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…
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…
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…
Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Researchers used fragments taken from an Italian mummy to recreate the genome of a centuries-old strain of E. coli Using fragments taken from a 16th-century…
The first Pompeiian human genome has been sequenced. Research that was recently published in Scientific Reports presents the first human genome that has been successfully…
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 wreck of Endurance is a bridge to a bygone age, and a reminder of Antarctica’s uncertain future. Superbly clear images of the shipwreck Endurance,…
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…
