Browsing: ancient

A new analysis of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers who lived millennia to centuries ago has revealed a previously unknown genetic…

Rivers such as the Chuya in Russia can be a source of carbon dioxide and methaneParilov/Shutterstock Rivers around the world…

Researchers Travis Olds and Lisa Haney from the Carnegie Museum examine an ancient sarcophagus that was painted with Egyptian blue…

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital…

A 7,100-year-old skeleton from China has revealed a “ghost” lineage that scientists had only theorized about until now, a new…

Illustration of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circleGabriel Ugueto Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have been…

CT scan of the front of a skate, showing the hard, tooth-like denticles (orange) on its skinYara Haridy Teeth first…

A new discovery in southern China begs the understanding of evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs. The fossilized remains of…

Wool garments provide a cozy home for the eggs of body lice, which spread the bacterium Borrelia recurrentis.Credit: Kathy deWitt/AlamyA…

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