New 精东传媒 - Humans / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2454310-a-bizarre-skeleton-from-a-roman-grave-has-bones-from-seven-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:51:08 +0000 Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have revealed that a complete skeleton found in a 2nd-century cemetery is made up of bones from many people spanning thousands of years 鈥� but we don鈥檛 know who assembled it or why 2454310-a-bizarre-skeleton-from-a-roman-grave-has-bones-from-seven-people|2454310 /article/2453552-stone-age-network-reveals-ancient-paris-was-an-artisanal-trading-hub/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:10:21 +0000 Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftspeople in what is now Paris, who traded along vast networks 2453552-stone-age-network-reveals-ancient-paris-was-an-artisanal-trading-hub|2453552 /article/2453247-dna-helps-match-well-man-skeleton-to-800-year-old-norwegian-saga/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 The Sverris saga describes how castle invaders 鈥渢ook a dead man and cast him unto the well, and then filled it up with stones鈥�, in what may have been an early act of biological warfare - and now researchers believe they have found the skeleton of the man in question 2453247-dna-helps-match-well-man-skeleton-to-800-year-old-norwegian-saga|2453247 /article/2452861-extremely-rare-bronze-age-wooden-tool-found-in-english-trench/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:01:12 +0100 In a wetland on the south coast of England, archaeologists dug up one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever found in Britain, which is around 3500 years old 2452861-extremely-rare-bronze-age-wooden-tool-found-in-english-trench|2452861 /article/2452524-many-iron-age-swords-may-be-tainted-by-modern-forgery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:00:39 +0100 Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age 鈥� but modern forgers glue together elements from different weapons, making it difficult for researchers to study the ancient technology 2452524-many-iron-age-swords-may-be-tainted-by-modern-forgery|2452524 /article/mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Netflix鈥檚聽Ancient Apocalypse聽peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting mg26435130-400-the-archaeologist-fighting-claims-about-an-advanced-lost-civilisation|2451556 /article/mg26435132-500-were-homing-in-on-the-best-ways-to-tackle-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 A debating technique known as the "truth sandwich" is helping archaeologists combat a false narrative about an advanced ancient civilisation forgotten in human history mg26435132-500-were-homing-in-on-the-best-ways-to-tackle-misinformation|2451879 /article/mg26435120-800-a-cave-in-france-is-revealing-how-the-neanderthals-died-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Discoveries from the genomes of the last Neanderthals are rewriting the story of how our own species came to replace them mg26435120-800-a-cave-in-france-is-revealing-how-the-neanderthals-died-out|2450640 /article/2451483-how-the-evolution-of-citrus-is-inextricably-linked-with-our-own/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:00:11 +0100 Millions of years ago, our ancestors lost a gene for producing vitamin C and got a taste for citrus. Since then, we've cultivated the tangy fruits into global staples like sweet oranges and sour lemons 2451483-how-the-evolution-of-citrus-is-inextricably-linked-with-our-own|2451483 /article/2451525-gravity-may-explain-why-neanderthals-failed-to-adopt-advanced-weaponry/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:00:32 +0100 Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them 鈥� and an experiment involving a 9-metre-tall platform may explain why 2451525-gravity-may-explain-why-neanderthals-failed-to-adopt-advanced-weaponry|2451525 /article/2451533-read-an-extract-from-rachel-kushners-creation-lake/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:45:16 +0100 In the opening to Rachel Kushner's Booker-shortlisted novel Creation Lake, the latest pick for the New 精东传媒 Book Club, we meet undercover operative Sadie Smith as she secretly reads the emails of an eco-activist group 2451533-read-an-extract-from-rachel-kushners-creation-lake|2451533 /article/2450368-ancient-dna-tells-story-of-toddler-who-lived-in-italy-17000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:12 +0100 A young boy who lived towards the end of the last glacial period had dark skin, blue eyes and a congenital heart condition, a study of his genome reveals 2450368-ancient-dna-tells-story-of-toddler-who-lived-in-italy-17000-years-ago|2450368 /article/mg26335100-100-the-fascinating-truth-about-why-common-sense-isnt-really-that-common/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI mg26335100-100-the-fascinating-truth-about-why-common-sense-isnt-really-that-common|2448800 /article/mg26335060-700-rachel-kushners-booker-shortlisted-creation-lake-is-top-notch/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:15:00 +0100 For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do the Neanderthals fit into Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner's Booker-shortlisted climate fiction novel? Emily H. Wilson loved finding out mg26335060-700-rachel-kushners-booker-shortlisted-creation-lake-is-top-notch|2445098 /article/2449451-worlds-oldest-cheese-found-on-3500-year-old-chinese-mummies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:15 +0100 DNA and protein analysis has identified a white substance smeared on mummies in China as a kind of kefir cheese, made from cow and goat milk 2449451-worlds-oldest-cheese-found-on-3500-year-old-chinese-mummies|2449451 /article/2449076-ai-discovers-hundreds-of-ancient-nazca-drawings-in-peruvian-desert/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:00:52 +0100 Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicting figures like llamas, decapitated human heads and killer whales armed with knives 2449076-ai-discovers-hundreds-of-ancient-nazca-drawings-in-peruvian-desert|2449076 /article/2447513-genome-of-neanderthal-fossil-reveals-lost-tribe-cut-off-for-millennia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:40 +0100 Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years 2447513-genome-of-neanderthal-fossil-reveals-lost-tribe-cut-off-for-millennia|2447513 /article/2447538-ancient-people-of-easter-island-made-return-trips-to-south-america/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:26 +0100 DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans 2447538-ancient-people-of-easter-island-made-return-trips-to-south-america|2447538 /article/2447242-when-did-humans-leave-the-trees-for-the-savannah-or-did-they-at-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:00:10 +0100 Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs 鈥� but we may have this idea wrong 2447242-when-did-humans-leave-the-trees-for-the-savannah-or-did-they-at-all|2447242 /article/2446880-greenland-voyage-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-arctic-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:00:37 +0100 On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago 2446880-greenland-voyage-sheds-light-on-little-known-ancient-arctic-culture|2446880 /article/mg26335060-400-a-gripping-account-of-morality-shows-how-we-work-out-right-from-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Where do morals come from? In Animals, Robots, Gods, anthropologist Webb Keane argues imagination and differing senses of the world are key to discerning right from wrong mg26335060-400-a-gripping-account-of-morality-shows-how-we-work-out-right-from-wrong|2445095 /article/2445182-neolithic-engineers-used-science-knowledge-to-build-megalith-monument/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:00:02 +0100 A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an understanding of geology and physics 2445182-neolithic-engineers-used-science-knowledge-to-build-megalith-monument|2445182 /article/2444473-cocaine-in-mummified-brains-reveals-when-europeans-first-used-the-drug/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:17 +0100 The use of cocaine only took off in Europe during the 19th century, after the drug was chemically isolated from coca leaves, but new evidence suggests much earlier use 2444473-cocaine-in-mummified-brains-reveals-when-europeans-first-used-the-drug|2444473 /article/2443397-why-the-amazing-altamura-man-fossil-remains-a-mystery/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:46 +0100 A Neanderthal skeleton was discovered encased in rock in an Italian cave 30 years ago, but it hasn鈥檛 been studied much due to a long-running impasse about how to safely excavate it 2443397-why-the-amazing-altamura-man-fossil-remains-a-mystery|2443397 /article/2443879-stonehenges-altar-stone-was-brought-all-the-way-from-scotland/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:00:44 +0100 The nearest source of the altar stone at the centre of Stonehenge has finally been identified 鈥� and it is at least 750 kilometres away in north-east Scotland 2443879-stonehenges-altar-stone-was-brought-all-the-way-from-scotland|2443879 /article/2443538-ancient-plant-artefact-reveals-humanitys-epic-journey-to-australia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:01:07 +0100 We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option 2443538-ancient-plant-artefact-reveals-humanitys-epic-journey-to-australia|2443538 /article/2442686-hobbit-hominins-from-indonesia-may-have-had-even-smaller-ancestors/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:00:27 +0100 An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of Flores is the smallest ever found from an adult hominin, adding a new piece to the puzzle of Homo floresiensis 2442686-hobbit-hominins-from-indonesia-may-have-had-even-smaller-ancestors|2442686 /article/mg26335023-000-what-made-us-human-the-fossils-redefining-our-evolutionary-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged 鈥� but defining a human has turned out to be far trickier than we thought mg26335023-000-what-made-us-human-the-fossils-redefining-our-evolutionary-origins|2441960 /article/2439519-bronze-age-hoards-hint-that-market-economies-arose-surprisingly-early/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behaviour may not have changed much over the past 3500 years 2439519-bronze-age-hoards-hint-that-market-economies-arose-surprisingly-early|2439519 /article/2440554-egyptian-pyramid-may-have-been-built-using-a-water-powered-elevator/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:20:04 +0100 Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser 4500 years ago 2440554-egyptian-pyramid-may-have-been-built-using-a-water-powered-elevator|2440554 /article/2440715-neanderthal-cooking-skills-put-to-the-test-with-birds-and-stone-tools/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:00:47 +0100 In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them 2440715-neanderthal-cooking-skills-put-to-the-test-with-birds-and-stone-tools|2440715 /article/2440063-butchered-bones-hint-humans-were-in-south-america-21000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Prehistoric mammal bones found at a construction site in Argentina appear to have been cut with stone tools, suggesting that humans lived in the region much earlier than previously thought 2440063-butchered-bones-hint-humans-were-in-south-america-21000-years-ago|2440063 /article/mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Recent fossil finds suggest that big brains weren't an evolutionary asset to our ancestors but evolved by accident 鈥� and are likely to shrink again in the near future mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future|2438736 /article/2438941-denisovan-dna-may-help-modern-humans-adapt-to-different-environments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:37 +0100 Highland and lowland populations in Papua New Guinea have different gene variants derived from Denisovan archaic humans, indicating possible adaptations for lower oxygen levels and higher malaria risk 2438941-denisovan-dna-may-help-modern-humans-adapt-to-different-environments|2438941 /article/2439016-the-plague-may-have-wiped-out-most-northern-europeans-5000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:00:21 +0100 DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe 2439016-the-plague-may-have-wiped-out-most-northern-europeans-5000-years-ago|2439016 /article/2438905-when-did-human-ancestors-start-walking-on-two-legs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:00:17 +0100 Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether Sahelanthropus, a hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was one of the first bipedal apes 2438905-when-did-human-ancestors-start-walking-on-two-legs|2438905 /article/2438604-britain-saw-centuries-of-economic-growth-under-roman-rule/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:00:58 +0100 The technologies introduced by the Romans after they conquered Britain led to the kind of economic growth seen in the industrial age 2438604-britain-saw-centuries-of-economic-growth-under-roman-rule|2438604 /article/mg26334980-300-haunting-photos-bring-fictional-female-explorers-to-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Tonje B酶e Birkeland's photographs imagine the exploits of fictional female scientists and adventurers from the past mg26334980-300-haunting-photos-bring-fictional-female-explorers-to-life|2437772 /article/2438291-50000-year-old-picture-of-a-pig-is-the-oldest-known-narrative-art/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:33 +0100 A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling 2438291-50000-year-old-picture-of-a-pig-is-the-oldest-known-narrative-art|2438291 /article/2437993-ancient-denisovans-hunted-snow-leopards-on-the-tibetan-plateau/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Thousands of bones found in a Tibetan cave have been analysed to learn how mysterious ancient humans known as Denisovans lived 2437993-ancient-denisovans-hunted-snow-leopards-on-the-tibetan-plateau|2437993 /article/2437596-iron-age-skeletons-found-under-bridge-may-have-been-hit-by-a-tsunami/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:00:59 +0100 Twenty people may have died 2000 years ago when an Iron Age bridge suddenly collapsed following a tsunami or flood, but scientists also cannot rule out that they were sacrificed 2437596-iron-age-skeletons-found-under-bridge-may-have-been-hit-by-a-tsunami|2437596 /article/mg26334980-500-how-ghost-cities-in-the-amazon-are-rewriting-the-story-of-civilisation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Remote sensing, including lidar, reveals that the Amazon was once home to millions of people. The emerging picture of how they lived challenges ideas of human cultural evolution mg26334980-500-how-ghost-cities-in-the-amazon-are-rewriting-the-story-of-civilisation|2437794 /article/2437808-ancient-artefacts-suggest-australian-ritual-endured-for-12000-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:00:43 +0100 Wooden sticks found in an Australian cave appear to match the accounts of a 19th-century anthropologist, suggesting the GurnaiKurnai people practised the same ritual at the end of the last glacial period 2437808-ancient-artefacts-suggest-australian-ritual-endured-for-12000-years|2437808 /article/2437407-skeletons-reveal-ancient-egyptian-scribes-had-bad-posture-at-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:25 +0100 The skeletons of ancient Egyptian scribes reveal the health toll of sitting on the floor while performing administrative tasks like writing 2437407-skeletons-reveal-ancient-egyptian-scribes-had-bad-posture-at-work|2437407 /article/2437038-mysterious-rock-art-in-venezuela-hints-at-little-known-ancient-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:30:07 +0100 Pictograms and petroglyphs depicting abstract lines and shapes offer a rare glimpse into the culture of people who lived in South America thousands of years ago 2437038-mysterious-rock-art-in-venezuela-hints-at-little-known-ancient-culture|2437038 /article/2437263-neanderthal-child-may-have-had-downs-syndrome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:00:33 +0100 A fossil bone displaying features consistent with Down鈥檚 syndrome belonged to a Neanderthal child who survived beyond 6 years old, adding to evidence that these extinct humans cared for members of their community 2437263-neanderthal-child-may-have-had-downs-syndrome|2437263 /article/2436416-easter-islands-legendary-societal-collapse-didnt-actually-happen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:00:42 +0100 Historians have claimed the people of Easter Island overexploited natural resources, causing a population crash, but new evidence suggests they lived sustainably for centuries 2436416-easter-islands-legendary-societal-collapse-didnt-actually-happen|2436416 /article/2436564-worlds-oldest-wine-found-in-2000-year-old-roman-tomb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:59:52 +0100 An urn found in a tomb in Spain contained the cremated remains of a man, a gold ring and about 5 litres of liquid, which has been identified as now-discoloured white wine 2436564-worlds-oldest-wine-found-in-2000-year-old-roman-tomb|2436564 /article/2435467-did-rock-art-spread-from-one-place-or-was-it-invented-many-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:00:09 +0100 Rock art is a truly global phenomenon, with discoveries of cave paintings and etchings on every continent that ancient humans inhabited 鈥� but how many times was it invented over human history? 2435467-did-rock-art-spread-from-one-place-or-was-it-invented-many-times|2435467 /article/mg26234950-100-evidence-of-consciousness-in-newborns-has-implications-for-their-care/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Babies cannot tell us what they are experiencing, so it is hard to know what they are conscious of. But new research suggesting they perceive the world consciously could change how we care for them, says Claudia Passos-Ferreira mg26234950-100-evidence-of-consciousness-in-newborns-has-implications-for-their-care|2434836 /article/2433595-ancient-snake-drawings-are-among-the-largest-known-rock-art-worldwide/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 04 Jun 2024 01:01:34 +0100 Rock art along the Orinoco river in South America is made up of some of the largest etchings we know of and could date back 2000 years 2433595-ancient-snake-drawings-are-among-the-largest-known-rock-art-worldwide|2433595 /article/mg26234933-100-these-scientific-rules-of-connection-can-supercharge-your-social-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 28 May 2024 18:03:00 +0100 Several psychological biases undermine our ability