Did another advanced species exist on Earth before humans?

Did another advanced species exist on Earth before humans? Our Milky Way galaxy contains tens of billions of potentially habitable planets, but we have no idea whether we’re alone. For now, Earth is the only world known to harbour life, and among all the living things on our planet, we ᴀssume Homo sapiens is the …

Experiments show why early humans began adding handles to tools

Experiments show why early humans began adding handles to tools A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool has tested the ᴀssumption that hafted tools (those with handles) provided early humans with enough benefit to warrant their construction and use. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the group describes …

How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago

How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago Long before NASA was sending satellites up into space, the ancient Greeks developed a way to determine the world was spherical over 2000 years ago. Despite it being obvious that the world is has a round spherical shape, ‘flat-earthers’ will live and die …

How The Human Face Might Look In 100,000 Years

How The Human Face Might Look In 100,000 Years According to reports, scientists have succeeded in creating the image of the future’s human face, and we now know what our species will probably look like in the near future. But how much has our face changed since humans appeared on Earth? Humankind’s ‘face’ has changed …

Mathematical Discovery Could Shed Light On Secrets Of The Universe

Mathematical Discovery Could Shed Light On Secrets Of The Universe A grand challenge in modern theoretical physics is to find a ‘unified theory’ that can describe all the laws of nature within a single framework — connecting Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which describes the universe on a large scale, and quantum mechanics, which describes …

Palau’s green pyramids: could be a geo-archaeological project

Palau’s green pyramids: could be a geo-archaeological project According to oral tradition, a huge serpent wound around the hills on the Palauan island and created the terraces with her body. But how did the monumental earthworks on Babeldaob really come about? Researchers from the Insтιтute for Ecosystem Research at Kiel University (CAU), in collaboration with …

The world’s smallest elephants led unusually long lives

The world’s smallest elephants led unusually long lives Ancient elephants that would have been born the size of a puppy lived for decades more than previously thought. Researchers studying an ancient miniature elephant that lived on Mediterranean islands found it could have lived for over 68 years, which is unusually long for a mammal of …

Archaeologists Will Study Life on the International Space Station

Archaeologists Will Study Life on the International Space Station A group of researchers has launched the first-ever archaeological study of humans in space, observing the lives of the crew living on the International Space Station. The experiment, which will analyze and document the unique “MicroSociety in a mini-world,” began this week with ᴀssociate professors Alice …

Here is the list of the top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2021

Here is the list of top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2021 Archaeology is the closest thing we have to a time machine. Instead of using flux capacitors, however, archaeologists rely on technology like ground-penetrating radar, scanning electron microscopes, DNA sequencing, and of course, the good-old-fashioned shovel. Equipped with the right tools and techniques, the work …

Humans altered landscapes 92,000 years ago

Humans altered landscapes 92,000 years ago More evidence has emerged that humans have been altering the environment for much longer than the current climate crisis. A new study published in Science Advances Wednesday found evidence that humans used fire to change the landscape around Lake Malawi in Africa as early as 92,000 years ago. “This is essentially …