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06/05/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

The medicinal history of mustard

These days, mustard is viewed as the perfect partner to ketchup. But way back when, this pungent plant was valued for more than just its culinary applications. Ancient peoples regarded mustard as a highly important botanical medicine. Mustard in ancient Greece According to the American Botanical Council, some of the earliest recorded uses of mustard […]

01/10/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Scientists have determined the mummified child who was killed 500 years ago died from hepatitis, not smallpox

Using DNA samples from a 500-year old mummified remains of a child, researchers were able to crack the genetic code of an ancient strain of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The finding, wherein scientists were able to “sequence the complete genome” of the virus, could help medical experts understand the intricacies of HBV, which is a “pervasive, complex, […]

10/19/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

MYSTERY: Ancient structures found at the gateways of dozens of volcanoes across the Middle East… nobody knows what they’re for

Scientists have discovered around 400 stone structures in Saudi Arabia that appear to have been built thousands of years ago, and now they are trying to solve the mystery of why they were built. These structures have been dubbed “gates” on account of their resemblance to field gates when viewed from above. They were found […]

08/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Ancient Babylonian clay tablet discovered to be a trigonometry reference sheet for building temples and canals

The 70-year old mystery behind an ancient clay tablet may have finally been solved. Two mathematicians from the University of New South Wales, Australia claim that the tablet known as Plimpton 322 contains the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table. Its purpose, they surmise, was as an aid in the construction of temples, palaces, […]

08/21/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Puzzling: Was Amelia Earhart Executed by the Japanese?

For several decades now, Americans have been fascinated with the rumors and legends surrounding the late Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific in an attempt to complete a flight around the world. Many believe that her plane went down and she, along with her […]

08/01/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Rewrite HISTORY? Scientists discover that potatoes were likely domesticated in North America almost 11,000 years ago

Researchers have discovered the earliest example of the use of potatoes in North America, and it dates back far longer than previously believed. The archaeologists found “well-preserved starch granules” in cracks in the rocks that were used to grind the potatoes up in what is being labeled the oldest evidence of potato cultivation in North […]

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