to make new friends. Understand them and you鈥檒l know the secrets to building meaningful relationships that last mg26234933-100-these-scientific-rules-of-connection-can-supercharge-your-social-life|2433164 /article/2433274-ancient-egyptian-skull-shows-oldest-known-attempt-at-treating-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 29 May 2024 06:00:26 +0100 Cut marks on a 4000-year-old skull suggest ancient Egyptian doctors tried to treat a man with nasopharyngeal cancer 2433274-ancient-egyptian-skull-shows-oldest-known-attempt-at-treating-cancer|2433274 /article/2432435-early-humans-took-northern-route-to-australia-cave-find-suggests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 22 May 2024 15:00:21 +0100 An excavation on Timor reveals humans first settled on the island 44,000 years ago, long after the earliest occupation of Australia 鈥� suggesting migration to the latter took another route 2432435-early-humans-took-northern-route-to-australia-cave-find-suggests|2432435 /article/2432356-modern-soldiers-test-ancient-greek-armour-to-show-it-worked-for-war/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 22 May 2024 20:00:11 +0100 An experiment inspired by Homer鈥檚 description of combat in The Iliad tested the capabilities of the Dendra armour suit from Greece鈥檚 Bronze Age 2432356-modern-soldiers-test-ancient-greek-armour-to-show-it-worked-for-war|2432356 /article/2430575-nomads-thrived-in-greece-after-the-collapse-of-the-roman-empire/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 17 May 2024 07:00:30 +0100 Analysis of pollen in sediment cores from a large lake in Greece shows that nomadic livestock herders took over the region after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire 2430575-nomads-thrived-in-greece-after-the-collapse-of-the-roman-empire|2430575 /article/2431679-a-lost-branch-of-the-river-nile-flowed-past-the-pyramids-of-egypt/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 16 May 2024 17:00:12 +0100 Soil core samples show an ancient riverbed under the desert near many Egyptian pyramids, revealing an ancient waterway that dried up thousands of years ago 2431679-a-lost-branch-of-the-river-nile-flowed-past-the-pyramids-of-egypt|2431679 /article/2430910-why-did-hominins-like-us-evolve-at-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:36 +0100 Animal life on Earth existed for over half a billion years before hominins hit the scene 鈥� a complex combination of environmental changes, innovations in technology and competition may have led to us 2430910-why-did-hominins-like-us-evolve-at-all|2430910 /article/2430732-did-humans-evolve-to-chase-down-prey-over-long-distances/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 13 May 2024 17:00:17 +0100 Outrunning prey over long distances is an efficient method of hunting for humans, and it was widely used until recently, according to an analysis of ethnographic accounts 2430732-did-humans-evolve-to-chase-down-prey-over-long-distances|2430732 /article/2430389-oldest-known-human-viruses-found-hidden-within-neanderthal-bones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 14 May 2024 07:00:17 +0100 Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruses related to modern human pathogens, and the researchers think they could be recreated 2430389-oldest-known-human-viruses-found-hidden-within-neanderthal-bones|2430389 /article/mg26234904-200-who-were-the-enigmatic-sea-peoples-blamed-for-the-bronze-age-collapse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 08 May 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Around 3000 years ago, several empires and kingdoms in the Mediterranean collapsed, with a group of sea-faring warriors implicated as the culprit. But new evidence shows that many of our ideas about this turbulent time need completely rethinking mg26234904-200-who-were-the-enigmatic-sea-peoples-blamed-for-the-bronze-age-collapse|2430137 /article/2429497-astonishing-images-show-how-female-neanderthal-may-have-looked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 02 May 2024 12:10:46 +0100 The skull of Shanidar Z was found in the Shanidar cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and has been painstakingly put back together 2429497-astonishing-images-show-how-female-neanderthal-may-have-looked|2429497 /article/2427222-ancient-humans-lived-inside-a-lava-tube-in-the-arabian-desert/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:00:09 +0100 Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia 2427222-ancient-humans-lived-inside-a-lava-tube-in-the-arabian-desert|2427222 /article/2427163-early-humans-spread-as-far-north-as-siberia-400000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:49 +0100 A site