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 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…
New research method shows that the material likely comes from northern Italy. The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most…
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age. An interdisciplinary Danish team of researchers has used new…
A research group analyzed the orientation of ancient Japanese tombs – the so-called Kofun – for the first time. A research group at the Politecnico…
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate. Volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in…
In Bronze Age Europe many bronze objects such as axes, swords, and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape. PhD research by…
A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to the next level. But, botanically speaking,…
‘Plague skeptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th–8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient…