Despite its prior status as a luxury commodity, silver became widely used for coinage in the Roman world from the...
New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band...
A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century. The study,...
Rising house prices may change the personality make-up of US cities within a few years, with residents becoming increasingly open-minded—not...
Hunter-gathers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archeologists from Leiden...
An analysis of thousands of children’s books published in the last 60 years suggests that, while a higher proportion of...
When we encounter an unfamiliar face, we tend to make snap judgments. Does the person look smart, attractive, or young?...
Earliest adorned female infant burial in Europe significant in understanding evolution of personhood
Ten thousand years ago, just after the last Ice Age, a group of hunter-gatherers buried an infant girl in an...
Air conditioning systems use vast amounts of energy to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures in offices. This expense is justified by...
Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots are unlocking secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how...
Switching to modern cooking fuels like gas or to electricity can improve the well-being of women in the global South,...
Rising as high as 20 feet, ancient stone monoliths in southern Ethiopia are 1,000 years older than scientists previously thought,...
