
HH-39: Why Good Science Doesn’t Need Eureka Moments
The development of tree-ring dating offers a great example of why good science often takes time.
The development of tree-ring dating offers a great example of why good science often takes time.
Hundreds of memorial statues stolen from Kenya and Tanzania have ended up in U.S. museums. Should the principle of informed consent be applied to (apparently) inanimate objects?
An unusual container produced by the Moche civilization of Peru raises many questions about their society—and our own views of sex.
When it came to carving the likeness of the immortal Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the world's most valuable sapphire, there was no room for error.
The Acheulean hand ax is one of the most beautifully-designed tools ever produced. And it's by far the most sustainable technology in human history.