The find may challenge modern notions about the starch-starved “paleo diet.” The excavation at Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains on the Kwazulu-Natal/eSwatini border (Copyright Lucinda Backwell) By Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonianmag.Com – The human hankering for roasted root vegetables may have gotten …
Archaeologists think it was occupied by Maya elite more than 1,000 years ago. Parts of Kulubá are already open to the public, and the INAH hopes the newly discovered palace will become accessible “in the medium term.” (Mauricio Marat/INAH) – By Brigit Katz, …
The air we breathe could be changing our behavior in ways we are only just beginning to understand. By Melissa Hogenboom / Images by Emmanuel Lafont – * This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2019” collection. Discover more of our picks. …
Toxic formations across the US and the Baltic are part of a worrying trend linked to the climate crisis and farming methods. By Jeremy Hance – A harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie in September 2017. Photograph: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography/NOAA. On …
The ancient Silk Road city once had a thriving Jewish population, which has shrunk to around 200. By Andrew Roth in Bukhara, Uzbekistan – Abram Iskhakov, the president of the Bukhara Jewish community, reads during an evening service in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Photograph: Andrew …
We could create nearly 30 million more jobs than we otherwise would. By Thor Benson – If we want to avoid the possibly catastrophic effects of climate change, we’re going to have to transition to renewable energy as soon as possible. That will …
Credit: Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac / RMN Grand Palais. Written by Oscar Holland, CNN – As early cameras began spreading out from Europe in the middle of the 19th century, photography became an increasingly powerful medium for obtaining and disseminating …
By Michael Irving – A composite image comprised of optical data from the Isaac Newton Telescope and X-ray data from Chandra showing the stellar association Cygnus OB2. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Drake et al; H-alpha: Univ. of Hertfordshire/INT/IPHAS; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Spitzer. – The cosmic beauty of space …
By Nick Lavars – Using a novel manufacturing method, scientists have discovered a way to turn plastic bottles into a useful new aerogel. National University of Singapore. – Recycling plastics is far from a simple undertaking, with only a small portion of what …
The newest approach: ornithological identification. By Sarah Sloat – Earth’s most astounding group of geoglyphs stretch across nearly 200 square miles of arid Peruvian coastal plain. The Nazca lines are a huge mystery — literally. A portion of the 70 animal and plant …
