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What Makes Bog Bodies Different From Desert Mummies?
What makes peat bogs so perfect at preserving human remains? We look at what's behind these waterlogged areas of decaying plant matter.
How Old Is Earth and How Did Scientists Figure It Out?
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In 1953, CalTech geochemist Clair Patterson came up with an estimate for Earth's age that still holds today.
How Fossils Work
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Fossils can tell us how life on Earth has evolved over time and also how the climate has changed. Find out what fossils are and how fossils formed.
The Hunt for Noah's Ark Is Ongoing, Probably Futile, Always Intriguing
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What's behind the Noah myth? Could we ever find an ark? Did a great flood happen? Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
How Mass Spectrometry Works
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Mass spectrometry is an aspect of science that could finally put the steroid era of baseball to an end. Learn about mass spectrometry.
Are There Medical Reasons to Get a Tattoo?
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Tattoos used to be taboo. But today nearly one in three people has one. And some people are getting them for reasons other than to decorate their bodies.
How Nuclear Radiation Works
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Nuclear radiation can be extremely beneficial or extremely harmful -- it all depends on how it's used. Learn what nuclear radiation is all about.
What Caused the Mysterious Carolina Bays?
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Some say UFOs, while others say a meteor strike formed the Carolina Bays. Whatever created these isolated ponds and wetlands across North and South Carolina left a wondrous ecosystem that is in dire need of protection.
The Great Flood: More Than a Myth?
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Many cultures have a flood myth -- an ancient story of a deluge that swallowed the Earth. So could a great flood really have happened, and how would we be able to tell?
12 Of The Oldest Objects Ever Discovered
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A lot of the times when people think of ancient artifacts, they picture Greek or Roman tools and relics. Things like oxidized copper trinkets, ivory statues, or maybe a bit of gold jewelry. But once you start thinking in archeological terms, a whole world of possibilities open up that pre date recorded history. Now we [...] The post 12 Of The Oldest Objects Ever Discovered appeared first on Goliath.