Archaeology
Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherers Lived on Malta, New Evidence Suggests
Humans reached Malta—tiny, resource-limited and far from the mainland—during the Mesolithic, a timeline that has long puzzled researchers. Archaeology suggests...
Chicxulub impact dust ignited the fires that ended the dinosaurs’ world
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid the size of a mountain slammed into Earth near Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, triggering the...
Fossil Footprints Reveal Body Size and Group Behavior of 1.4-Million-Year-Old Human Relative
Eight fossil trackways from northern Kenya have been re-read as a rare, moment-by-moment record of how an extinct human relative...
Australian Cave Finds Evidence of 25,000-Year Grass Burning for Rituals
GunaiKurnai peoples, the recognized Traditional Owners of Gippsland and the southern Victorian Alps, have long described caves in their Country...
Mapping Project Helps Shield Coastal World Heritage Sites From Climate Risks
A new digital mapping project aims to protect coastal UNESCO World Heritage sites from intensifying sea-level rise, flooding, and coastal...
Genetically distinct Nicaraguan avocados reveal South American transport thousands of years ago
A Smithsonian-led team with Texas A&M researchers has traced ancient human movement through the genomes of Central American avocados. DNA...
Ceramic Vessels Show Social Inequality Was Baked into 19th-Century Brazil
A new biomolecular archaeology study is using food residues trapped inside ceramic vessels to show that everyday diets in southern...
Study Quantifies Damage to Historic Sites Across Syria
Syria’s civil war has been catastrophic for cultural heritage, and new remote-sensing evidence shows how destruction continued long after the...
Silkworm Farming in Southern Central Asia Preceded the Silk Road
Silk—often treated as the star of the ancient “Silk Road”—may have started traveling much earlier than historians assumed. New archaeological...
Ancient Egyptian princesses from 4,000 years ago were skilled archers, study finds
For decades, the weapons found in the tombs of ancient Egyptian princesses have sparked debate: were they mere symbols of...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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