An illustration of Mons Mouton, a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. Credits: NASA/Science Visualization…
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Sponsian gold coin, c.260-c.270 CE (obverse). Credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow According to recent University College of London research, a gold coin long regarded…
A folio from the Codex Climaci Rescriptus. Credit: Peter Malik Written over 2000 years ago, the Hipparchus Star Catalogue is the oldest known attempt to…
The authors believe that chlorobenzenes are linked with the increased corrosion in the Roman bowl. Scientists discover that a modern pesticide accelerated the corrosion of…
The Dancing Horse sculpture featured a decorative tassel on its forehead, prompting the Cincinnati Art Museum to undertake a scientific investigation that found it was…
The origin of Assateague’s wild horses has remained a mystery for centuries, but new genetic data supports the theory that they descended from Spanish horses…
For over 400 years, the Himyarites held control over much of southern Arabia. Droughts in the sixth century helped Islam gain ground Extreme dryness aided the collapse…
Using pieces of a gallstone from a mummy from the 1500s, researchers have been able to reconstruct the E. coli genome. Credit: Division of Paleopathology…
The discoveries show that ancient DNA can be recovered from Pompeiian human bones, providing new insight into this historic community’s genetic history and lifestyles. The…
Bread, that simple “staff of life,” has gotten a bad reputation in recent years, mainly from those who advocate low-carb or gluten-free diets. However, foregoing…
The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust is pleased to confirm that the Endurance22 Expedition has located the wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship which has…
Russia and Ukraine: What is at stake in this crisis? Northwestern experts in history, international relations and political science explain. As Russian forces close in…
The original Venus from Willendorf. Left: lateral view. Right-top: hemispherical cavities on the right haunch and leg. Right bottom: existing hole enlarged to form the…
Professor Søren M. Sindbæk has directed the Northern Emporium project in the emporium Ribe, Denmark. The archaeological stratigraphy of the sites has secured an improved…
Daisen Kofun, aerial view. Credit: © Ministry of Territory, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, under kind permission A research group at the Politecnico di Milano analyzed…
Credit: Leiden University In Bronze Age Europe many bronze objects such as axes, swords, and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape.…
Hanging mistletoe is a Christmas tradition. A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to…
Hand of Plague victim. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Jack Poland ‘Plague skeptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th–8th…
A red paint sample taken from a 1,000-year-old mask excavated from a Sicán tomb in Peru contains human blood and bird egg proteins, in addition…
A member of the team from University of Leicester Archaeological Services during the excavations of a large mosaic in Rutland, UK. Credit: Historic England Archaeologists…