Rare fossil specimen offers evidence of social behaviour among ancient snakes
A perfectly preserved burrow of fossilized snakes shows that the reptiles have been social creatures for almost 40 million years,…
Ancient Mexican Child Sacrifice Linked to Elite Inbreeding
The parents of a child ritually sacrificed in pre-contact Mexico were likely close relatives. Like, really close relatives. Sounds like…
Tourist caught carving initials into ancient Pompeii house, faces huge fine – National
Many people want to leave their mark on history, but scratching your initials into ancient structures at a UNESCO World…
Ancient Arthropod Was Shaped Like a Taco and Swam Upside-Down
Five hundred million years ago, tacos existed. But they weren’t corn or flour; they were the hard-shelled coverings on a…
Jerky-like skin of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth could change what we know about ancient DNA
The leathery strip of skin from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sporting a mullet-like hairdo isn't much to look at, says geneticist Olga Dudchenko…
X-Rays Reveal Gnarled Remains of Ancient Roman Military Sandal
At first blush, the remains of an ancient Roman sandal look more like little gnarled carcasses than footwear. But upon…
Ancient man migrated to Denmark before being clubbed to death, new research finds
New research by a team of archeologists in Scandinavia is shedding light on a man who died a brutal death…
NASA’s Asteroid Samples May Be Crumbs From an Ancient Ocean World
After months of frustration, NASA finally got the Bennu asteroid sample container open in January, revealing the large amounts of…
Ancient Herculaneum scroll deciphered by students using AI | Science & Tech News
Ancient papyrus scrolls that were buried in ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD have been read for…
Researchers use AI to decipher ancient Roman texts carbonized in deadly Mount Vesuvius eruption
A set of ancient texts burned by the volcanic eruption on Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. have been deciphered thanks…
