His lab’s ancient DNA studies are rewriting human history — Harvard Gazette
Since 2012, geneticist David Reich and his team of researchers have been studying DNA from living and ancient…
Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette
Human history is rife with contentions about the purity (and superiority) of the bloodlines of one group over…
New mural in Troy celebrates community resilience and rich boxing history
TROY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A striking, new, three-story mural by artist Greg Gossel has been unveiled in downtown…
Outback ringmaster Fred Brophy takes his boxing tent to Birdsville for last time
Not everyone has heard of Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe, but for those who have, it’s an institution. He’ll…
Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Genius’s Genetic Secrets
For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci’s genius has fascinated historians and scientists alike, but now researchers are closer than…
What to know amid Trump review
Trump administration reviews Smithsonian for partisan content The Trump administration ordered the Smithsonian to align exhibits with American…
Missing painting reportedly sold by force to Nazis found in Argentina
FBI returned Nazi-looted Monet pastel to Jewish heirs 84 years later The FBI returned a Nazi-looted Monet pastel…
Australia’s first Chinese WWII comfort women statue searches for permanent home
Warning: This story contains details of sexual assault that some readers might find distressing. Jimmy Li peeled back…
William and Kate’s ‘forever home’ and its intimate links to shamed King Edward VIII and his ‘very difficult’ equerry… revealed in secret files
Given its age and status as a royal property, Forest Lodge was always going to have some skeletons…
Who is Jane Boleyn? New Book ‘The Boleyn Traitor’ Tells Her Story
Gregory has a history of taking a lot of liberties in her historical fiction, much to the chagrin…
The most hated thing in your doctor’s office just got a much-needed update.
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A new tech race is on. Can Europe learn from the ones it lost? – POLITICO
“Raising a scale-up in Europe is super difficult, because we lack the European instruments, the European venture capital…