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The last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity. It is hoped that this new research will be able to resurrect the extinct marsupial. Source: Unknown Author / Public Domain.

The Tasmanian Tiger: The Long Journey to Resurrect an Icon

All That History October 21, 2024

The Tasmanian Tiger is one of the most famous extinct animals. Also known as the...

A coin from Cyrene depicting silphium: the plant, which only grew locally to the city, became its chief export. Source: ArchaiOptix / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Silphium: Can We Rediscover the Roman Wonder Drug?

All That History September 23, 2024

Cure-alls are, generally speaking, never what they claim. Most medical wonder drugs are nothing of...