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The Oldest Vanilla Pod in Europe, Used in Alchemical Experiments, Discovered at Prague Castle
A recent archaeobotanical study has uncovered an unexpected discovery in the heart of Europe: the oldest evidence of vanilla ...
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Scientists Revive Prehistoric Algae After 7,000 Years in the Baltic Sea Floor Without Light or Oxygen
A team from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde (IOW) has successfully reactivated microscopic algae ...
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The 1938 German Expedition to Tibet Searching for the Mythical Kingdom of Agartha and Proving the World Ice Theory
In the film Seven Years in Tibet, Brad Pitt portrayed Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, who in 1944 attempted to climb ...
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Human Sacrifices of Teenagers in a Site in Türkiye Reveal the Origins of Inequality in the Bronze Age
Aerial view of the Bronze Age site of Basur Höyük. Credit: Basur Höyük Excavation Project At the threshold of written history, when the first civilizations began to consolidate in Mesopotamia and ...
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First Stone Mold Used for Coin Minting in Hispania in the 2nd Century BCE Found at the Obulco Site in Jaén
A team of researchers from the University of Jaén has identified the first stone mold used for coin production in ancient Hispania. The discovery, made at the archaeological site of Obulco, in present ...
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Why are All Living Beings on Earth Made with the Same Versions of Certain Molecules?: The Mystery of Homochirality
Why are all living beings on Earth made with the same versions of certain molecules and not their mirror images? This is the question that has baffled scientists for decades. A new study published in ...
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2,200-Year-Old Pyramid, Papyrus Documents, and Ancient Weapons Found in the Judean Desert
Excavations on the pyramidal structure found in the Judean desert. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority, in collaboration with the ...
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Schliemann Was Right: In Troy, Not Only the Elites Drank Wine, but Also the Common People
A team of researchers from the universities of Tübingen, Bonn, and Jena has conclusively demonstrated that wine was consumed in the ancient city of Troy, providing chemical evidence that supports a ...
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Thugs, the Indian Sect of Thieves Who Worshiped the Goddess Kali
Sandokan exterminated them in his kingdom, and Indiana Jones faced their most sinister version; Phileas Fogg crossed their domains during his trip around the world, and the Beatles were chased by them ...
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Physicists Create a New Phase of Matter: A “Time Crystal” That Challenges Common Perceptions of Motion and Time
WashU physicists shine a microwave laser into a chunk of diamond to create a time quasicrystal, a new phase of matter that repeats precise patterns in time and space. Credit: WashU In a new and ...
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Exquisite Neolithic Arrowheads Discovered in Oman Mountains
An international team of researchers has discovered an ancient Neolithic settlement in Hayy Al-Sarh, near the city of Rustaq, in Oman. The excavation, part of the PrehistOman project, has revealed ...
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Enigmatic Infant Burials in a Neolithic Settlement Reveal That Houses Were Simultaneously Temples or Prehistoric Maternities
General view of the Lepenski Vir site in Serbia. Credit: Stanisław Ludwiński / Wikimedia Commons A recent study, based on ancient DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating, has revealed crucial information ...