A recent study published in Scientific Reports delves into the adaptive agricultural practices of pre-industrial communities ...

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

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From "MooLoos" to painting mountains, these silly scientific suggestions could actually help with climate change.

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

In a groundbreaking revelation, scientists have unearthed DNA evidence linking the enigmatic Philistines to ancient southern ...

Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...

High temperatures today are climbing into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees with wall-to-wall sunshine. We’re cold again ...