BURGOS, Spain – Researchers led by Sonia Diaz-Navarro of the University of Burgos examined the skeletons of 48 children recovered from Camino del Molina, a 5,000-year-old circular burial cave in southeastern Spain. Phys.org Report. The bones of more than 1,300 people were deposited at the site over a period of more than 700 years. Disease-related …
A major new study is shedding light on everyday life in Central Europe during the Bronze Age (about 1300-800 BC), a period known as the Urnfield culture, which saw major social and cultural changes, including the widespread practice of cremation. published in nature communicationThe research combines archaeology, ancient DNA analysis, isotope studies and skeletal evidence …
The world’s largest known scorpion lived about 415 million years ago at a time when other land animals were relatively small, in what is now Britain, a new study has revealed. Prehistoric creature, named praearcturus gigasIt is estimated to have been about 3.3 feet (1 meter) long and was equipped with formidable pincers about 6.2 …
Scientists have discovered fossilized insects hidden inside pieces of amber that once belonged to the famous German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Using advanced imaging technology, researchers were able to reveal creatures that had been trapped inside fossilized tree resin for millions of years. Goethe’s amber collection, now housed in the Goethe National Museum and …
One of the world’s rarest trees, a cliffside plant with only one known individual left in the wild, may have a new chance for survival, as scientists have collected hundreds of seeds from the endangered home of the sole survivor on Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island. Tree, dendroseris neriifolia, Juan is native to the Fernández Islands, …
Scientists say large language models (LLMs) are secretly teaching each other unwanted habits through benign training data. This phenomenon, known as “subliminal learning”, occurs when a previously trained “teacher” artificial intelligence (AI) models are used to generate training data for small, “student” models. In a study published April 15 in the journal NatureScientists found that …
Perth, Australia – According to a statement issued by Curtin UniversityThe Central Altar Stone of Stonehenge was transported over 430 miles from northeastern Scotland to Salisbury Plain in carefully planned stages. It was suggested that over 13,000 pounds of sandstone may have been moved by glacial activity. Anthony Clark of Curtin University and his colleagues …
Our featured artwork for June is this gorgeous, (125 cm in height) Japanese, Meiji-era bronze sculpture, depicting an oni straining with the burden of carrying a large, covered ship. As always with our articles and stories, you can click on any featured image for a closer look. Many more to follow… Post Monsters and Masterpieces: …
A fly that deposits its parasitic, flesh-eating offspring inside cows has been found in Texas for the first time in decades, The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported Wednesday (June 3). Here’s what you need to know about New World screwworms (Cochleomyia hominivorax), a pest that was eradicated from the United States in the 1960s. …
kohl bottle York, England-Phys.org A blue-green iridescent glass flask excavated in York more than 40 years ago has been identified as an Egyptian Kohl vessel by Hilary Cool of Barbican Research Associates, reports. Small flask found in Roman rubbish dated to the 2nd century Advertisement “By the end of the second century, the area across …