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7 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 05:37

Tech Insider

A still from the movie shows Joaquim Pheonix portraying Napoleon looking away from the camera as troops move through the desert in the background. — Joaquin Phoenix played "Napoleon" in Ridley Scott's latest biopic.
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Science, Napoleon, napoleonic-wars, claude-louis-berthollet, lake-natron, natron, Mummies

13 mummified mice in Mars-like environments atop 20,000-foot volcanoes have stumped scientists, who don't know why mice would climb to such harsh heights

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 19:30

Tech Insider

a mummified mouse is a mangled ball of fur with bones poking out on a white surface next to a ruler showing it's about two inches long — One of the 13 mangled, mummified mice that researchers found on top of Andean volcanoes.
Marcial Quiroga-Carmona

Science, Mummies, mice, Mountains, andes, altitude

A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 17:17

Tech Insider

A stiff ball of brown fur sits in a pair of human hands wearing white surgical gloves. — This ball of brown fur and gnarled legs and claws turned out to be a mummified Arctic ground squirrel.
Yukon Government

Science, News, ice-age, Mummies, animals, Squirrels, Hibernation

Genetic Analysis of ‘Ötzi the Iceman’ Reveals Ancient Mummy’s Ancestry

Wed, 08/16/2023 - 11:00

Gizmodo

Ötzi made international headlines when he was found by a pair of climbers, sticking out of an ice patch high in the Italian alps. When he was found, Ötzi had already been dead for about 5,300 years, but his remarkably preserved remains have since given scientists a unique window into Copper Age Europe.