In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...
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Ötzi the Iceman’s curse

When Ötzi the Iceman was discovered in the Alps in September 1991, it was the kind of find that makes archaeologists go a ...
As tattoos enjoy a modern renaissance, the question isn’t why we get them, but whether we’re ready to live with them forever, writes Gwen Loughman.
Attorneys for the ACLU of Minnesota and U.S. Department of Justice gave arguments Wednesday in a hearing in federal court over a lawsuit brought by the ACLU. The case seeks to block tactics by ...