Findings

Ancient Sudan burial site reveals 4,000-year-old funeral ritual in forgotten Nubian kingdom

“Even a seemingly modest site can provide important clues for reconstructing past environments and climates," the researchers wrote.

Site BP 784, relics of a hut with an annex from the Middle Ages.
Secret Bunker. Illustration.

How one reporter uncovered a sealed Nazi bunker under a Brazilian manssion

Archaeologists working in the shallow waters of Lake Issyk-Kul announced they completed the first campaign of a new survey.

Atlantis-like city found under Silk Road lake; scientists say a 15th-century quake caused its fall

Anonymous archaeologist excavating human skull and necklace. Illustration.

Rare Celtic skull trepanation tool found in Poland


Shock findings: 44 percent of restroom users in hospital skip handwashing

Over 19 weeks, pipe sensors at a Copenhagen hospital recorded more than 2,600 flushes and revealed handwashing failures peaking at 61.8 percent.

Shock findings: 44 percent of restroom users in hospital skip handwashing. Illustration.

Oldest in the world? 42,000-year-old mammoth ivory boomerang found in Polish cave

Discovery reinforces advanced cognitive abilities of early homo sapiens in Europe.

 Prof. Sahra Talamo in the center, with Prof. Paweł Valde-Nowak is on her left, and Prof. Adam Nadachowski on her right.

New radiocarbon dating confirms humans in North America 23,000 years ago

New analysis confirmed the date of the footprints, with the mud dating between 20,700 and 22,400 years old.

 New radiocarbon dating confirms humans in North America 23,000 years ago.

Dargan cave findings reveal humans lived in Australia's Blue Mountains during last Ice Age

The findings upended long-held beliefs about how humans moved through the mountains and challenges long-held assumptions about ancient human life in Australia.

 Blue Mountains National Park, Australia.

New study reveals doing weights before cardio maximizes fat loss

participants who lifted weights first experienced significantly greater reductions in visceral fat, linked to cardiovascular disease risk.

 New study reveals doing weights before cardio maximizes fat loss.

Cycling reduces dementia risk by 19% in middle-aged adults, study finds

Moderate physical activity, such as cycling, improves blood circulation in the brain and can protect specific areas related to memory, guarding against neurodegeneration.

 Cycling reduces dementia risk by 19% in middle-aged adults, study finds.

Scientists discover unexplained radio signals from beneath Antarctic ice

Physicists puzzled as anomalous signals defy current models of particle physics.

 Scientists discover unexplained radio signals from beneath Antarctic ice.

First ever discovery of sauropod gut contents confirms herbivorous diet

Analysis reveals sauropods didn't chew but used gut microbes to digest varied plant diet.

 Australian Age of Dinosaurs Collection Manager Mackenzie Enchelmaier holds up sauropod gut content fossil.

Scales found in 236-million-year-old dung heap push back existence of butterflies

The team may have discovered a new species of lepidopteran, which they named Ampatiri eloisae.

 Scales found in 236-million-year-old dung heap push back existence of butterflies.

Beneath the Antarctic ice: Gondwana's lost world revealed by modern technology

The landscape has remained untouched since the ice sheet formed, preserving features shaped by ancient rivers.

 Beneath the Antarctic ice: Gondwana's lost world revealed by modern technology.