Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. Earth’s oceans teem with a multitude of life – and mysteries. To better understand the ocean floor, enterprising marine scientists decided to attach tags with cameras to tiger sharks that patrol … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. Earth’s oceans teem with a multitude of life – and mysteries. To better understand the ocean floor, enterprising marine scientists decided to attach tags with cameras to tiger sharks that patrol … 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 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
X user @xFuHxQx Claim: In January 2024, a rocket was launched into space carrying the remains or DNA samples of 330 people, including George Washington, John F. Kennedy and members of the cast of “Star Trek.” Judgement: Rating: true Context: On January 8, 2024, a rocket was launched as part of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One … Read more
Public domain/Wikimedia Commons Claim: George Washington died before dinosaurs were discovered. Judgement: Rating: true Context: Although humans have likely lived alongside dinosaur fossils for thousands of years, a fossilized dinosaur bone was first described in 1842 – more than four years after George Washington’s death. That George Washington died before it was discovered that dinosaurs … Read more