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
Evolution New species of Triassic-era crocodile-like reptile unearthed in Brazil Adam M Aurantiacus Stenoscelida Mauricio S. Garcia created the skeleton; Matheus Fernandes rebuilt it. Researchers from the Federal University of S... read more
Ecology Extinct but newly discovered: Germany’s oldest freshwater shrimp Adam M (SF- MeI 5933) Photograph of the holotype of Bechleja brevirostris n. sp. (A) The plate, and (B) the counter plate. Journal of Scientific Re... read more
Archaeology Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history Adam M A statue is seen at the site of the discovery of twenty-four well-preserved bronze statues from an ancient Tuscan thermal spring in San Casc... read more
Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER 2,700-YEAR-OLD INTRICATE ROCK CARVINGS IN ANCIENT NINEVEH Adam M Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania discovered intricate rock carvings in Nineveh, an ancient city. Nineveh was an ancient Up... read more
Archaeology King Tut’s tomb still has secrets to reveal 100 years after its discovery Adam M The tale of the boy king, whose tomb was discovered in 1922, is not yet complete. Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of ancien... 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
BIODIVERSITY European empires had a long-term impact on plant biodiversity around the world. Adam M The global distribution of plants has been heavily influenced by European empires that spread alien species throughout the world beginning ... read more