in Siberia has evidence of human presence 417,000 years ago, raising the possibility that hominins could have reached North America much earlier than we thought 2427163-early-humans-spread-as-far-north-as-siberia-400000-years-ago|2427163 /article/2427141-ancient-maya-burned-their-dead-rulers-to-mark-a-new-dynasty/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:01:56 +0100 In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals 鈥� possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another 2427141-ancient-maya-burned-their-dead-rulers-to-mark-a-new-dynasty|2427141 /article/2426655-untangling-the-enigmatic-origins-of-the-human-familys-newest-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:43 +0100 Five years ago, a fossil found in the Philippines was determined to be from a new species of hominin called Homo luzonensis. Since then, we鈥檝e learned a bit more about the newest member of the human family 2426655-untangling-the-enigmatic-origins-of-the-human-familys-newest-species|2426655 /article/2426091-australias-indigenous-people-were-making-pottery-over-2000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:00:58 +0100 An excavation on an island in the Coral Sea shows that Indigenous Australians were producing ceramics long before the arrival of Europeans 2426091-australias-indigenous-people-were-making-pottery-over-2000-years-ago|2426091 /article/2425719-stone-age-blades-could-have-been-used-for-butchery-not-just-hunting/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:40:06 +0100 A modern butchery experiment using replicas of Stone Age tools raises new questions about how often prehistoric peoples hunted large animals such as bison or mammoths 2425719-stone-age-blades-could-have-been-used-for-butchery-not-just-hunting|2425719 /article/2425569-the-biology-of-kindness-review-living-well-and-prospering/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:00:58 +0100 Can cultivating positive behaviours and tweaking our lifestyles lead to healthier, happier lives 鈥� even longer lives? Discover the daily choices that may make the difference in a fascinating new book 2425569-the-biology-of-kindness-review-living-well-and-prospering|2425569 /article/mg26134840-500-the-unexpected-reasons-why-human-childhood-is-extraordinarily-long/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Why childhood is so protracted has long been mysterious, now a spate of archaeological discoveries suggest an intriguing explanation mg26134840-500-the-unexpected-reasons-why-human-childhood-is-extraordinarily-long|2423642 /article/2424152-ancient-people-carved-mysterious-symbols-near-dinosaur-footprints/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:28:46 +0000 A unique site in Brazil features rock carvings closely associated with dinosaur tracks, suggesting prehistoric people saw the footprints as meaningful 2424152-ancient-people-carved-mysterious-symbols-near-dinosaur-footprints|2424152 /article/2423824-medieval-horses-buried-in-london-had-far-flung-origins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:00:16 +0000 Isotopic analysis of horse teeth from a medieval burial site suggest that the animals were imported to England from Scandinavia or the Alps, perhaps for use in battle or jousting 2423824-medieval-horses-buried-in-london-had-far-flung-origins|2423824 /article/2423408-why-falling-birth-rates-will-be-a-bigger-problem-than-overpopulation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:30:56 +0000 Birthrates are projected to have fallen below the replacement level, of 2.1 per woman, in more than three quarters of countries by 2050 2423408-why-falling-birth-rates-will-be-a-bigger-problem-than-overpopulation|2423408 /article/mg26134833-200-people-watch-sports-have-sex-make-children-study-finds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback is intrigued by new research into how major sports tournaments "were associated with increases in the number of babies born" nine months later - but only for supporters of the winning teams mg26134833-200-people-watch-sports-have-sex-make-children-study-finds|2422947 /article/2423345-ancient-canoes-hint-at-bustling-trade-in-mediterranean-7000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Italian canoes capable of transporting people and goods have been dated to the Neolithic period, suggesting there was a bustling trade across the Mediterranean Sea 2423345-ancient-canoes-hint-at-bustling-trade-in-mediterranean-7000-years-ago|2423345 /article/2423281-ancient-campsite-may-show-how-humans-survived-volcanic-super-eruption/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:22 +0000 Evidence from an archaeological site in Ethiopia suggests ancient humans adapted their diet