Archaeology
What drove the invention of military technologies?
Peter Turchin from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH) and an interdisciplinary team of colleagues set...
Europeans in the Americas 1000 years ago
Columbus was not the first European to reach the Americas. The Vikings got there centuries beforehand, although exactly when has...
Ancient driftwood tracks 500 years of Arctic warming and sea ice
WASHINGTON—A new study reconstructs the path of frozen trees as they made their way across the Arctic Ocean over 500...
Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment
Traditional assumptions have often seen tropical rainforests as a barrier to early Homo sapiens. However, growing proof shows that humans...
Ancient poop shows people in present-day Austria drank beer and ate blue cheese up to 2,700 years ago
Human feces don’t usually stick around for long—and certainly not for thousands of years. But exceptions to this general rule...
Popular theory of Native American origins debunked by genetics and skeletal biology
A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which...
Multiple individuals are buried in the Tomb of Nestor’s Cup
The Tomb of Nestor’s Cup, a famous burial in Italy, contains not one deceased individual, but several, according to a...
Late persistence of human ancestors at the margins of the monsoon in India
The longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory, known as the Acheulean, appears more than 1.5 million years ago in Africa...
The indigenous population of ancient Sicily were active traders
How should we relate to the traditional historiography on ancient Sicily? The prevailing view has been that the indigenous population...
In Guatemala, archaeologist from Brown helps to uncover hidden neighborhood in ancient Maya city
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scientists have been excavating the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in modern-day Guatemala,...
Late Pleistocene humans may have hatched and raised cassowary chicks
As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity and then raised...
25-million-year-old ancient eagle ruled the roost in Australia
A 25-million-year-old eagle fossil found in South Australia adds to the long evolutionary history of raptors in Australia. Credit: Trevor...
Ancient humans traded dogs for their usefulness
Humans’ oldest companion, the dog, was first domesticated at least 20,000 years ago. The ancient dogs were an essential part...
Early Homo sapiens groups in Europe faced subarctic climates
The process how our species dispersed into new environments at that time represents an important evolutionary turning point that ultimately...
Roman-era mixers and millstones made with geology in mind
A study on stone tools from an outpost of the Roman Empire has found that for ancient bakers and millers, having the right tools was a...
Ancient DNA rewrites early Japanese history — modern day populations have tripartite genetic origin
Ancient DNA extracted from human bones has rewritten early Japanese history by underlining that modern day populations in Japan have...
Study suggests earliest use of bone tools to produce clothing in Morocco 120,000 years ago
A new study led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean and ASU doctoral graduate Emily Hallett details more than 60...
Milk enabled massive steppe migration
From the Xiongnu to the Mongols, the pastoralist populations of the Eurasian steppe have long been a source of fascination....
Ancient teeth reveal surprising diversity of Cretaceous reptiles at Argentina fossil site
Where skeletons are rare, isolated teeth can flesh out our understanding of ancient reptile-dominated ecosystems, according to a study published...
Nature’s archive reveals Atlantic tempests through time
HOUSTON – (Sept. 7, 2021) – Atlantic hurricanes don’t just come and go. They leave clues to their passage through...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Adding SNAP benefits for older adults in Medicare, Medicaid can reduce hospital visits, healthcare costs
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think