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In the late 18th century, a man was buried in Griswold, Connecticut, with his femur bones arranged in a criss-cross manner — a placement indicating that locals thought he was a vampire.
However, little else was known about him. More than 200 years later, DNA evidence is revealing what he may have looked like. (And yes, he was genetically human.)
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Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed two Viking swords in neighboring graves that were buried upright, as if they were standing on their points.
Whoever installed the iron swords perpendicular to the surface about 1,200 years ago clearly did so on purpose, as it would have taken a lot of effort — possibly involving a rock or hammer — to wedge the weapons roughly 16 inches (40 centimeters) into the ground, archaeologists told Live Science.
The wreck of a 17th-century Swedish warship called Äpplet — a sister ship of the famous Vasa, which sank only an hour into its maiden voyage in 1628 — has been discovered in the intricate waterways that lead to Stockholm, where it was deliberately sunk to protect the city from seaborne attacks in 1659.
The wreck is near the island of Vaxholm, but its exact location and depth are being kept secret; access to the site is controlled by the Swedish navy because the wreck is in a militarily sensitive area near the Swedish capital.
EXPERT VOICES OP-ED: When the U.S. Senate voted unanimously this spring to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, the senators were said to be a little groggy, having just endured the clock's annual jump forward.
Had they not lost an hour of sleep, clearer heads might've considered the science indicating Daylight Saving Time is the one that needs nixing, putting the nation back on permanent Standard Time.
On Dec. 24, 2021, a magnitude 4 marsquake rocked the Red Planet, triggering sensors on NASA's Insight lander.
Now, scientists know exactly what shook things up. Before and after images captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter confirmed it was a meteoroid impact — the largest on record in the entire solar system.
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