New technology allows scientists first glimpse of intricate details of Little Foot’s life
Credit: Copyright Diamond Light Source Ltd In June 2019, an international team brought the complete skull of the 3.67-million-year-old Little ...
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Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost
Northumbria University is to play a leading role in a major study to assess the long-term impact of global warming ...
The human brain grew as a result of the extinction of large animals
Researchers from Tel Aviv University propose a new explanation for human evolution:Credit: Dana Ackerfeld A new paper by Dr. Miki ...
Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning
Credit: Farella E.M, et al./ MDPI Applied Sciences A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to ...
42,000-year-old trees allow more accurate analysis of last Earth’s magnetic field reversal
Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42.000 years old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis for better calibration of ...
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Credit: Lyn Watson Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the ...
Changing livestock in ancient Europe reflect political shifts
Archaeology shows that politics and economics played a major impact in choosing livestockCredit: Ariadna Nieto-Espinet In ancient European settlements, livestock ...
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
Credit: Amos Frumkin Long held in a private collection, the newly analysed tooth of an approximately 9-year-old Neanderthal child marks ...
On the origin of our species
Credit: Chris Stringer Experts from the Natural History Museum, The Francis Crick Institute and the Max Planck Institute for the ...
Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
Credit: Lindsay Bloch/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a ...
Nehandertals’ gut microbiota and the bacteria helping our health
Credit: University of Bologna Neanderthals' gut microbiota already included some beneficial micro-organisms that are also found in our own intestine. ...
New discovery sheds light on human history of symbols
A recent discovery by archeologists has uncovered evidence of what may be the earliest-known use of symbolsCredit: Marion Prévost While ...
Past river activity in northern Africa reveals multiple Sahara greenings
The analysis of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea combined with Earth system models tells the story of major environmental ...
635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil that bailed us out of an ice age discovered
It is the oldest terrestrial fossil ever found.Credit: Credit: Andrew Czaja of University of Cincinnati. When you think of fungi, ...