History

Physics professor applies tools of statistical mechanics to explain why basic ordered patterns emerge in music across time and culturesCredit: Jesse Berezovsky/Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Next time you listen to a favorite…

Archeologists once relied solely on artifacts, such as skeletal remains, fossils and pottery sherds, to learn about past species and cultures. Today's scientists can also study ancient proteins to paint a more complete picture of the…

Studying historical forgeries takes multidisciplinary skillsCredit: © Charles W. Hedrick. In his doctoral dissertation, Timo Paananen examines the letter by the early Christian philosopher Clement of Alexandria (ca. 150-215 CE) to…

Confederate field hospitals turned to traditional remedies under Union blockadeCredit: Photo by Stephen Nowland, Emory University During the height of the Civil War, the Confederate Surgeon General commissioned a guide to traditional plant…

Credit: Bodleian Library, Oxford Simon Forman and his protégé Richard Napier were infamous in early 17th-century England for their apparent ability to diagnose and even cure all kinds of ailments - from bewitchment to the "bloody flux" -…

Researchers say the find shows the importance of salt and Maya salt workers more than 1,000 years agoCredit: Heather McKillop, LSU. Anthropologists discovered a tool made out of high-quality translucent jadeite with an intact…

Science historians at the University of Jena (Germany) explain Ernst Haeckel's definition of ecologyCredit: (Image: Anne Guenther/FSU) (Jena, Germany) "By ecology, we understand the whole science of the organism's relationship with…

Detailed study of taxa supports intentional maintenance of fish habitat for foodCredit: Prestes-Carneiro et al., 2019 A network of fish ponds supported a permanent human settlement in the seasonal drylands of Bolivia more than…

Credit: Connie Brukin/2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has received a USD $5 million donation from BGI Group, the global genomics leader headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The gift establishes…

Allegedly divine knowledge found in the Thanksgiving Psalms derived by interpreting earlier traditionsCredit: Ardon Bar Hama, Wikimedia Commons. Katri Antin has investigated how the transmission of divine knowledge, or divination, is…