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Archaeology
Archaeology: is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities.
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SEP 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Around 11,000 years ago, megafauna of the earth began to go extinct. Mastodons were some of the largest land animals liv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Plants & Animals
Researchers have used a technique called micro–computer tomography (micro-CT) scanning to analyze mummified animal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
Imagine Northern Africa, now inhabited by the desiccated Sahara desert, as a green oasis, covered by plants and trees. T ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2020Microbiology
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its origins ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found evidence that ancient worshipers in Israel may have used cannabis to experience God over 2800 yea ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People have lived around Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake, for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Carbon-dating Pottery Kitchenware Just Got Easier Pottery, especially vessels that our ancestors used to eat and drink w ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In 2018 in a place called Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, a frozen bird was found in the ground. A sample of DNA wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2019Microbiology
This is the first time that investigators have gotten a complete, ancient human genome from anything but bones.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While archaeologists and historians have been studying Ancient Rome for many years, there are still things we don't know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and the University of the West Indies are using the marine sulfur found in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The ancient skeleton analyzed in this study / Image credit: Vasant Shinde / Deccan College Post Graduate and Research In ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2019Health & Medicine
Deep in the Pamir Mountains in western China, it appears that ancient communities, dating back as far as 500 B.C., may h ...MAY 31, 2019Chemistry & Physics
On May 24, 2019, the world said its final goodbye to Murray Gell-Mann, the revered physicist who coined the term "q ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Klasies River Cave in South Africa has been the site of many archeological discoveries, including the remains of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2019Videos
Earliest known astrolabe has recently been identified and excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship. The ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Videos
A recent assessment of the ancient remains of an infant found at an Alaskan archaeological site has revealed the existen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats have been traveling with people for thousands of years, carried by mariners, farmers and Vikings.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The first animal that humans domesticated was our best friend, the dog. New work investigating the history of dog domest ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Around 11,000 years ago, megafauna of the earth began to go extinct. Mastodons were some of the largest land animals liv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
Researchers have used a technique called micro–computer tomography (micro-CT) scanning to analyze mummified animal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Imagine Northern Africa, now inhabited by the desiccated Sahara desert, as a green oasis, covered by plants and trees. T
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2020
Microbiology
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its origins ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found evidence that ancient worshipers in Israel may have used cannabis to experience God over 2800 yea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People have lived around Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake, for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Carbon-dating Pottery Kitchenware Just Got Easier Pottery, especially vessels that our ancestors used to eat and drink w
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In 2018 in a place called Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, a frozen bird was found in the ground. A sample of DNA wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2019
Microbiology
This is the first time that investigators have gotten a complete, ancient human genome from anything but bones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While archaeologists and historians have been studying Ancient Rome for many years, there are still things we don't know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and the University of the West Indies are using the marine sulfur found in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The ancient skeleton analyzed in this study / Image credit: Vasant Shinde / Deccan College Post Graduate and Research In
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
Deep in the Pamir Mountains in western China, it appears that ancient communities, dating back as far as 500 B.C., may h
...
MAY 31, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
On May 24, 2019, the world said its final goodbye to Murray Gell-Mann, the revered physicist who coined the term "q
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Klasies River Cave in South Africa has been the site of many archeological discoveries, including the remains of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2019
Videos
Earliest known astrolabe has recently been identified and excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Videos
A recent assessment of the ancient remains of an infant found at an Alaskan archaeological site has revealed the existen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats have been traveling with people for thousands of years, carried by mariners, farmers and Vikings.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The first animal that humans domesticated was our best friend, the dog. New work investigating the history of dog domest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch