Findings
Bacchus or theater mask? Rare 1,900-year-old Roman find in the Netherlands
Alongside an oil lamp were four ceramic plates, two jugs, a cup, a glass bowl and a bronze bowl, and archaeologists debate its meaning.
Egypt sounds alarm after 3,000-year-old Amenemope bracelet reported missing
A 3,000-year-old divination archive found in Turkey
From luxurious liner to wartime tragedy: Titanic’s sister ship Britannic's artifacts recovered
'Man the Hunter' challenged: Stone Age graves show women buried with toolkits too
Published in PLOS One, the Stone Dead Project finds many grave tools were unused or broken, suggesting ritual offerings across the eastern Baltic at a site with 330 burials from 7,500–2,500 BC.
Morocco's oldest mosque emerges from Sijilmassa's sands
The discoveries confirm the influence of Islam in southern Morocco.
‘Tombs of the giants’: 5,500-year-old 'pyramids of Poland' predate Egyptian pyramids
The structures were communal tombs built by the Funnelbeaker culture, offering new understanding of Neolithic Europe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scientists discover unexplained radio signals from beneath Antarctic ice
Physicists puzzled as anomalous signals defy current models of particle physics.
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.
