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Enzymes use cascade reactions to produce complex molecules from comparatively simple raw materials. Researchers have now copied this principle. An international research team has used nanoparticles to convert carbon dioxide into valuable raw materials. Scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in German...

The known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia’s Riverland region has been vastly extended by new research led by Flinders University in collaboration with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (RMMAC). Radiocarbon dating of shell middens — remnants of meals ea...

Even the best-governed societies collapse when leaders forsake core principles, a lesson history offers modern democracies facing similar strains today. All good things must come to an end. Whether societies are ruled by ruthless dictators or more well-meaning representatives, they fall apart in tim...

A brief history of a 1950s photo featuring Joseph Thompson, one of the original operators of MIT’s groundbreaking Whirlwind computer. The caption on a black-and-white photo reads, in part: “In 1951, high school graduate Joe Thompson, 18, was trained as one of the first two computer operators. The co...

Ancient DNA has reshaped our view of human origins, revealing deep interbreeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans and complex early splits within Africa. As we face global challenges like pandemics and climate change, ancient DNA offers a biological mirror to our past resilience and a guide for futu...

Earth’s shifting landscapes keep resurfacing relics of war. On November 11, the United States honors those who have served in the armed forces with the federal holiday Veterans Day. Elsewhere in the world, this date is observed as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Today it is a day to honor all vete...

Russia and Ukraine: What is at stake in this crisis? Northwestern experts in history, international relations and political science explain. As Russian forces close in on Kyiv, “a new world order” is upon us and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will echo for years to come, according to Jordan Ga...

Bread, an ancient staple, is experiencing a renaissance with healthier options, restoring its place as a nutritious food despite its modern bad reputation. Bread, that simple “staff of life,” has gotten a bad reputation in recent years, mainly from those who advocate low-carb or gluten-f...

Ancient DNA From an American Domesticated Horse Lends Credence to Shipwreck Folklore An abandoned Caribbean colony discovered centuries later and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record have colluded to rewrite the history of a barrier island off the shores of Virginia and Mary...

A New Study Reveals Ferns’ History of DNA Hoarding and Kleptomania Ferns are infamous for having an enormous number of chromosomes and massive amounts of DNA. A fern no larger than a dinner plate currently holds the record for the highest chromosome count, with 720 pairs packed into each of its nucl...

Scientists discover that a modern pesticide accelerated the corrosion of an ancient Roman relic. Chlorobenzenes, a chemical that was once used in pesticides and is known to accumulate in soil and water sources, have been detected in traces on a corroded Roman bowl that dates to the Late Iron Age (be...

Researchers suggest that lager beer, which now makes up around 90% of beer consumption, originated from a hybrid yeast species in Munich in 1602. This yeast, Saccharomyces pastorianus, was created when Saccharomyces cerevisiae from a Schwarzach wheat brewery contaminated a batch of beer brewed with ...

A team of researchers has developed a highly efficient and stable copper-based catalyst (DFNS/TiO2-Cu) for converting CO2 to CO, with a CO productivity of 5350 mmol g−1 h−1 and 99.8% selectivity. The catalyst remained stable for over 200 hours and in-situ studies highlighted the importance of defect...

A multidisciplinary study reveals the Balkan Peninsula’s genomic history, highlighting the profound impact of Anatolian and Slavic migrations during and after the Roman Empire. This research underscores the shared demographic history across the Balkans. A multidisciplinary study led by the Ins...

A study of Tianchi Lake sediments shows that warfare, rather than natural factors, became the primary driver of increased fire occurrences along the Silk Road over the past 2,000 years. Impact of War on Fire Frequency Along the Silk Road Human activities such as intentional burning, agriculture, pas...

A new study reveals major demographic changes in the Balkan region during the first millennium, including the migration of Slavic-speaking populations after the fall of the Roman Empire. A Mississippi State University (MSU) anthropologist’s bioarchaeological analysis and bone samples from ancient Ro...

New technology interprets archaeological findings from Biblical times. The new study scientifically corroborates an event described in the Second Book of Kings – the conquest of the Philistine city of Gath by Hazael King of Aram. The method is based on measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt ...

A major research project has produced a collection of ‘bone biographies’ that narrate the lives of individuals from medieval Cambridge, as interpreted from their skeletal remains. These biographies shed light on the daily experiences of people during the period of the Black Death and its...

Could a family’s obsidian blade be a clue to the expedition’s trail? It’s a small piece of obsidian, just over 5 centimeters long, likely found on a hard-scrabble piece of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. But when SMU anthropologist Matthew Boulanger looks at it, he gets a mental image of Spanish e...

The spectacular explosion of the mine at Hawthorn Ridge – a fortified German front-line position in the First World War – marked the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, and remains one of the best-known pieces of film from the whole conflict. More than 60ft below the surface, British miners had du...

University of Leicester Archaeological Services rediscovers 46 sites at the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia, Cyprus Scientists from the University of Leicester, collaborating with the Ministry of Defence, have successfully rediscovered over forty archaeological sites in Cyprus, some of which...

Britain was already well on its way to an industrialized economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th century – over 100 years before textbooks mark the start of the Industrial Revolution – according to the most detailed occupational history of a nation ever constructed. Built from more than 1...

Researchers from the University of Sharjah and the Warburg Institute are diligently studying the works of an 11th-century Arab-Muslim polymath to showcase their influence on the evolution of optical sciences and how they have fundamentally transformed the history of physics from the Middle Ages up t...