during a dry spell after the Toba volcano eruption 74,000 years ago 2423281-ancient-campsite-may-show-how-humans-survived-volcanic-super-eruption|2423281 /article/2423158-amazingly-preserved-bronze-age-village-reveals-life-in-ancient-england/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:59 +0000 A settlement in the east of England burned down in a fire 3000 years ago, falling into a muddy waterway that preserved everything inside the houses including tools, fabric, cooking pots and more 2423158-amazingly-preserved-bronze-age-village-reveals-life-in-ancient-england|2423158 /article/2423106-human-brains-have-been-mysteriously-preserved-for-thousands-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:01:29 +0000 Intact human brains 12,000 years old or more have been found in unexpected places such as shipwrecks and waterlogged graves, but it is unclear what preserved them 2423106-human-brains-have-been-mysteriously-preserved-for-thousands-of-years|2423106 /article/2422818-mammoth-carcass-was-scavenged-by-ancient-humans-and-sabre-toothed-cats/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:10 +0000 A southern mammoth skeleton found in Spain bears cut marks from stone tools and bite marks from carnivore teeth, suggesting that both hominins and felids feasted on its meat 2422818-mammoth-carcass-was-scavenged-by-ancient-humans-and-sabre-toothed-cats|2422818 /article/mg26134821-700-how-neuroscience-can-help-you-make-tough-decisions-with-no-regrets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back mg26134821-700-how-neuroscience-can-help-you-make-tough-decisions-with-no-regrets|2421553 /article/2421957-did-the-people-of-easter-island-independently-invent-writing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:53 +0000 Wooden tablets containing a language of glyphs called Rongorongo may be evidence that the people of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, created their own writing system without the influence of European language 2421957-did-the-people-of-easter-island-independently-invent-writing|2421957 /article/2421578-indigenous-australians-have-managed-land-with-fire-for-11000-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:00:20 +0000 Lake sediments reveal the ancient history of Aboriginal people鈥檚 use of fire to manage the landscape, a tradition that has benefits for biodiversity 2421578-indigenous-australians-have-managed-land-with-fire-for-11000-years|2421578 /article/2420679-ukraine-may-have-been-first-part-of-europe-colonised-by-early-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:56 +0000 Korolevo, a site in Ukraine where early humans made stone tools, has been dated to 1.4 million years ago, suggesting early humans moved from Ukraine into the rest of Europe 2420679-ukraine-may-have-been-first-part-of-europe-colonised-by-early-humans|2420679 /article/2420884-genomes-of-modern-indian-people-include-wide-range-of-neanderthal-dna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:27:26 +0000 A genetic study of nearly 2700 individuals has revealed the ancestry of Indian people, and gets scientists closer to reconstructing the genomes of ancient Neanderthals 2420884-genomes-of-modern-indian-people-include-wide-range-of-neanderthal-dna|2420884 /article/2417952-ancient-bronze-hand-may-offer-clue-to-the-origins-of-basque-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:01:19 +0000 Archaeologists say a mysterious language inscribed on a 2000-year-old metal hand may be related to Basque, but linguists aren't convinced 2417952-ancient-bronze-hand-may-offer-clue-to-the-origins-of-basque-language|2417952 /article/mg26134783-600-is-it-time-for-a-more-subtle-view-on-the-ultimate-taboo-cannibalism/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 New archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans ate each other surprisingly often - sometimes for compassionate reasons. The finds give us an opportunity to reassess our views on the practice mg26134783-600-is-it-time-for-a-more-subtle-view-on-the-ultimate-taboo-cannibalism|2417067 /article/mg26134780-500-our-human-ancestors-often-ate-each-other-and-for-surprising-reasons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Fossil evidence shows that humans have been practising cannibalism for a million years. Now, archaeologists are discovering that some of the time they did it to honour their dead mg26134780-500-our-human-ancestors-often-ate-each-other-and-for-surprising-reasons|2416749 /article/2416721-when-does-a-bone-become-a-fossil/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:42 +0000 As organic material in a bone gets replaced by minerals over time, it becomes a fossil. But that can happen at different rates even