Archaeology
People Have Been Using Stone-Tipped Spears For Way Longer Than We Thought
A new study adds 200,000 years to their run
November 20, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
These Communities Decided Not To Rebuild After Disaster
It seems that despite always asking the question, the answer is always the same: rebuild. Except in these cases - when entire communities just pick up and leave
November 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
5 Weird Things That Shouldn’t Influence Your Vote But Do
A number of irrelevant factors—from a polling place's location to a home sports team's winning percentage—have been found to sway voters
November 06, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Why Do Readers Cheat Content Paywalls in Online Journalism?
A new study shows that justifying paywalls as fair makes readers much more likely to pay for online content
November 02, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Newly Uncovered, 6,500-Year-Old Fortified Stone City the Oldest in Europe
This 350-person town is the oldest of its type found to date
November 01, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Want to Eat a Triceratops? Try Ripping its Head Off
Recent research has uncovered how the Tyrannosaurus probably ate the Triceratops: head first
October 25, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
New Evidence That Grandmothers Were Crucial for Human Evolution
A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives
October 23, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Carbon Dioxide in a Crowded Room Can Make You Dumber
A new experiment shows that the collective carbon dioxide exhaled by people around you might cause you to think more slowly
October 22, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Men Chasing Cat Stumble Upon 2,000-Year-Old Roman Treasures
A 2,000-year old burial chamber was discovered with the help of a cat
October 19, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
A New Leap Forward for Radiocarbon Dating
Sediments and ancient leaves recovered from the bottom of a Japanese lake will help scientists around the world more precisely date ancient objects
October 18, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Marshmallow Test Gets More Complicated
A new study finds that in a study of self control, the perception of trustworthiness matters
October 15, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
100-Million-Year-Old Spider Caught in the Act of Pouncing on Its Prey
A rare fossil captured a 100-million-year-old moment in time, a spider attacking an insect trapped in its web
October 15, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Do We Really Pick Our Friends Based On Genetic Similarities?
A new study debunks the idea that friendships are influenced by shared genes
October 09, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Archaeologists Uncover Massive Stone Age Complex in Scotland
A 5,000-year old temple complex may have been the centre of Stone Age British culture
October 08, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Maya Holy Snake Queen’s Tomb Unearthed in Guatemala
Glyphs carved into a ceramic jar indicate that scientists found the burial chamber of Lady K'abel, a seventh-century Maya Holy Snake Lord who is considered one of the great queens of Classic Maya civilization
October 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Are These Two Toes the World’s First Prostheses?
This is probably the world's first prosthetic—a wooden toe that dates back to before 600 BC
October 03, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
How Often Do Scientists Commit Fraud?
The evidence says scientists are pretty honest. New techniques could make it easier for scientific fabricators to be caught
October 01, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Fossil Finding Goes High Tech
A new high tech approach to digging in the dirt is helping paleontologists dig smarter: artificial intelligence
September 28, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Carved From Meteorite, This Thousand-Year-Old Statue Was Taken From Tibet by the Nazi SS
Crafted from a meteorite fragment, Nazis may have taken this early Tibetan relic because it displayed a swastika
September 27, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Looters Are Selling Artifacts to Fund War in Syria
War zones are dangerous places, for both people and cultural heritage
September 26, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
