Cahokia, one of the world’s largest ancient cities in present-day St Louis, did not suddenly disappear due to climate change at the end of the 13th century as previously thought. The pre-Columbian settlement, which housed over 50,000 people with complex roads, public plazas, and even an astronomical observatory, was graduallyContinue Reading
A world-first archaeological survey of the International Space Station has revealed how astronauts adapt to its living space, an advance that could help design future versions of the orbiting outpost. The ISS, a crowning achievement of global cooperation in space research, has been home to a changing crew of astronautsContinue Reading
People who work remotely feel more productive and are less likely to experience professional burnout if their home office is well ventilated, research suggests. Employees who also reported being happy or satisfied with their home workstation set-up were more likely to feel they are doing well in their job, accordingContinue Reading
Scientists have solved one of Earth’s mysteries of how continents rose more than 1km and created some of the world’s most dramatic landscapes. Experts have found that powerful waves deep within the Earth triggered when tectonic plates broke apart have caused continents to force the land up, creating giant plateaus.Continue Reading
Nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off the south of Sweden will remain there – for now. No one will be allowed to fish out the bounty without proper authorisation, officials said on Wednesday. Though the wreck’s location has been known since 2016Continue Reading
Mysterious carvings deciphered at the Göbekli Tepe archaeological site in Turkey suggest the world’s oldest monument – about twice as old as Stonehenge – is a solar calendar built to memorialise a devastating comet strike. A new study published in the journal Time and Mind on Tuesday indicates that GöbekliContinue Reading
Tick numbers in Scotland could almost double by 2080 due to climate change if temperatures rise by 4C, researchers have warned. Mathematicians at the University of Stirling’s Faculty of Natural Sciences have developed a new model which predicts tick density under varying climate change scenarios and produced maps showing whichContinue Reading
Scientists have found what they believe to be the smallest adult arm bone on record, shedding light on a group of mysterious “Hobbit” humans that lived thousands of years ago. The “astonishingly small” limb was found on the island of Flores in Indonesia, along with two teeth fossils. Analysis suggestsContinue Reading
Torrential rains in Brazil have eroded parts of a fossil site, revealing what scientists think could be the world’s oldest known dinosaur skeletons. The “almost fully preserved” dinosaur fossil, discovered next to a reservoir in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, could be around 233 million years old,Continue Reading
Egypt’s oldest pyramid was likely built with the help of an innovative hydraulic water elevator system, archaeologists claim in a new study which sheds more light on the ingenuity of ancient Egyptians. The study, published on Monday in the journal PloS ONE, suggests water may have been flowing into twoContinue Reading
