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I was going to make an empassioned plea about how science does really make a lot of stuff better, but then decided that this Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal strip was too funny to try to add any snark to it. I'm just glad Zach didn't draw the science advisor to look like me.

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The Largest and Oldest Known Maya Monument Could Symbolize a Model of the Universe

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Neanderthals Made Ochre Crayons 130,000 Years Ago, Showing Evidence of a Colorful Culture

China’s Ancient Tombs Reveal Links Between Political Stability and Prosperous Landscapes

Guinea Baboons Share Meat to Family and Friends, Just as Early Human Foragers Would Do

These Priceless Crown Jewels Were Stolen From the Louvre Museum — But They Aren't the First

AI Helps Decode Mysterious Prehistoric Cave Markings Known as Finger Flutings

Ancient Romans Gave Tiny Bronze Skeletons to Party Guests As a Morbid Reminder to Live Life

Our Ancestors Used to Make Yogurt Using Live Ants — And the Recipe Still Works

Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills

What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past

Fans at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Generated SwiftQuakes — Seismic Waves Felt 60 Miles Away

How the Mesopotamians Wrote About Their Feelings Gives Us Insight into Their Ancient World

Here’s How Language Changes Through Human Contact, According to Genetics

700-Year-Old Medieval Document Is the Oldest Written Evidence to Claim the Shroud of Turin Is Fake

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