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Scientists just found a hidden genetic flaw that slowly steals strength
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (465+ words) A global team of researchers led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri has discovered a new genetic disorder that interferes with muscle function and movement control. How Energy Failure Affects the Nervous System As the energy deficit worsens,…...
Everyone thought these helmets were Roman until scientists uncovered the truth
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (455+ words) Researchers have solved a decades-old mystery by showing that a cache of 43 helmets found off the Spanish coast is medieval, not Roman. The remarkable discovery exposes a thriving weapons trade network that connected Mediterranean powers during a time of piracy,…...
Ancient tides may have sparked humanity’s first urban civilization
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (491+ words) Water Shaped Early Agriculture and Society The researchers present a new paleoenvironmental model showing that tidal rhythms influenced the earliest stages of agriculture and social organization in Sumer. Rather than being shaped only by river floods, the region's growth was…...
T. rex’s tiny arms may have evolved for a surprisingly brutal reason
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (738+ words) The famously tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex may have been the result of a major shift in how giant meat eating dinosaurs hunted, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL (University College London) and the University of…...
Scientists just proved the moai could walk, solving a 500-year mystery
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (756+ words) For years, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui did the seemingly impossible and moved their iconic moai statues. Using a combination of physics, 3D modeling and on-the-ground experiments, a team including faculty at Binghamton University, State…...
A hidden climate shift may have sparked epic Pacific voyages 1,000 years ago
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (591+ words) The team reports that inhabited islands in Western Polynesia, including Samoa and Tonga, experienced drying over time. Meanwhile, islands farther east in Eastern Polynesia, such as French Polynesia (Tahiti), gradually became wetter, potentially making them more appealing places to live…...
“Celtic curse” hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) People with roots in the Outer Hebrides and north west Ireland face the highest known risk of developing hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron. Over time, that excess iron can build…...
New DNA analysis rewrites the story of the Beachy Head Woman
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (948+ words) A long-standing mystery surrounding a Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England may finally be close to an answer. Earlier studies suggested the young woman, known as the Beachy Head Woman, may have had recent ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa or the…...
A lost disease emerges from 5,500-year-old human remains
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (563+ words) The remains were excavated from a rock shelter near present-day Bogotá and date back roughly 5,500 years. By identifying this ancient genome, researchers have extended the known genetic history of Treponema pallidum by more than 3,000 years. The evidence adds weight to…...
Archaeologists uncover a 2,000-year-old crop in the Canary Islands
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) Lentils currently cultivated in the Canary Islands have an unbroken local history that reaches back nearly 2,000 years. This remarkable continuity has been revealed by the first genetic analysis of archaeological lentils, conducted by researchers at Linköping University and the University…...