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Ancient crystals reveal the earliest evidence of fresh water, scientists say
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoChemical clues in zircon crystals suggest the rock in which they formed came into contact with fresh...
Early Celtic elites inherited power through maternal lines, ancient DNA reveals
LiveScience· 8 hours agoEnormous ancient burial mounds filled with luxurious artifacts may link elite members of an extended family in southern Germany along maternal lines, a new DNA analysis shows ...
'Fossil viruses' embedded in the human genome linked to psychiatric disorders
LiveScience· 2 hours agoAncient viral DNA embedded in the human genome may boost people's susceptibility to neuropsychiatric...
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoMarian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White...
Cleveland Museum of Art to Return a Rare Ancient Icon to Libya
New York Times· 4 days agoWhile excavating an ancient Greek palace in eastern Libya in the 1930s, an archaeologist dug up a...
This Ancient Egyptian Skull Could Be the First Evidence of Cancer Treatment
Inverse· 6 days agoArtifacts demonstrate that ancient Egyptians had a solid understanding of medicine. The people of this civilization provided modern society with such medical bangers as the ...
Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?
LiveScience· 2 days agoSaqqara is an archaeologist's dream, being home to a vast number of ancient Egypt's mummies, tombs...
Is Ancient Viral DNA To Blame For Depression, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder?
Inverse· 2 days agoAround 8% of human DNA is made up of genetic sequences acquired from ancient viruses.
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: The Olympics Return
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 4 hours agoIn less than two months, thousands of athletes from around the world will converge on Paris for the Summer Olympics. To me, the Olympics have always been...
Ancient Egyptians tried to treat cancer 4,000 years ago, cut-marked skull indicates
LiveScience· 6 days agoAncient Egyptians tried to surgically treat cancer more than 4,000 years ago, researchers have discovered. In a new study, researchers analyzed a human skull from the University ...