The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

A new way of looking at tooth enamel could give scientists a path to deeper understanding of the health of human populations, ...

A timeline of 485 million years of Earth’s surface temperatures shows ancient greenhouse conditions were hotter than scientists thought.

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

In June 2023, an archaeological find in the Peloponnese rewrote ancient Greek history, in one of the most sensational ...

Don't know your Latin from your Latium? Never heard of a Mamertine before? Fear not — this is Rome's entire history, start to finish. But the real question is: How often do you think about the Roman ...

Some believe the "Babylon Battery" is an ancient device capable of generating electricity—centuries before modern batteries ...

A self-described “cultural Jew,” Shlain, 54, began keeping a screen-free “Tech Shabbat” 15 years ago, eventually writing the ...

Discover the ancient submerged bridge in Mallorca’s Genovesa Cave, revealing early human settlement 6,000 years ago.

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