Most humans naturally lose the ability to digest lactose, the sugar in milk, after childhood. Only some populations evolved a […]
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Ancient Survival Instincts Drive Modern Power Struggles
While our collective culture may have evolved alongside technological advancements, we are still ruled by the same instincts that once […]
Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada in California are Nearing Complete Disappearance
Findings from a study published on 1 October 2025 in Science Advances have indicated that the glaciers in the Sierra […]
Israel Moves to Seize Major Archaeological Site in the West Bank
Israeli authorities advanced a plan on 11 November 2025 to expropriate about 1800 dunams or 1.8 million square meters of […]
The Different Definitions of Sustainability
“Sustainability” originates from the word “sustain,” which means “to support,” and the word “sustainable,” which corresponds to something that can […]
Ancient Sea Sponges May Be the First Animals Ever to Exist
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by geobiologist Roger Summons, have presented new molecular evidence indicating that marine […]
In History: Where Did Chess Originate?
Historian Harold James Ruthven Murray pinned down the closest origin of modern chess from an ancient board game played in […]
Feast of Flesh: The Grim Cannibal Banquet of Neolithic Spain
Archaeologists have uncovered chilling evidence in El Mirador cave in the Sierra de Atapuerca of northern Spain. Skeletal remains buried […]
How Alcohol May Have Helped Build Complex Societies
Fermented or alcoholic beverages have been more than mere indulgences throughout history and across ancient and modern civilizations. Anthropologists have […]
The Impact of Manifest Destiny on Native Americans
The impact of manifest destiny to Native Americans was conflict. Of course, this was inevitable due to the fact that […]