Anthropology Carvings on Australia’s boab trees reveal a generation’s lost history Adam M Archaeologists and an Aboriginal family are collaborating to rediscover long-lost links to the land. This snake-engraved boab is one of 12 r... read more
Anthropology The life and health of a 17th-century infant were revealed by a 'virtual autopsy.' Adam M A young child discovered in an unmarked coffin in an Austrian crypt was exceptionally well preserved, with signs of rickets and pneumonia in... read more
adn Immunity to the Black Death came at a cost to modern health. Adam M A genetic variant that increases the risk of Crohn's disease may have helped people survive the bubonic plague. Researchers looked for e... read more
adn Ancient DNA reveals the intimate social lives of Siberian Neandertals. Adam M Individuals lived in small groups of close relatives, and DNA from a group of Neandertals who lived together and a couple of others who live... read more
Anthropology Human bones were used to make pendants, In the Stone Age. Adam M Pendants with powerful symbolism were made from animal teeth and bones in the Stone Age, adorning clothing or accessories and serving as rat... read more
Anthropology Ancient DNA adds to evidence of Native Americans' east Asian ancestry. Adam M Genetic analysis of a woman's skull discovered in the southwest 14,000 years ago China believes she is descended from an ancient popula... read more
Anthropology A 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater system was discovered in a South African mine. Adam M Geologists discovered 1.2 billion-year-old groundwater about 3 km below the surface in Moab Khotsong, a South African gold and uranium mine... read more
Animals The ability of dinosaurs to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet. Adam M Because dinosaurs were already adapted to polar environments, they may have survived cold winters during the end-Triassic extinction even... read more
Anthropology A new analysis of more than 4,000 ancient and contemporary human genomes Adam M A new study of over 4,000 ancient and modern human genomes reveals how common such "founder events" were throughout human history... read more
Animals Europe's largest land predator discovered on the Isle of Wight Adam M Anthony Hutchings created this illustration of a White Rock spinosaurid. Credit: UoS/A Hutchings Research led by paleontologists at the U... read more
Anthropology How ancient, recurring climate changes may have shaped human evolution Adam M The development of Homo sapiens and Neandertals is linked to a contested predecessor, according to shifting environments. According to a ne... read more