Megan Gannon
Smithsonian Magazine
New York, NY, United States
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Archaeologists Dig Up 1,400-Year-Old Native American Canal in Alabama
The nearly mile-long structure allowed inhabitants to paddle to rich fishing grounds and access trade routes → Read More
Antikythera Mechanism photos: See the world's first computer
Sponge divers pulled the first fragments of what became known as the Antikythera Mechanism from a Roman-era shipwreck in 1901 off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. Ever since the discovery, scientists and historians have continued to look for more artifacts from the shipwreck while also piecing together the story of what is often considered the world's first computer. Scientists figured… → Read More
Germany, Austria Repatriate Dozens of Human Skulls to Hawaii
Earlier this month, a Hawaiian delegation retrieved 58 sets of ancestral remains from five European museums → Read More
Archaeologists Identify Famed Fort Where Indigenous Tlingits Fought Russian Forces
The new discovery builds upon the knowledge passed down by generations of Indigenous communities about the clash from two centuries ago → Read More
A 'tsunami' for astrophysics: New Gaia data reveals the best map of our galaxy yet
Europe's Gaia spacecraft has produced the best-yet map of the Milky Way with measurements of 1.8 billion objects. → Read More
Ancient Greeks Voted to Kick Politicians Out of Athens if Enough People Didn't Like Them
Ballots that date more than two millennia old tell the story of ostracism → Read More
Europe's ExoMars rover launch delayed to 2022 due to parachute problems
European and Russian space leaders have decided to postpone the launch of the ExoMars rover until 2022 due to issues with its parachutes and electronic equipment. → Read More
To Craft Cutting Tools, Neanderthals Dove for Clam Shells on the Ocean Floor
Clam shell knives from a cave on the Italian coast suggest Neanderthals dove underwater for resources → Read More
Why Are People Left- (or Right-) Handed?
Lefties been a constant minority throughout human history. → Read More
The Knotty Question of When Humans Made the Americas Home
Native American migration - A deluge of new findings are challenging long-held scientific narratives of how humans came to North and South America. → Read More
Why Do Ice Ages Happen?
It's a little bit mysterious, especially when you throw in human-caused climate change. → Read More
Ancient Roman 'Pen' Was a Joke Souvenir
Only a handful of inscribed styluses have been found throughout the former Roman Empire. This one has a particularly humorous message. → Read More
When Ancient DNA Gets Politicized
What responsibility do archaeologists have when their research about prehistoric finds is appropriated to make 21st-century arguments about ethnicity? → Read More
If You're On the Moon, Does the Earth Appear to Go Through Phases?
From the surface of the moon, you'd be able to watch Earth wax and wane through phases. → Read More
Want to Live on the Moon? Try Living Under a Swiss Glacier First.
The difficulties of working beneath an Alpine glacier could mimic the challenges future astronauts will face on a lunar base. → Read More
Europes Oldest Mosque May Be Buried Underground in This Visigothic City
Europe's oldest mosque may be lying underground in Reccopolis, a sixth-century Visigothic city in Spain. → Read More
Why Does the Letter 'S' Look Like an 'F' in Old Manuscripts?
Though it may look more like an f, the long s is just another variation of the lower-case s. → Read More
Can Touching Fentanyl Really Kill You?
Myths about mere exposure to the drug don't match with what doctors know about opioid toxicity. → Read More
How Is Decaf Coffee Made?
Getting caffeine out of the coffee beans can be an intensive process, sometimes involving chemical solvents or supercritical carbon dioxide. → Read More
How Did Nearsighted People Manage Before Glasses Were Invented?
Before glasses were invented, how did nearsighted people manage in daily life? → Read More