within the same individual 2416721-when-does-a-bone-become-a-fossil|2416721 /article/2417221-dogs-and-horses-buried-with-iron-age-people-may-have-been-beloved-pets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:00:32 +0000 A 2200-year-old burial ground in northern Italy includes people interred with dogs and horses, perhaps showing they had strong bonds with their animals 2417221-dogs-and-horses-buried-with-iron-age-people-may-have-been-beloved-pets|2417221 /article/2416773-submerged-wall-could-be-the-largest-stone-age-megastructure-in-europe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:00:29 +0000 A stone wall nearly a kilometre long found under the Baltic Sea may have been built by ancient hunters to channel deer into a confined space 2416773-submerged-wall-could-be-the-largest-stone-age-megastructure-in-europe|2416773 /article/2416647-hominins-may-have-left-africa-700000-years-earlier-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:20:42 +0000 Our hominin ancestors originated in Africa and the consensus is that they didn't leave there until about 1.8 million years ago, but stone tools found in Jordan challenge the idea 2416647-hominins-may-have-left-africa-700000-years-earlier-than-we-thought|2416647 /video/2416276-how-ancient-herculaneum-papyrus-scrolls-were-deciphered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:00:16 +0000 3D mapping and artificial intelligence has helped decipher an ancient Herculaneum papyrus scroll which had been digitally scanned 2416276-how-ancient-herculaneum-papyrus-scrolls-were-deciphered|2416276 /article/2415821-ancient-herculaneum-scroll-piece-revealed-by-ai-heres-what-it-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:00:12 +0000 A Greek philosopher鈥檚 musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius鈥檚 eruption 2000 years ago, have been rediscovered with the help of AI 2415821-ancient-herculaneum-scroll-piece-revealed-by-ai-heres-what-it-says|2415821 /article/2414915-mammoth-tusk-tool-may-have-been-used-to-make-ropes-37000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 31 Jan 2024 19:00:30 +0000 Experiments with a replica suggest that a piece of mammoth ivory with carved holes found in a cave in Germany was used by ancient humans to make ropes 2414915-mammoth-tusk-tool-may-have-been-used-to-make-ropes-37000-years-ago|2414915 /article/2415037-modern-humans-were-already-in-northern-europe-45000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:00:07 +0000 DNA from bones found in a cave in Germany has been identified as from Homo sapiens, showing that our species endured frigid conditions there as they expanded across the continent 2415037-modern-humans-were-already-in-northern-europe-45000-years-ago|2415037 /article/2413020-humans-first-reached-china-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:00:29 +0000 A fresh look at an archaeological site in northern China that was excavated in the 1960s has confirmed Homo sapiens was present there about 45,000 years ago 2413020-humans-first-reached-china-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-we-thought|2413020 /article/2411924-ancient-cities-discovered-in-the-amazon-are-the-largest-yet-found/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:00:56 +0000 A mysterious civilisation built a network of cities and roads in the Amazon between 3000 and 1500 years ago, and then disappeared 2411924-ancient-cities-discovered-in-the-amazon-are-the-largest-yet-found|2411924 /article/mg24933250-600-cold-water-swimming-what-are-the-real-risks-and-health-benefits/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 Social media is awash with people claiming that regular cold dips have transformed their health and well-being. We investigate whether it is actually good for you mg24933250-600-cold-water-swimming-what-are-the-real-risks-and-health-benefits|2270665 /article/2407998-test-your-brain-with-this-fiendish-set-of-museum-themed-puzzles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:42 +0000 Work your way through the exhibits of a mysterious museum, solving brain-twisting puzzles as you go. Then add your answers together to find the overall solution 2407998-test-your-brain-with-this-fiendish-set-of-museum-themed-puzzles|2407998 /article/2406410-the-2023-discoveries-that-made-us-rethink-the-story-of-human-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=humans Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:17 +0000 In 2023, archaeologists found evidence of architecture and art beginning earlier than we thought, and uncovered data that rewrites our ideas of how much power women had in ancient societies 2406410-the-2023-discoveries-that-made-us-rethink-the-story-of-human-evolution|2406410