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'Significant' early Christian church emerges beneath former fish market in ancient city
Archaeologists uncovered a massive rectangular structure about 40 miles northeast of Venice with a central aisle and two side aisles, plus polychrome mosaics.…
An Ancient Solution to Our Modern Crisis of Attention
Hollywood Epic’s Black Helen of Troy Shifts US Culture Wars to Ancient Greece
The casting of a black actor as the legendary beauty in Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood remake of Homer’s Odyssey is stoking right-wing fury in the US – but some Greeks point out tha…
Shadowy tendrils of ancient lava have scarred a dark volcano next to a 'skull' in the Sahara — Earth from space
A 2019 astronaut photo shows off ancient lava flows that once oozed down the jet-black slopes of the Toussidé volcano in northwestern Chad. An intriguing volcanic "skull" also lurk…
Archaeologists unearth ancient treasure cache at biblical city connected to Genesis
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient treasure at Heliopolis, the biblical city mentioned in the story of Joseph, including possible gold earrings and scarabs.…
Fixing former California wagon trail could cost taxpayers billions and destroy ancient redwoods
California taxpayers are staring down a multibillion-dollar price tag to rescue one of the state’s most unstable highways, a collapsing coastal stretch that is quite literally slid…
An ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died
A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death.…
How the invention of glassblowing changed everyday life in ancient Rome
5 questions about the ancient whale graveyard discovered in the Indian Ocean
Scientists have discovered the largest, deepest and oldest whale graveyard ever found — a millions-year-old underwater necropolis teeming with life nearly four miles beneath the In…
Ancient Teeth Suggest Europeans Rarely Ate Bugs—and May Have Been Less Adapted to Digest Them
Learn how ancient dental plaque, Neanderthal comparisons, and chitin-digestion genes show that Europeans rarely ate insects on purpose and were less equipped to break them down.…
Scientists turn yeast found in gut of ancient mummy into ‘very good’ sourdough bread — beer’s next
The scientists have also added beer brewing to the list of possibly mummy-derived food and beverage items.…
Warming unlocks ancient carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point
Ancient cave lion genomes reveal a distinct lineage
Ancient DNA offers hope for California's critically endangered black abalone
Scientists find yeast in ancient Iceman’s guts — and make bread
An analysis of his microbiome revealed a particular kind of a gut bacteria that is almost non-existent among modern humans.…
Scientists find yeast in ancient Iceman’s guts – and make sourdough bread
They also found a particular kind of a gut bacteria that is almost non-existent among modern humans. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
China woman uses 60kg chocolate to craft mini 3D replica of ancient painting, earns 1 million likes
Former food blogger learns skills via online videos, has to move house to accommodate size of her confection creation.…
Archaeologists uncover ‘mysterious’ ancient tunnel near biblical Kingdom of Judah site in Jerusalem
Rock-hewn passage was found filled with soil accumulated over possibly thousands of years.…
Ancient drinking habits revealed as researchers uncover 4,000-year-old beer receipt
Offering a rare glimpse into ancient Mesopotamian beer culture and daily life, researchers unveiled a 4,000-year-old beer receipt on a cuneiform tablet.…
TIL that ancient celts used to clean their teeth with piss (it’s really good at cleaning your teeth)
Q&A: Ancient bird species found in China's Liaoning had extra-long tail feathers for elaborate courtship
Israeli launches strikes near ancient heritage castle site in southern Lebanon - AP News
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
Mars's manganese 'bathtub ring' reveals ancient ocean timeline and its potential for life
Inside Europe's largest Copper Age tomb, children's bones expose an ancient health crisis hidden for 5,000 years
Shin-kicking champion crowned at ancient games
The Cotswold Olimpick Games is a quirky annual sporting event that first began in 1612.…
Ancient lake cores reveal unprecedented 2012 Rwenzori fire and ecological shift
Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth, study finds
Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made after the animals' deaths, ruling out chewing or dietary w…
Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Researchers were working at the site as part of UCF’s Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP).…
Ancient Wisdom: I’m 83. Is My Writing Better Than When I Was 30?
