How shipwrecks and ancient Roman lead help physicists search for dark matter
When a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck was found off the Sardinian coast in 1988, it didn’t just thrill archaeologists…
Ancient rock art in Saudi Arabia hints at how humans repopulated desert at end of last ice age
Dozens of life-sized rock engravings of camels and other desert-dwellers in Saudi Arabia have revealed that humans thrived…
Million-year-old Skull Could Change Human Evolution Timeline
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
How Copper Smelters Accidentally Sparked the Birth of the Iron Age
Ancient copper smelters experimenting with iron oxide may have unlocked the secret to iron production. That discovery reshaped…
Million-Year-Old Skull in China Challenges Human Evolution Timeline
A million-year-old skull unearthed in China could push back the timeline of human evolution by 400,000 years and…
42,000-year-old Shell Jewellery Workshop Discovered – The Oldest in Western Europe
Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in Saint-Césaire, Charente-Maritime, uncovering what is now considered the oldest shell jewellery…
Klimt Painting Likely Top Lot This Auction Season, And More Art News
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines HUMAN REMAINS. A new report has…
Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Genius’s Genetic Secrets
For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci’s genius has fascinated historians and scientists alike, but now researchers are closer than…
Integrating historical sources for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation
McClenachan, L., Cooper, A. B., McKenzie, M. G. & Drew, J. A. The importance of surprising results and…
41,000 Years Ago, Something Weird in Space Changed How Humans Lived on Earth
Wandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans. Credit: Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences,…
DNA From a Mysterious Extinct Hominin May Have Helped Ancient Americans Survive
New research suggests that as ancient humans migrated into the Americas, they carried a surprising evolutionary advantage hidden…
Archaeologists discover ancient human jawbone
Samantha Donovan: A team of archaeologists has discovered a human jawbone that’s nearly two million years old in…