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Published Crucial shift in River Nile's evolution during ancient Egypt discovered



Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in i ...
Published Extinct ape gets a facelift, 12 million years later



A new study has reconstructed the well-preserved but damaged skull of a great ape species that lived...
Published A mixed origin made maize successful



Maize is one of the world's most widely grown crops. It is used for both human and animal foods and...
Published Researchers identify the oldest pieces of Baltic amber found on the Iberian Peninsula: imports began over 5,000 years ago



Baltic amber is a luxury material used in jewellery and handicrafts all over the world. Researchers...
Published 'Missing' early sea sponges discovered



Geobiologists reported a 550 million-year-old sea sponge that had been missing from the fossil recor ...
Published Causes of the Qing Dynasty's collapse: Parallels to today's instability



The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. An international research team ha ...
Published Butterflies and moths share ancient 'blocks' of DNA



Butterflies and moths share 'blocks' of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research sh ...
Published The scent of the afterlife unbottled in new study of ancient Egyptian mummification balms



A team of researchers has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyp...
Published New research exposes early humans' ecological versatility



A recent study sheds new light on the ecological adaptability of early humans at the time when they...
Published Neanderthals were the world's first artists, research reveals



Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been seal...
Published Tiny new species of great ape lived in Germany 11 million years ago



Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a ne...
Published Ancient Syrian diets resembled the modern 'Mediterranean diet'



Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small ...
Published Archaeologists uncover oldest known projectile points in the Americas - Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Known Projectile Points in the Americas


Archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any ...
Published Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age - Bering Land Bridge: A Latecomer in the Last Ice Age


A new study that reconstructs the history of sea level at the Bering Strait shows that the Bering La...
Published 2.9-million-year-old butchery site reopens case of who made first stone tools - 2.9-Million-Year-Old Butchery Site Reopens Case of Who Made First Stone Tools


Along the shores of Africa's Lake Victoria in Kenya roughly 2.9 million years ago, early human ances ...
Published Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago - Humanity's Earliest Recorded Kiss Occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago



Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the people...
Published Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt - Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt


Researchers are learning more about ancient graffiti -- and their intriguing comparisons to modern g...
Published 4,000-year-old plague DNA found -- the oldest cases to date in Britain - 4,000-Year-Old Plague DNA Found: The Oldest Cases to Date in Britain



Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria caus ...
Published Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos - Cave Excavation Pushes Back the Clock on Early Human Migration to Laos



Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reli ...
Published For 400 years, Indigenous tribes buffered climate's impact on wildfires in the American Southwest - For 400 Years, Indigenous Tribes Buffered Climate's Impact on Wildfires in the American Southwest



Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new st...