Long-buried layers of saline permafrost seem to be accelerating climate change’s transformation of the Arctic Summary Thawing saline permafrost in the Arctic is emerging as a significant factor accelerating climate change. This previously overlooked Read More
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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,300-year-old whistle made from a cow’s toe bone, believed to have been used by police to guard royal tomb workers. The artifact was found in the ruins of Read More
400-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved: New Class of Ancient Star System
New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system that may already lie hidden in the Milky Way. For centuries, astronomers have tried to explain Read More
The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge. Summary Researchers found that ChatGPT, when tasked with solving a complex Read More
A new study by the University of Science and Technology of China’s (USTC) Archaeo-metallurgy Laboratory reveals a compelling connection between ancient bronze mirror craftsmanship and the economic recovery during the “Reign of Wen and Read More
In 2022–2023, a wall mural depicting a procession of priests walking toward a stationary fire altar was recovered at the Royal Palace at Sanjar-Shar. Summary In 2022-2023, archaeologists unearthed a significant mural fragment at the Royal Read More
Ancient DNA reveals deeply complex Mastodon family and repeated migrations
An ancient DNA analysis of the remains of several mastodons, including those which roamed along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, has revealed the Ice Age giants migrated vast distances in response to Read More
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire Summary A recent genetic study provides compelling evidence linking modern Slavic populations to a significant migration event after the Read More
Ancient rocks reveal continent-breaking forces and critical mineral origins –
Rare rocks buried deep beneath central Australia have revealed the origins of one of the world’s most promising new deposits of niobium—a metal vital for producing high-strength steel and clean energy technologies—and Read More
Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s first forests helped pump oxygen into the deep seas, transforming once-barren waters into thriving habitats. This permanent oxygen boost allowed fish with jaws and other marine animals Read More