Scientists discover the ancestor of all animals in fossils
A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans.
The...
These ostrich eggshell beads were Facebook or Twitter’s likes in Stone Age
A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago.
An ostrich pecks at the grass, and atoms taken up from the...
New timeline rewrites history of Easter Island’s collapse
Easter Island’s prehistoric societal collapse didn’t happen as researchers have long thought, according to a new study.
Researchers have developed a chronology of monument-building and...
Easter Island society did not collapse prior to European contact, new study finds
Easter Island society did not collapse prior to European contact and its people continued to build its iconic moai statues for much longer than...
How the extinction of ice age mammals may have forced us to invent civilization
Why did we take so long to invent civilization?
Modern Homo sapiens first evolved roughly 250,000 to 350,000 years ago.
But initial steps towards civilization –...
Scientists discover terrifying epilepsy demon on 2,700-year-old clay tablet
A 2,700-year-old cuneiform tablet from ancient Iraq depicts the demon that the ancient Assyrians thought caused epilepsy.
It’s a previously overlooked element of the tablet...
Archaeologists find Bronze Age tombs lined with gold
Archaeologists with the University of Cincinnati have discovered two Bronze Age tombs containing a trove of engraved jewelry and artifacts that promise to unlock...
Scientists unearth the mystery of Easter Island’s Moai statues
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals.
Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly...
Did modern humans cause Neanderthal extinction?
Neanderthal extinction could have occurred without environmental pressure or competition with modern humans, new study suggests.
Small populations, inbreeding, and random demographic fluctuations could have...
Scientists decode 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat genome for first time
The genome of an ancient Egyptian wheat has been sequenced for the first time by a UCL-led team, revealing historical patterns of crop movement...
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That’s enough to fuel an outbreak – and is exactly...
Scientists solve the mysteries of Uranus’ oddities
The ice giant Uranus' unusual attributes have long puzzled scientists.
All of the planets in our Solar System revolve around the Sun in the same...
Opioid prescriptions linked to obesity, new study shows
In two new studies, researchers shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States.
One of the...
Drugs considered for COVID-19 may increase risk for dangerous heart disease
Some people consider treating coronavirus patients with a combination of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin.
But in a new study, researchers advise...
Lockdowns need to last more than 6 weeks to contain COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that aggressive intervention such as lockdowns to contain COVID-19 must last for at least 44 days.
The research was...
This new drug may strongly block early stages of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.
The study provides new...