The origin of Crocus sativus (saffron) has long been the subject of speculation and research, as this knowledge would enable to introduce genetic diversity
The reason that humans shifted away from hunting and gathering, and to farming — a much more labor-intensive process — has always been a riddle
To better understand the extent of black abalone recovery, a collaborative team is turning to archeological sites on the Channel Islands
A new methodology for comparing herbal medicine across societies can also be used to understand the transfer of cultural traditions
Hundreds of medieval and early modern Greek manuscripts are to be digitised, thanks to a project by the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg
The Tiwanaku people made offerings to supernatural deities near the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, about 500 years earlier than the Incas
Today, scientists report use of “X-ray vision” to gain brand-new insights about the layers of paint in rock art in Texas without needless damage
An international, interdisciplinary team led by Newcastle University’s Professor Ian Haynes aims to revolutionise understanding of Rome and its place in the transformation of the Mediterranean World
At Tanis in North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, paleontologists unearthed animal and fish fossils killed in events triggered by the Chicxulub impact
Paleontologists have discovered the first-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine (crested ‘duck-billed’ dinosaur) from the Arctic – part of the skull of a lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Liscomb Bonebed (71-68 Ma) found on Alaska’s North Slope
