150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought

150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought

A 150,000-year-old stone tool from the Ivory Coast (Image credit: Jimbob Blinkhorn, MPG ) Ancient people resided in tropical rain forests much earlier than we initially believed, a brand-new research…

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14-year-old known as ‘the human calculator’ breaks 6 math world records in 1 day

14-year-old known as ‘the human calculator’ breaks 6 math world records in 1 day

14-year-old Aaryan Shukla just recently broke 6 world records for psychological mathematics. (Image credit: Prostock-Studio through Getty Images) A teen has actually set several mathematics world records by carrying out…

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5,000-year-old fortress found in Spain contains mysterious burial of Roman-era man with dagger

5,000-year-old fortress found in Spain contains mysterious burial of Roman-era man with dagger

The fortress was found in 2021 throughout initial studies for a solar energy plant in Spain’s southwest Extremadura area. (Image credit: Acciona/Tera S.L.) Archaeologists excavating a practically 5,000-year-old Spanish fortress…

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2,000-year-old remains of London’s oldest Roman basilica discovered under office building

2,000-year-old remains of London’s oldest Roman basilica discovered under office building

MOLA archaeologists found an area of the basilica wall (Image credit: Museum of London Archaeology) Archaeologists have actually found the 2,000-year-old remains of London’s very first civic basilica, a big…

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100-year-old heart drug made from foxglove may help ‘dissolve’ clumps of spreading cancer cells

100-year-old heart drug made from foxglove may help ‘dissolve’ clumps of spreading cancer cells

(Image credit: CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY through Getty Images) By separating clusters of cancer cells, an old heart drug called digoxin might assist stop growths from infecting other organs, a…

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7,000-year-old bone holds 3 arrowheads with mixed poisons — the oldest of their kind on record

7,000-year-old bone holds 3 arrowheads with mixed poisons — the oldest of their kind on record

In 1983 archaeologists excavating a collapse South Africa found an uncommon thigh bone. It came from an undefined antelope and was discovered to be 7,000 years of ages. X-rays exposed…

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1,600-year-old Roman padlock with spring mechanism discovered in Germany — and it’s tiny

1,600-year-old Roman padlock with spring mechanism discovered in Germany — and it’s tiny

The little gold lock system found in northwest Germany (Image credit: LWL/ S. Brentführer ) A metal detectorist in Germany has actually found a 1,600-year-old mini gold lock that’s one…

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1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals Criminal Case from Roman Empire

1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals Criminal Case from Roman Empire

Composed in Greek, this papyrus is a memorandum for a judicial hearing before a Roman authorities in the province of Judea or Arabia in the reign of the Roman emperor…

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1,200-year-old remains of dismembered pregnant woman in Ecuador hint at ‘enigmatic’ sacrifice to thwart El Niño

1,200-year-old remains of dismembered pregnant woman in Ecuador hint at ‘enigmatic’ sacrifice to thwart El Niño

The burial of a pregnant lady and fetus from Ecuador’s Manteño duration might have been a sacrifice. (Image credit: Sara Juengst/ UNC Charlotte) Archaeologists excavating in Ecuador have actually found…

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2,800-year-old structure unearthed in Israel was likely used for cultic practices and sacrifice, archaeologists say

2,800-year-old structure unearthed in Israel was likely used for cultic practices and sacrifice, archaeologists say

An illustration of the recently discovered structure as it most likely stood 2,800 years earlier. (Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority ) Archaeologists in Israel have actually discovered a series of…

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