Birch bark pitch. (Jorre/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0) Relatives of modern humans may have created and used a sticky substance both as a glue and to treat their wounds, preempting modern medicine by ...

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A lost fortress has been discovered beneath a hill in Estonia, and the find could rewrite part of the country's history.

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A new exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center explores how Maine artist Jeremy Frey takes an innovative approach to a traditional art form.