The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes
More than 2 million years ago, a mutation reduced the power of the chewing muscles in human ancestors. That may indicate they were doing more food preparation, but also possibly …
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How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away
A new Mayan city, lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico for centuries, has been discovered from the computer of a PhD student hundreds of miles away. This is …
A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping
A Mayan city lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico has been revealed. The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after …
From ancient charcoal, hints of wildfires to come
The oldest evidence of wildfire in the world can be found in a laboratory on the fourth floor of a brick building in Waterville, Maine. To the untrained eye, it …
Taliban turn their attention to wooing tourists to Afghanistan
By Riazat Butt | Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism …
History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise
In the last hard days of World War I, just two weeks before world powers agreed to an armistice, a doctor wrote a letter to a friend. The doctor was …
Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited …
Behold the Latest Treasures Unearthed at Mexico City’s Templo Mayor
In addition to his military achievements, Moctezuma I is remembered for his focus on the cultural and religious development of Tenochtitlán. He promoted the construction and decoration of many temples …
Explore the Ancient Aztec Capital in This Lifelike 3D Rendering
The Aztecs did not count time on an infinite scale, as we do, but in cyclical 52-year periods, and at the completion of each cycle, life and the world would …