Tag: ancient

How similar are dinosaurs to modern birds? This question is at the heart of a new study that examined how ...

Palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new ...

Caves served as sites for burial and later modification of human remains for thousands of years in the Iberian Peninsula, ...

The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars’ gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had ...

A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimetre-sized ...

At the center of every galaxy is a supermassive black hole. Beyond a certain size, these become active, emitting huge ...

An emerging system which combines rapid imaging with artificial intelligence could help scientists build a comprehensive picture of present and ...

An international team of scientists have uncovered an important link between Earth’s early atmosphere and the chemistry of its deep ...

In an innovative endeavor to create a sensory bridge to the ancient past, a team of researchers led by Barbara ...

A new fossil ape from an 8.7-million-year-old site in Türkiye is challenging long-accepted ideas of human origins and adding weight ...

Currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, the clay brick originates from the palace of Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, in ...

Archaeologists have long been drawing conclusions about how ancient tools were used by the people who crafted them based on ...

Fukuoka, Japan—A team of biological anthropologists and archaeologists from Kyushu University and the University of Montana have broken new ground ...

A team of researchers have found a shared penchant for sewing reflective shell beds onto clothing and other items across ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Sea salt hides a secret: tiny droplets of the seawater from which it came, preserving geologic history. Credit: ...

Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle ...

Combining ancient DNA (aDNA) with data from the 23andMe genetic database, researchers have uncovered the lineage and legacy – including ...

An international team of researchers led by UMD scientists have sequenced the complete genome for einkorn wheat, the world’s first ...

A single accessory – an ornate necklace from a child’s grave in ancient Jordan – provides new insights into social ...

Building on the Middle East’s reputation as one of the historical birthplaces of cereal crop domestication, a KAUST-led team has ...