Articles of interest from across the scientific community.
Life from outer space: The Winchcombe meteorite came from an asteroid containing the building blocks of life …
One step back, two steps forward. Enzymes can be more effective when reconstructed from their modular building blocks …
A citizen archaeologist has connected the dots to discover what might be the earliest known written language …
Out of Africa, into the ocean: Prehuman seafarers might have conquered the Aegean, some 450 thousand years ago …
Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease have been discovered in dolphins, suggesting that the disorder is not unique to humans …
When modern humans set foot on Papua New Guinea, genes gleaned from local Denisovans helped adapt to new diseases …
The oldest DNA ever found could provide clues to how to adapt to future climates resembling those 2 million years ago …
Once forgotten and dusty, deep in a cupboard, a fossilized lizard has shifted back the origin of its modern kin by 35 million years …
A Bronze Age Mediterranean shipwreck holds clues to a far-flung tin trade network, from Europe to Uzbekistan …
How counting fenceposts led to calculating the shape of the Earth and finding your way to the nearest grocery store …
Tremors on Europa: Jupiter’s moon also has plate tectonic activity, just not like Earth’s …
Saved for later: During climatic change, microbial communities awaken strains pre-adapted to survive at different temperatures …
Custodians of the land, carriers of seeds: animals of all shapes and sizes have a huge role to play in reforestation efforts …
Riddled with conspiracy theory, Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse is an all-out assault on archaeology, according to Flint Dibble …
As the permafrost beneath us thaws, the chance of ancient viruses rising from the dead grows ever more likely …
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