There’s no reason an older creative artist can’t replace lost energy with expertise or, to put it more grandly, ambition with wisdom; we ought to be able to enlarge the canvas or r…
Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia - report
Previously, a total of 44 other Roman graves were discovered during excavations for the project, however the most recent find is the first to be fully undisturbed.…
Mars's manganese 'bathtub ring' reveals ancient ocean timeline and its potential for life
Pigeon Bones Found at an Ancient Cyprus Settlement Reveal That Our Relationship With These Birds Began Earlier Than We Thought
Before common pigeons were considered urban pests, people domesticated them and relied on them for meat, fertilizer, messages and more. A new study suggests humans have lived along…
Ancient burial reveals rare jewelry find that archaeologists call 'highly unusual'
Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered two rare 2,500-year-old bronze neck rings inside an ancient burial site, calling the find highly unusual.…
Ancient foundations, modern living.
Newly discovered ancient wasp species named after F1 driver Piastri
Biologists have named the wasp species Gwesped Piastrii, honouring Australian Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri.…
How did a man acquire a house in Ancient Sparta (900-500BC)?
Mineral clues in Gale Crater track ancient Mars climate change
Ancient wasp species frozen in amber named after McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri
A newly discovered prehistoric wasp frozen in Burmese amber has been officially named "Gwesped piastrii" after McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri.…
<em>Marasuchus</em> Was Built for Speed — and 5 Other Facts About the Dinosaur's Ancient Relative
Learn more about the tiny Marasuchus, the precursor to the dinosaurs and pterosaurs of the Age of Dinosaurs.…
Construction workers clearing old bombs unexpectedly find ‘important’ ancient sanctuary
Construction crews working on a highway in Italy unexpectedly uncovered the remains of an ancient sanctuary — sparking an archaeological investigation.…
Path of Exile 2 'Return of the Ancients' update release time in your time zone
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Microbial Communities May Help Explain Why Some Ancient Bodies Disappear After Burial, While Others Remain
Learn more about the microbial communities found around ancient bones and the role they play in preservation and decay.…
Fish have no necks, yet this ancient balancing trick keeps their heads startlingly steady in motion
In Uzbekistan with my parents, we discovered ancient history at every turn
Family lore has it that my ancestors came from Uzbekistan 350 years ago. But instead of uncovering our personal history, we found something else…
In Uzbekistan, the ancient and the modern collide
Uzbekistan is a thriving, progressive, Islamic society more open to change and trends than I expected…
Scientists discover ancient single-celled ancestors still live on in your blood
Scientists uncovered evidence that human blood cells may trace their origins back to single-celled ancestors that lived 700 million years ago. By rebuilding the evolutionary family…
Ancient dust points to retreat of West Antarctic Ice Sheet during last warm period
Ancient DNA rewrites the story of a historical Sámi burial
Researchers Tap Into Ancient Glassmaking Tricks to Engineer Carbon-Trapping Glass
Scientists can now fine-tune metallic ‘ZIF’ glass for carbon storage and advanced sensors with the help of old-school glass additives.…
Assassin’s Creed Is Going to Ancient Rome on Netflix, but It’d Make a Better Video Game
Ubisoft may be revisiting Assassin's Creed's glory days with Black Flag Resynced, but it's Netflix's Ancient Rome-set Assassin's Creed series that's the more interesting propositio…
“NASA Perseverance found evidence of ancient water activity on Mars”
Eating idol’s poems: inside the wild, ancient history of Chinese fan culture
In ancient times, fame was cultivated in streets, restaurants, poetry circles, where beauty and talent transformed poets, performers into icons.…
Nikki was days from death when Rabbi Eli blew an ancient horn by her bedside
Writer Nikki Goldstein is convinced Eli Schlanger saved her life. But in a cruel twist, the beloved rabbi lost his at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025.…
TIL the 30 dynasty system used by historians today to categorize ancient Egyptian pharaohs was actually created by a 3rd century BC egyptian priest named Manetho
Ancient anesthetic reveals Ming China's sophisticated medicine
Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen
Bead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into Osiris
This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle.…
Is there evidence that ancient Egyptian female mummies were allowed to decompose to avoid necrophilia?
A rare ancient rainforest set to come back to life
Ulster Wildlife takes on 100 year restoration project of ancient rainforest.…