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Indigenous Coast Salish women wove woolly dogs’ fur into blankets. Artist's reconstruction by Karen Carr

December 14, 2023

Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool

Audrey T. Lin, Smithsonian Institution; Chris Stantis, University of Utah, and Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution

Dogs have lived with Indigenous Americans since before they came to the continent together 10,000 years ago. A new analysis reveals the lineage of one 1800s ‘woolly dog’ from the Pacific Northwest.

Heavier than a modern lion, these big cats were fearsome predators. Daniel Eskridge/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images

April 3, 2023

Sabertooth cat skull newly discovered in Iowa reveals details about this Ice Age predator

Matthew G. Hill, Iowa State University

Researchers are analyzing the fossil cranium of a Smilodon fatalis that lived more than 13,000 years ago to learn more about the lifestyle of this iconic big cat.

The ruins of the Temple of Victory in Himera, which was constructed to commemorate the first battle in 480 B.C. Katherine Reinberger

May 12, 2021

Teeth of fallen soldiers hold evidence that foreigners fought alongside ancient Greeks, challenging millennia of military history

Katherine Reinberger, University of Georgia

Are the descriptions of war passed down by ancient historians accurate? A site in Sicily provided a rare chance to fact-check stories told about two battles from more than 2,400 years ago.

February 19, 2020

Obesity is more common than you think – here’s why

John J Reilly, University of Strathclyde

The problematical body-mass index method of measuring fatness means the number of people who are obese has been seriously underestimated.

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