Plus: A 4,000-year-old face; the Orient Express; Greece's river to the underworld
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY OSCAR NILSSON | | | This 4,000-year-old woman just received a new face | | She lived during the Stone Age, roaming the forests of what's now northern Sweden. When she died in her 30s of an unknown cause, she was buried with a boy, perhaps her son, estimated to have been around 7 years old. Here's how archaeologists were able to reconstruct her face. | | | |
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG WECHSLER, NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY | | | The curious case of a Staten Island frog—and what it means for science | | Over the past two decades, the increasing sophistication of genetic sequencing has allowed scientists to re-examine species we thought we knew. Often, what they've found is not one species, but two or more. These "cryptic species" look identical but are genetically or otherwise distinct—and the look-alikes are everywhere, even among the most intensely studied life-forms. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER VIA CORBIS | | | Once upon a time, 'talking' corpses were used to solve murders | | Modern forensic science has seen its troubles. But there’s still plenty to be thankful for in the ways courts today gather evidence of a crime: Just a few centuries ago, people were convicted of murder based on the idea that a corpse would spontaneously bleed in its killer's presence. Yet even in death, women's testimony was considered less credible than men's. | | | |
 | PHOTOGRAPH BY HARRIS DRO, LOOP IMAGES/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP/GETTY IMAGES
| | | This river to the 'underworld' was once cursed by Zeus. Locals fear a new threat. | | Back in the days of gods and monsters, the Titans fought the Olympians for control of the universe. During this period, the Titans gained strength by drinking from the Acheron, the mythical waterway to Hades. Angered by the move, Zeus cursed the river, turning it black and bitter. Nowadays, it's teeming with life—and tourists. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPHS BY KENNETH INGHAM | | | How volcanic eruptions help nourish the world | | Many people see volcanic eruptions solely as forces of death and destruction, and their capricious blasts certainly can wreak havoc. But eruptions also create a blank canvas that gives way to a rainbow of life. | | | |
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