From the Late Bronze Age to today, the old Irish goat carries 3,000 years of Irish history

• New research has revealed that the old Irish goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age • The findings suggest that the rare in

Science · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 112 words
Podcast Listenership Outranks Talk Radio for the First Time in History

Podcast Listenership Outranks Talk Radio for the First Time in History

• Tech Services & Software Streaming Services Podcast Listenership Outranks Talk Radio for the First Time in History From daily news to true crime and celebrity interviews, there’s

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 274 words

'Tiny' dinosaur, big impact: A 90-million-year-old fossil rewrites history

• A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleague Sebastian Apesteguía has identified a 90-million-year-old fossil that pr

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 111 words

Celebrate Black History Month at the MET #BlackHistoryMonth

• Celebrate Black History Month through art, talks, and more at the Metropolitan museum of Art • Here are some details about the ongoing exhibit Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An A

Open Hardware · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
Treasures of scientific history could be hiding in plain sight

Treasures of scientific history could be hiding in plain sight

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X 50 years ago Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subsc

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 398 words

Mysterious Greek inscription reignites debate on whether a Syrian mosque stands atop Roman Emperor Elagabalus' Temple

• Greek inscription uncovered at column base within Great Mosque of Homs. • Inscription references Temple of the sun, linked to Elagabalus, Roman emperor. • Sparks renewed debate o

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 180 words
Computer History Museum unveils comically large-scale rendition of the 1986 Apple Macintosh Plus - 'Big Mac' celebrates 50th Apple anniversary towering all-in-one's keyboard looks disproportionately huge today

Computer History Museum unveils comically large-scale rendition of the 1986 Apple Macintosh Plus - 'Big Mac' celebrates 50th Apple anniversary towering all-in-one's keyboard looks disproportionately huge today

• Computer History Museum unveils comically large-scale rendition of the 1986 Apple Macintosh Plus - ‘Big Mac’ celebrates 50th Apple anniversary towering all-in-one’s keyboard look

Celebrating 250 years of America, from its history to its future

Celebrating 250 years of America, from its history to its future

• Celebrating 250 years of America, from its history to its future In 2026, America will celebrate 250 years of independence. • It is a moment to reflect on the country’s legacy of

Big Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Bitcoin's monthly losses break records, but history says a turnaround is brewing

Bitcoin's monthly losses break records, but history says a turnaround is brewing

• Bitcoin’s monthly losses break records, but history says a turnaround is brewing Bitcoin is on course to lock in another negative month, but one analyst says major differences in

FinTech · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 283 words
The History of the View-Master

The History of the View-Master

• We are going to bet that as a kid, you had a View-Master. • This toy has been around for decades and is, more or less, a handheld stereoscope. • We never thought much aboutthe de

New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell

New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell

• Alicia Clarke/Alamy Alicia Clarke/Alamy I am currently readingThe Big Oyster: History on the half shell, a chronicle of New York City told through its renowned oyster beds. • Eve

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 233 words

Report: US history polarizes generations, but has potential to unite

• U.S. citizens largely agree on Civil War to Cold War events and figures. • The nation’s founding era remains highly polarizing across generations. • Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Insti

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words

Traversal by Maria Popova... Polymaths, and the Transit of Venus

• Traversal blends biography and science history, spanning 250 years of boundary‑crossing figures. • It profiles 15 pioneers-from Cook’s telescopes to Shelley’s galvanism‑driven fi

Open Hardware · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 74 words

A brief history of barbed wire fence telephone networks

• Professor Lori Emerson looks at the history of of barbed wire fence telephone networks used in the US and Canada. • …the history of using barbed wire to communicate is surprisi

Open Hardware · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 274 words

Massive ceramics haul from a 14th-century shipwreck reveals Singapore's trading past

• 14th‑century merchant ship sank off Singapore, now called the Temasek Wreck. • Archaeologists unearthed a 3.5‑tonne cargo of Chinese ceramics from 2016‑2019. • Finds confirm Sing

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 173 words

Record-breaking Antarctic drill reveals 23 million years of climate history

• An international team featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has drilled the longest ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a rec

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 103 words

Preserving fading history in the Florida Keys

• As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of the region’s earliest human hi

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 102 words

Daisy Gatson Bates Day Black History Month 2026 #BlackHistoryMonth #DaisyGatsonBatesDay

• Daisy Lee Gatson Bates was a civil rights activist who played an integral role in the integration of Arkansas schools. • She was a mentor to the Little Rock Nine , she and her hu

Open Hardware · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
Savannah River Site History 1950-1989

Savannah River Site History 1950-1989

• Constructed in early 1950s to produce tritium and plutonium-239 for nuclear weapons. • Five reactors built to generate these critical materials for national defense. • Multiple s