Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Most archaeologists are human — most, though not all, apparently. According to a new analysis in Ecology, the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) served an archaeological role in southern Spain for hundreds of years, accumulating anthropogenic…

Once history’s first farmers settled down to start a more sedentary life, they began to see the value of close-knit communities. And they didn’t just forge bonds with their immediate neighbors; eventually, they welcomed outsiders into their…

It was once a commonly held belief that women’s menstrual cycles were linked to the moon’s cycles, a theory that researchers from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) think is highly likely. Although in this day and age, it appears…

Alzheimer’s disease can, in simple terms, be seen as a buildup of waste in the brain that disrupts neural activity. This accumulation leads to the loss of neural connections and brain matter integrity, resulting in familiar symptoms such as…

Swarms of ladybirds are entering homes with zoologists saying the hot summer is to…

Keith Joyce stumbled across leucovorin last December while trying to find ways to improve the life of his four-and-a-half year old autistic grandson, Jose. He spent the next few months researching the drug and speaking to neurologists. In April,…

The secrets behind an incredible 4,000-year-old temple known as “one of the defining…