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We are makers of history, yet we are also molded by it. The line connecting us to our ancestors spans decades, centuries, and millennia; the lessons learned from our progenitors are passed down the generations through timeless stories and discovered remnants of our enigmatic yet beautiful past. Modern Sciences recounts the passage of time, how humanity has shaped it, and how it has shaped humanity.
Forget Supercars—the Fastest Man-made Object Is a Space Probe
A normal car going 50 km/h (31 mi/h) would need 34 days to circle the Earth, which has…
The Unique (and Odd) History of Salt and Pepper
Be Smart is back, and Dr. Joe Hanson is along for the ride. This time around, they explore…
Imaginary Numbers and a Mathematical Feud
YouTube channel Veritasium, together with creator Derek Muller, guides us through an interesting history of the discovery of…
Scientists Found a “Ghost” Lineage in the Human Genome Through Machine Learning
As we advance what we know about where we came from as a species, we slowly open up…
A Crusader’s Sword Was Found Off the Coast of Israel
The Crusades were a series of expeditions by western European Christians who felt pressured to respond to years…
A “Periodic Videos” Primer on the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Prof. Martyn Poliakoff, of Periodic Videos fame, explains in succinct detail the studies of chemists Benjamin List and…
Blue Origin Beams Up William Shatner As the Oldest Person to Go to Space
“To boldly go where no man has gone before,” or so the famous Captain Kirk of Star Trek…
A Friar Wrote About North America 150 Years Before Columbus Got There
People who live in America may know the Columbus story, and of how he supposedly “discovered” America through…
Israeli Dig Yielded a 2,700-Year-Old Toilet For the Rich
The true impact of our modern sensibilities to our everyday lives compared to what others had in the…
DNA Analysis Reveals the Origins of the Etruscans
For nearly 2,400 years since their civilization first appeared on historical accounts and records, the mystery of the…