Research
Cicero’s sunken paradise? Archaeologists find ancient Roman bathhouse in underwater city
A sunken thermal spa near Naples offers an extraordinary glimpse into elite Roman leisure, complete with intact heating systems and fresco-covered walls.
World’s first supply chain? 400 imported tools at a Kenyan site shift strategic thinking 600K years
Beginner’s luck: Archeology student finds 9th-century gold on her first dig
Extreme heat - not deforestation - is the main driver of tropical bird collapse
US drinking plunges: Nearly half of Americans say they don’t drink
A majority, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for health, up from 28% in 2015.
Dolphins aren't just hitching rides - some humpbacks play back
in 80% of encounters dolphins swam near whales' heads, often bow riding; whale-mounted cameras captured bottlenose dolphins following to the seafloor.
The Missing Link? Mysterious Unnamed Human Ancestor Found Near Lucy Site
Researchers recovered 13 teeth, ten attributed to a new unnamed Australopithecus and three to primitive Homo, hinting at co-existence.
Your Cat Might Be the Key to Curing Alzheimer’s - Here’s Why Alzheimer’s Scientists Are Excited
Researchers said cats’ dementia is a 'perfect natural model' for investigating therapies after toxic beta-amyloid was detected in their synapses.
Vanishing Lake Reveals Lost Easter Island Moai - Even the Ancestors Didn't Know It Was There
Archaeologist Terry Hunt warns that the small statue found may signal dozens of hidden statues beneath the dried mud and plans to use ground-penetrating radar to locate them.
Tel Aviv University Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies honors 11 new Ph.D.'s
Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann Faculty of Law Celebrates a New Generation of Legal Scholars Who Embody the Vision and Values of Zvi Meitar
Ancient Tennis-Ball-Eyed Predator Whale Discovered on Australian Coast
"We know from the fossils that it had a mouth full of very pointed and sharp teeth," said Duncan of Museums Victoria.
Secrets of the Arene Candide Cave: How Ancient Europeans Practiced Body Art
“Strategies of body transformation and the construction of social identity were already part of the human experience in Europe more than twelve thousand years ago” a researcher said.
Harvard researcher: Ancient livestock may have carried plague across Eurasia
Study by Max Planck Institute and partners detects the late neolithic bronze age plague strain in a 4,000-year-old Arkaim sheep, linking human and animal infections.
66-Year Antarctic Mystery Solved: Missing Meteorologist Recovered after Glacier Melt
DNA tests matched bone fragments to the meteorologist's brother: “After so many years, I can finally say: Dennis has come home.”
Microscopic Clues Rewrite History of Bronze Production in the Biblical Highlands
Analysis of 3,000-year-old smelting droplets shows copper from Timna and Feinan was alloyed with tin at a mountain site in Samaria, revealing a budding regional trade and technology network.
