Why the aurochs disappeared from Scandinavia: DNA, hunting, and expanding forests
Aurochs were the wild ancestors of modern cattle. They once roamed Europe, Asia and northern Africa. Today they’re…
Climate cycles drove severe droughts behind the collapse of Bronze Age civilizations, study reveals
Around 3,200 years ago, several major civilizations across the Eastern Mediterranean entered a period of rapid decline. The…
10,000-year-old impact crater in China reveals meteorite strike equal to 40 atomic bombs
A quiet hillside in southern China holds the mark of something that arrived with enormous force from far…
Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s landscapes long before the rise of agriculture, study finds
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s…
Crater suggests an asteroid hit Guangdong 10,000 years ago with blast like 40 atomic bombs
Scientists have confirmed that a large crater in China’s southern Guangdong province formed as a result of an…