Cornwall’s mystical far west — in the footsteps of Ithell Colquhoun
As Tate stages the first major exhibition of the surrealist artist, Oliver Smith follows her to the ancient stone circles of Penwith ...
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Prehistoric Wolves May Have Willingly Turned Themselves Into Dogs
What the findings do suggest, however, is that “the proto-domestication hypothesis cannot be rejected on the basis of time ...
We finally know why so many ancient human bones are pulled from the River Thames
Scientists and historians finally know why hundreds of human bones are still being pulled from the bottom of the River Thames ...
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Robots are bringing new life to extinct species
The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.
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Ancient history’s dark side: Horrific evidence of cannibalism found in Polish cave
Explore the intriguing findings from the Maszycka Cave in Poland. Discover the evidence of ancient humans being consumed by ...
From pterosaur to planes: how fossils from a flying reptile could make aircraft safer
A team of scientists from The University of Manchester have revealed that bone fossils from close relatives of dinosaurs ...
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Ancient pterosaur bones could inspire the future of aerospace engineering
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...
Ancient cannibal tribe celebrated battle victory — by eating enemies’ brains
These particular corpses had been “intensively manipulated” to extract all tissues and make use of “their caloric ...
Ancient warriors celebrated victory by eating their enemies' BRAINS, grisly study reveals
Early Europeans known as the Magdalenians celebrated by removing the ears of their enemies, scooping out their brains, and ...
Meet The World’s Most ‘Safeguarded’ Tree—A Jurassic Survivor Thought Extinct Until 1994
The Wollemi Pine’s bark looks like bubbling chocolate—but its real secret? It’s a 200-million-year-old survivor from the age ...
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The Red Lady of El Mirón’s Predecessors Analyzed Using Ancient DNA
New research has used DNA found in sediment to reveal new information about the human and animal populations that preceded ...
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Hundreds of Stone Age, ancient objects found during pilot excavation stun explorers
A groundbreaking pilot excavation in the Iraqi desert uncovered over 850 Stone Age artifacts up to 1.5 million years old, shedding new light on human evolution in the Arabian Peninsula. An ...