Unveiling the “Mysterious” Gaza Wine: Scientists Analyze Ancient Grapes
Investigations into grape seeds, unearthed from a Byzantine monastery in Israel, provide clues to the “mysterious” origins of Gaza wine and the historical progression of…
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Mysterious Author of Early Astronomy Textbooks Unveiled – Researcher Uncovers New Details
In the early 1800s, an English schoolmistress, Margaret Bryan, wrote several well-regarded textbooks on astronomy and physics for young women. Despite her correspondence with some…
The Lager Legacy: German Researchers Discover How a 400-Year-Old Mistake Revolutionized Beer
Researchers suggest that lager beer, which now makes up around 90% of beer consumption, originated from a hybrid yeast species in Munich in 1602. This…
The Dark Secrets of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus: Researchers Unmask the Culprit
A study published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports has revealed the nature of the black stains on the passepartout of the ancient document. The…
Divine Discovery: Ultraviolet Rays Illuminate 1,750-Year-Old New Testament Translation
It is an important piece of the jigsaw puzzle in New Testament history and one of the oldest textual witnesses of the Gospels: a small…
Unexpected Contribution: How Medieval Monks Helped Advance Modern Volcanology
An international team, led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has successfully dated some of the largest eruptions in history by analyzing medieval texts. While…
How Copper Deposits Turned a Village Into One of the Most Important Trade Hubs of the Late Bronze Age
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have uncovered evidence that highlights the significance of the Cypriot village of Hala Sultan Tekke during the Late Bronze…
Unlocking Beethoven’s Secrets: Groundbreaking DNA Analysis Reveals Health Mysteries and Family Scandal
Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome has been sequenced for the first time by an international team of scientists using five genetically matching locks of the well-known…
A Hairy Tale of Beethoven’s Maladies: The Genetic Key to His Life’s Crescendo
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady—his progressive hearing loss—to the world upon his…
Moon Mountain Named in Honor of NASA Mathematician and Computer Programmer
NASA has named a lunar mountain “Mons Mouton” after Melba Roy Mouton, an influential mathematician and computer programmer at NASA. The naming comes as part…
Scientists Have Discovered the Remains of Two 455 Million-Year-Old Worms
A study led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Institute of Geoscience (IGEO, CSIC-UCM) has uncovered two well-preserved species of marine worms…
Thought To Be Fake for Over 150 Years: Ancient Roman Coins Reveal a Long-Lost Emperor
According to recent University College of London research, a gold coin long regarded as a fake appears to be authentic and portrays a long-lost Roman…
Lost for Centuries: Scientists Discover Texts From an Ancient Astronomical Catalog
Written over 2000 years ago, the Hipparchus Star Catalogue is the oldest known attempt to determine the precise position of fixed stars. Fragments of the…
Pesticides Are Corroding History
Scientists discover that a modern pesticide accelerated the corrosion of an ancient Roman relic. Chlorobenzenes, a chemical that was once used in pesticides and is…
Scientists Solve a 1,300-Year-Old Mystery
An art museum collaborates with expert chemists to investigate a Tang dynasty dancing horse. In order to solve a 1,300-year-old mystery, the Cincinnati Art Museum…
New DNA Evidence Rewrites Ancient American History
Ancient DNA from an American domesticated horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore. An abandoned Caribbean colony discovered centuries later and a case of mistaken identity…
A Surprising Finding Indicates That 800,000-Year-Old Hominins Utilized Fire
The researchers find one of the earliest pieces of evidence supporting the usage of fire using cutting-edge AI methods. There’s a saying that where there’s…
Scientists Finally Discover What Caused the Collapse of This Ancient Kingdom
Droughts in the sixth century helped Islam gain ground Extreme dryness aided the collapse of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar. The journal Science…
