a Universal Problem

From the disgusting to the downright bizarre, try these at your own risk.
Thousands Of Unknown Nazi “Killing Fields” Uncovered

Thousands Of Unknown Nazi “Killing Fields” Uncovered

When compiling research on Nazi camps and ghettos, historians uncovered eight times as many sites as they had expected.
Archaeologists Unearth New Clues To Mayan Demise

Archaeologists Unearth New Clues To Mayan Demise

By dating an unprecedented amount of objects, researchers discovered that sudden crises are what led to the Mayan collapses.
A Republic Collapsed: Inside The Spanish Civil War

A Republic Collapsed: Inside The Spanish Civil War

Scenes from the devastating and ultimately doomed fight for freedom.