⁣Two Centuries After This Bronze Leg Emerged From a Scottish Bog, Archaeologists Believe It May Have Belonged to a Towering Statue of a Roman Emperor on Horseback Long thought to have been looted from northern England by Scottish tribes, the larger-than-life leg may have actually been displayed in Roman Scotland, before it was carefully dismantled and buried by retreating forces https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-centuries-after-this-bronze-leg-emerged-from-a-scottish-bog-archaeologists-believe-it-may-have-once-belonged-to-a-towering-statue-of-a-roman-emperor-on-horseback-180989872/

⁣Thawing Permafrost May Have Created a New Type of Landslide, Which Could Become More Common as the World Warms Scientists call the events permafrost detachment slides. Instead of thawing from the top down, these landslides seem to originate from a weakened base https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thawing-permafrost-may-have-created-a-new-type-of-landslide-which-could-become-more-common-as-the-world-warms-180989863/

⁣Archaeologists in England Discovered 8,000 Roman-Era Frog Bones in a Single Ditch. They Just Solved the Mystery of How the Amphibians Ended Up There New research suggests that medium-sized birds of prey such as short-eared owls feasted on the frogs during a "short, intensive predation event" some 1,700 years ago https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-england-discovered-8000-roman-era-frog-bones-in-a-single-ditch-they-just-solved-the-mystery-how-the-amphibians-ended-up-there-180989868/