Piecing together pirate history: scientists uncover femur bone
Scientists are working to determine whether a human femur bone, uncovered from the famed Whydah pirate shipwreck site, belongs to the infamous pirate, Sam Bellamy.
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More Than 700 Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean Crossings
Survivor accounts have pushed to more than 700 the number of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over three days in the past week, even as European ships saved thousands of others in daring rescue operations. The shipwrecks appear to account for the largest loss of life reported in the Mediterranean since April 2015, when a single ship sank…
