New understanding of an ancient man and his tools The remains of an incredibly well-preserved man and his toolbox taught scientists that specialized labor and trade have been around for thousands of years.

July 23, 2018 by Logan King Read More

A New Transitional Bird Fossil Has Been Found This bird skull Ichthyornis adds new dates for when key features of modern birds appeared

June 29, 2018 by Logan King Read More

Cave Bears Probably Did Eat Their Vegetables Isotope analysis indicates that the prehistoric cave bear diet was much more reliant on plants than previously thought

May 21, 2018 by Logan King Read More

Lasers and Fool’s Gold Give a Glimpse Into Our Ocean’s Past The amount of pyrite in the sea floor gives us an idea of how much oxygen was in the ocean millions of years ago.

January 30, 2018 by Daniel Gregory Read More

Salmonella Killed Aztecs in 16th Century Oaxaca, Mexico A possible cause of the 1545-1550 Aztec epidemic has been identified in the mass graves from the town of Teposcolula-Yucundaa

January 24, 2018 by Logan King Read More

Copper Content of Ancient Egyptian Ink May Help Us (Literally) Piece Together Egyptian History The copper responsible for creating the characteristic Egyptian-blue color is detected within ancient Egyptian inks, which may help reconnect brittle fragments of these priceless documents.

December 21, 2017 by Mary Sabuda Read More

New Cavity Discovered in the Great Pyramid of Egypt Cosmic rays from space allowed scientists to detect a mysterious 4000 year old cavity deep in the Great Pyramid

November 15, 2017 by Sanjoy Som Read More

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