Romans used human feces as medicine 1,900 years ago — and used thyme to mask the smell
Scientist tested the brownish flakes from inside the Roman glass vial. (Image credit: Cenker Atila ) Dark-brown flakes found inside a 1,900-year-old Roman glass vial are the very first direct…
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The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff
After an extremely smooth launch project, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon. NASA’s Space Launch System rocket rolls to Launch Complex 39B on Saturday. Credit: Stephen Clark/Ars…
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‘More Neanderthal than human’: How DNA from our long-lost ancestors affects our health today
Neanderthals and people interbred at a number of points in our evolutionary history. The traces of these ancient interactions stick around in our genes today. (Image credit: Kevin McGivern for…
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How many holes does the human body have?
How do you specify a hole? (Image credit: Getty Images ) The body is extremely intricate, with a number of openings and a couple of exits. Precisely how numerous holes…
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Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls
Today’s science news consisted of the biggest spinning structure in the recognized universe and a population genetically separated for centuries. (Image credit: Mattias Jakobsson(left)/ Lyla Jung( best)) Today’s greatest science…
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‘An extreme end of human genetic variation’: Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different
19459007]data-pin-nopin=”true” fetchpriority=”high”> Mandible of Matjes River 1 female, who lived 7,900 years earlier in southern Africa. (Image credit: Mattias Jakobsson ) Human beings were separated in southern Africa for about…
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Human trash is ‘kick-starting’ the domestication of city-dwelling raccoons, study suggests
[ 19659002]Raccoons residing in city locations have much shorter snouts than their rural equivalents– an early indication of domestication, a brand-new research study recommends. (Image credit: JOHANNES EISELE through Getty…
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Sink or swim? What will human migration look like as climate change impacts take hold
Coastal disintegration is speeding up as water level increase, leading to the loss of homes and facilities. (Image credit: WestWindGraphics/Getty Images ) What do we do when the worst effects…
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Gene that human ancestors lost millions of years ago could help treat gout
(Image credit: KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY by means of Getty Images) Countless years earlier, human beings’forefathers lost the function of a particular gene– however changing that gene back on might assist…
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1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus
Scientist found a piece of a jawbone and teeth at the historical site of Orozmani in the Republic of Georgia. (Image credit: Giorgi Bidzinashvili ) An approximately 1.8 million-year-old Homo…
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