poetry The ancient Roman poem so explicit it wasn't published until the 20th century Natalie Dressed

Internet Sunken Roman city ruins finally get an internet connection Thom Dunn

Food Ancient Romans munched on pizza at the Colosseum while watching the carnage below Gareth Branwyn

sewers Pooping in ancient Rome Gareth Branwyn

History Man with metal detector turns up rare 2,000-year-old Roman artifact David Pescovitz

Ancient tax cheats got fed to leopards, new scroll reveals Ellsworth Toohey

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Science Why a horse fly bite hurts so much more than a mosquito sting Ellsworth Toohey

paleontology 35,000-year-old body of saber-toothed kitten preserved in permafrost Rob Beschizza

Psychedelics are "anti-distressants"with benefits beyond treating depression Allan Rose Hill

psychedelics Ancient psychedelic wisdom for modern medicine Allan Rose Hill

Science Smashing success: Rome's hill of 53 million jars Jason Weisberger

History Why did Beethoven go deaf? DNA testing solves 200 year old mystery Yoy Luadha

outsider art Look inside this rented apartment secretly rebuilt into fantasy world by eccentric artist David Pescovitz

art Getty Museum posts nearly 88,000 scans of artwork with Creative Commons Zero license Rob Beschizza

humor Here's more data to solve the ongoing mystery of dog pooping rituals Jennifer Sandlin

missouri Free-market Senator Josh Hawley demands socialism to bail out failed company Mark Frauenfelder

insults The origins of giving the finger David Pescovitz

archeology Another mystery Roman Dodecahedron found in England Rob Beschizza

art An American tourist in Israel destroyed Roman statues, his lawyer blames "Jerusalem Syndrome" Jason Weisberger