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Skeletons Point to Columbus Voyage for Syphilis Origins
December 20, 2011 — Skeletal evidence that reputedly showed signs of syphilis in Europe and other parts of the Old World before Christopher Columbus made his voyage in 1492 does not hold up when subjected to ... > full story -
Breastfeeding Saved Babies in 19th Century Montreal
December 20, 2011 — Breastfeeding increased infant survival rates in 19th -Century Montreal in two major ways, according to new research. Mother's milk protected vulnerable infants from food and water contaminated by ... > full story -
Attic Vases from Athens Inspired Cypriote Pottery
December 20, 2011 — Athenian pottery was exported to both east and west. In Cyprus the pottery was exported for about 300 years and it became a part of the Cypriots’ life. It also inspired the local potters and ... > full story -
Human Skull Is Highly Integrated: Study Sheds New Light on Evolutionary Changes
December 20, 2011 — Scientists studying a unique collection of human skulls have shown that changes to the skull shape thought to have occurred independently through separate evolutionary events may have actually ... > full storyMore: -
Chinese Scientists Announce the First Complete Sequencing of Mongolian Genome
December 19, 2011 — Chinese scientists have announced the first complete sequencing of Mongolian ... > full story -
Mercury Releases Into the Atmosphere from Ancient to Modern Times
December 14, 2011 — In pursuit of riches and energy over the last 5,000 years, humans have released into the environment 385,000 tons of mercury, the source of numerous health concerns, according to a new study that ... > full story -
Follow Your Nose: Compared to Neanderthals, Modern Humans Have a Better Sense of Smell
December 14, 2011 — High-tech medical imaging techniques were recently used to access internal structures of fossil human skulls. Researchers used sophisticated 3-D methods to quantify the shape of the basal brain as ... > full story -
Starving Orangutans Might Help to Better Understand Obesity and Eating Disorders in Humans
December 13, 2011 — New research examining how endangered Indonesian orangutans – considered a close relative to humans -- survive during times of extreme food scarcity might help scientists better understand ... > full storyMore: -
Divers Retrieve Prehistoric Wood from Lake Huron
December 12, 2011 — Under the cold clear waters of Lake Huron, researchers have found a five-and-a-half foot-long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old. The wood, which is tapered and beveled on one side in ... > full story -
Disappearance of the Elephant Caused Rise of Modern Humans: Dietary Change Led to Modern Humans in Middle East 400,000 Years Ago
December 12, 2011 — Scientists have connected evidence about diet with other cultural and anatomical clues to conclude that the disappearance of the elephants led to the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Middle East much ... > full story
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