In ancient Rome, the wine flowed freely. Now, new research has uncovered what it might have tasted like, Smithsonian Magazine reported. Researchers Dimitri Van Limbergen and Paulina Komar found that Roman wine boasted a spicy taste, with tones of toasted bread, apples, roasted walnuts, and even curry...
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Archaeologists recently discovered the oldest evidence of human ancestors in Europe at a site in western Ukraine dating back 1.4 million years, Cosmos Magazine reported. Hominins – a group that includes humans and their extinct relatives – are believed to have first arrived in Eurasia from...
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Sushi lovers are very familiar with the powerful kick they get from the accompanying wasabi. Now, a new study has found that the spicy green paste is not just a condiment, but can be used to preserve ancient papyrus scrolls, the Smithsonian Magazine reported. Thousands of years...
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Scientists recently announced the discovery of a colossal Martian volcano that had been “hiding in plain sight” for decades, Sky News reported. This 280-mile-wide geological behemoth is nestled near the equator in Mars' Tharsis volcanic province and remained elusive despite repeated observations by NASA’s orbiting spacecraft...
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A new study on an 11th-century star chart unveiled a unique instance of academic collaboration between Muslims, Jews and Christians in Europe, Artnet reported. While researching 17th-century Italian collector Ludovico Moscato, historian Federica Gigante incidentally came across an image of an astrolabe at the Museo Miniscalchi-Erizzo...
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For thousands of years, people of all genders have painted their lips – but how early humans began to master the craft of producing lipstick long remained a mystery. That was until a team of scientists decided to analyze an intriguing tube-shaped stone container unearthed in...
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It took two decades, but paleontologists finally uncovered the complete fossilized remains of a prehistoric “Chinese dragon,” CNN reported. Named Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, the marine creature was a 16-foot-long reptile that swam around what is now China more than 240 million years ago. In their paper, the research...
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Indian scientists recently discovered that Asian elephants bury their dead, shedding light on the complex social dynamics of these majestic creatures, New Scientist reported. In their study, researchers discovered five buried calves in drainage ditches on tea estates in north Bengal, India. The buried mammals had...
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The history of mathematics will need a slight revision, according to a new study. The decimal point is a ubiquitous symbol in modern mathematics for dividing whole numbers into fractions. Throughout history, various civilizations have used a version of decimals, but the current and consistent system is...
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Human children love to playfully poke grown-ups, often their parents, until they elicit a reaction. So do apes, the Washington Post reported. In a landmark study, researchers found that humans’ distant cousins like to tease each other. This conclusion provides scientific backing to first-hand observations reported by researchers...
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Microplastics are ubiquitous in our daily lives: They can be found everywhere, including in cosmetics, table salt, seafood and recently, human arteries. Now, scientists found that those microscopic plastic particles have seeped all the way down into sediment layers dating back to the 18th century, Futurism...
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Scientists recently identified a new form of magnetism present in everyday materials that could have major technological applications, New Atlas reported. Known as “altermagnetism,” this new form exhibits a unique combination of properties that differ from the more familiar ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. In ferromagnetism, electron spins align...
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Violence is ubiquitous throughout human history: Now, a new study on Stone Age Europeans is showing that farmer-settler groups brutally wiped out nomadic hunter-gatherers thousands of years ago, Science Alert reported. To arrive at this conclusion, an international research team conducted a thorough DNA analysis of...
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The Matebele ants of sub-Saharan Africa have a fearsome reputation. Named after a southern African tribe, the ants hunt termites with military-like precision and they can go on up to five hunts a day. Death and injury are guaranteed, but the industrious insects are also very skilled...
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Bacteria could hold the key to rapidly mineralizing carbon dioxide (CO2) underground, according to new research, potentially aiding in more durable storage of greenhouse gases, New Scientist reported. Researchers from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology isolated Geobacillus bacteria from a compost pile in...
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Many modern humans have trouble paying attention, either in childhood or as adults. Turns out, ancient humans did, too. In fact, attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) actually proved useful for our ancestors and that’s why it passed through natural selection to exist to this day, a group of...
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A new study found that those altruistic tree-planting projects might be having negative consequences for the local ecosystems, New Scientist reported. Scientists recently analyzed data from the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), a project in which 34 countries in the continent pledged to reforest 133.6...
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Tool making has come a long way since the early humans thousands of years ago relied on stone axes and weapons for their survival. Still, Japanese archaeologists wanted to know just how useful these ancient tools were and used precise replicas of these archaic instruments to...
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NASA is seeking adventurous volunteers for a year-long simulation of life on Mars, set to take place in spring 2025, Gizmodo reported. The CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) project will see a four-person crew living in a Mars-like habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center...
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Scientists in Australia recently came up with a novel solution to safely deter herbivores from eating certain plant species, Cosmos magazine reported. Due to a lack of natural predators, there are many native and invasive herbivores in Australia ravishing the country’s flora and threatening biodiversity. Ecologists from...
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