Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fate of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his relatives. Two of Samuel’s descendants and their mother were recently identified from skeletal remains … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the president’s fate George Washington‘s younger brother Samuel and his relatives. Two of Samuel’s descendants and their mother were recently identified from skeletal remains found … Read more
2,000-year-old bones add evidence against the idea that Columbus brought syphilis to Europe. A European outbreak of the STD at the end of the 14th century was long attributed to the conquistadors. But DNA analysis does not match that story, a new study shows. The idea that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis from the New World … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A study of octopus DNA may have solved a lasting mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctica ice sheet last collapsed, unlocking valuable information about how much future sea levels might rise in a … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A study of octopus DNA may have solved a lasting mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctica ice sheet last collapsed, unlocking valuable information about how much future sea levels might rise in a … Read more