Canadian woman killed after gunman opens fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids At least four more injured at world heritage site in latest violent incident as country prepares to co-host World Cup

“One witness, Laura Torres, told the newspaper La Jornada she heard more than 20 shots coming from the Pyramid of the Moon, the second largest in the ancient complex of constructions.”

MSU Department of Anthropology < ANTHROPOLOGY • Follow 2h • 0 ... The Department of Anthropology is saddened to announce that former anthropology department chair Lynne Goldstein passed away yesterday. Goldstein (PhD Northwestern 1976) moved to MSU from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She served as MSU department chair from fall 1996 through summer 2006 and retired in August 2018. Lynne was founding director of the Campus Archaeology Program (CAP), which was named one of the winners of the 2017 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation in recognition of people and organizations who have preserved Michigan's vital historic and cultural resources. She served as the editor of American Antiquity, the journal published by the Society for American Archaeology, and received numerous awards from that organization, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Lynne was also a 1992 recipient of a President's Award for Exceptional Service to the Profession by the American Anthropological Association. She is best known for her contributions to mortuary studies, as well as her work in Illinois, Wisconsin and in the Great Lakes region, particularly at the Aztalan site. The department sends its heartfelt condolences to Lynne's family and those who knew her best.

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This is sad. Lynne Goldstein was an amazing archaeologist and formidable mentor. RIP 🏺🧪

Zoologist and author Desmond Morris dies aged 98 Morris, who was also a surrealist painter and broadcaster, was best known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape.

Zoologist and author Desmond Morris dies aged 98
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Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.

'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3

Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion.

"In the dark of the temple, you would see the rays and the eyes of the sun god glaring at you.” 🏺🧪

700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization.

Scientists have confirmed that group A strep can be identified in ancient remains. They found pathogen DNA in a prehispanic mummy from Bolivia — raising the question: Where did strep (and diseases like scarlet fever) originate? 🧪🏺

Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.

“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”

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You might be able to complain. My class did that one semester when Academic Press/Elsevier cheaped out on printing an anatomy textbook whose images had been the main selling point. The press sent them all new, proper copies.

700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization.

Scientists have confirmed that group A strep can be identified in ancient remains. They found pathogen DNA in a prehispanic mummy from Bolivia — raising the question: Where did strep (and diseases like scarlet fever) originate? 🧪🏺

15 old shoes found in archaeological excavations around the world, including at Roman forts Shoes can give us an interesting insight into what people used to wear. Here are a dozen of the most extraordinary finds from the archaeological record.

Bring on the old shoes! Here are shoes from ancient times to centuries ago, including from the Roman auxiliary fort, Vindolanda 🏺🧪

Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals The temple included a network of water infrastructure, revealing the importance of the ancient city and the Nile.

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I run into these dozens of times every day in my job. I get the idea behind it, but it is so annoying!

I thought these were cookies. 🤤

fun fact: the source of nutmeg(Banda islands) was one of the most fiercely guarded literal trade secrets in the history of our species, like people were tortured, killed and died to keep this knowledge from first Arabs and then Europeans because everyone wanted to be the seller

Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister.

Newly announced aDNA results from a Time Team-excavated double-burial show the deceased were brother and sister. 🧪🏺

I bring a sort of Forbidden Vibe to InternalServerError that Rate Limit Exceeded don't really like

trying to post through it rn

Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister.

Newly announced aDNA results from a Time Team-excavated double-burial show the deceased were brother and sister. 🧪🏺

'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK Photographers caught a spectacular emerald-green fireball meteor streaking above Lindisfarne in northeast England, where Viking raiders famously killed and robbed Christian monks in the eighth century.

'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK www.livescience.com/space/meteor...

Overnight murder-suicide was at home owned by former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax in Annandale A man and woman were found dead in an Annandale home early Thursday morning.

Authorities are investigating a reported murder-suicide that occurred inside a home owned by former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

The man shot the woman before shooting himself in what appears to be a domestic-related incident, police say

Steven Pinker Doesn’t Know Anything About Marxism Bill Gates’ favorite writer keeps spewing out lazy clichés about Marxism being a “disaster” whenever it’s “implemented.” But he’s way off-base, and Marx deserves better critics.

Pinker’s shtick is eloquently projecting mischaracterizations of topics that knows nothing about into the public sphere. He masquerades as an expert, despite never seriously engaging with the fields he critiques. He’s the Trump of popular science writing. www.currentaffairs.org/news/steven-...

Update: @nytimes.com Story is out but the pun didn’t make it. Sad! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

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'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and leprosy in humans, according to a new study.

A new study of 16k+ ancient and modern genomes revealed a surprising number of genetic loci affected by natural selection. 🧪

When this is built, I am absolutely going to drive by and gawk at these weirdos.

Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot from shoes to AI, stock explodes more than 600% Allbirds announced a deal with American Exchange Group to sell its intellectual property and other assets for $39 million in March.

Whut. 😐

I grew up in VA thinking it was totally normal to have a day off from school for Lee-Jackson-King Day. 😬 (Surprisingly, NC stopped giving out Confederate license plates a whole 5 years ago.)

A chart showing the decline in newspaper jobs since 2007, with every single year starting lower than the year before. From about 350k in Jan 2007 to about 78.4K in 2026

I have been thinking about this chart for months, and basically reference it any time someone asks me what's going on with journalism nowadays

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Trump is about to drop a “nuclear weapon” on trans youth health care How a report led by a right-wing pundit laid the groundwork for upending gender-affirming treatment

The authors of the HHS report on trans youth health care were chosen by the Manhattan Institute's Leor Sapir.

Now, a rule based on the controversial report could wipe out this care at hospitals.

Parents are begging the administration not to go through with it.

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House Democrats file long-shot 25th Amendment bill targeting Trump The legislation, which faces an uphill battle, has 50 Democratic co-sponsors.

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