Michael Johnson's journey to becoming a legendary sprinter didn't start with a love for track and field. He began his athletic career playing football. He had a great game once, but his team lost. On the bus ride home, he felt happy because he played well, but his teammates were sad. This experience
In a remarkable discovery in Spain, scientists have found the earliest known human face fossil in Western Europe. This fossil, affectionately named Pink, was unearthed at the Atapuerca archaeological site in northern Spain. The discovery is significant because it pushes back the timeline of human se
The day was like any other for Mark Sell, a retired firefighter from Norfolk, England. He was out in a field with a friend, metal detector in hand, hoping to find something interesting. Little did he know, his day would take an extraordinary turn. The metal detector beeped faintly, signalin
Imagine a city, Herculaneum, in 79 CE. A young man, unaware of the impending doom, lies in a grand building. Suddenly, Mount Vesuvius erupts. A superheated cloud of gas, ash, and debris, known as a pyroclastic surge, sweeps through the city. Temperatures soar to over 950 degrees Fahrenheit (510 degr
Imagine this: a city buried under ash, people frozen in time, and a brain turned into glass. This isn't a sci-fi movie, but a real event that happened in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption was so powerful that it released energy equal to 100, 000 Hiroshima bombs. The cities of Pompeii a
Imagine this: humans thriving in lush rainforests way back when. The conventional wisdom was that humans started living in rainforests around 70, 000 years ago. But hold onto your hats, folks, because new findings suggest that humans were living in rainforests as early as 150, 000 years ago. This re
A courtroom drama has unfolded, pitting the estate of Michael Crichton against Warner Bros. Television. The estate, holding rights to the medical drama "ER, " is not happy with the new show "The Pitt. " The estate believes that "The Pitt" is too similar to "ER" and that Warner Bros. Television has
Imagine trying to understand a fight without just looking at the punches thrown. That's what some people have been doing with history and archaeology. They focus only on violence and wars. But what if there's more to the story? What if conflicts have stages, like a roller coaster with ups and downs?
Bile acids are becoming a hot topic in archaeology. These acids, made only by animals, are tougher than other similar compounds. They don't break down as easily over time. This makes them great for studying old poop and what it can tell us about the past. But what happens when that poop is burned?
The Bronze Age in Western Siberia was a time of rich cultural expression, and one of the most vibrant ways people showed this was through their clothing and accessories. Researchers have long been fascinated by the intricate metal adornments found on clothing and headwear from this era. These tiny p
