Why many people deny climate change
In an intriguing study conducted by the University of Bonn and the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), researchers set out to explore the psychology...
Scientists find archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency
A recent study led by the University of Otago and elsewhere has brought to light fascinating insights into the issue of vitamin D deficiency...
Neanderthals and humans crossed paths in Europe 45,000 years ago
About 45,000 years ago, in what is now central Germany, early humans and Neanderthals were neighbors.
This fascinating chapter of our history comes from a...
The fall of Earth’s largest primates
Long ago, giants walked the earth. In the lush karst landscapes of southern China, a species of enormous apes, known as Gigantopithecus blacki, thrived.
These...
Scientists find how humans learnt to walk
Human evolution has always been a fascinating puzzle, especially how we came to walk on two legs. Our ape cousins use a variety of...
Viking dentistry: Ancient skills unearthed in Sweden
In Varnhem, a village in Sweden's Västergötland region, archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery that sheds light on the dental practices of the Viking...
Researchers discover 200-million-year-old flying reptile
Once upon a time, about 200 million years ago, the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, were home to some remarkable creatures.
Researchers from the University...
Scientists solve the mystery of young T. rex
For years, scientists have been puzzled by a particular set of dinosaur fossils. Initially, these fossils, found in Montana in 1942, were believed to...
Unlocking Earth’s early secrets: How our first continents were formed
Long ago, during the Archean Eon, which was about 4 billion to 2.5 billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. Understanding how...
A journey of a woolly mammoth through time: Elma’s tale
Once upon a time, about 14,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth named Elma wandered through the lands that we now call Alaska and northwestern...