Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia ...
A trio of ancient reservoirs in present-day Guatemala is revealing both the strength—and limitations—of Mayan water science.
In 1996, after gaining permission from the Greek government, Hale and De Boer made their first expedition to Delphi. They ...
The model focused on “palaeogeographic context,” meaning the ancient layout of coasts, islands, and seaways. It tested whether coastline orientation and coastline shape predicted extinctions over deep ...
The discovery of Homo Longi challenged long held ideas about human evolution. Known as Dragon Man, this ancient human did not fit existing categories. His skull revealed a unique mix of primitive and ...
Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...
K’gari’s iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years—but they haven’t always been full. New research shows that ...
Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to ...
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Ancient sea ice salt may have helped lock Earth into global deep freeze
Between 720 million and 635 million years ago, Earth may have experienced one of ...
Little Foot” is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. And now we finally have an idea of what this group of ...
The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.
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