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A surprising history of malaria is revealed by clues from ancient bones
KPBS San Diego· 3 days agoHow old is malaria? Researchers used to think it was two or three thousand years old at most — a ...
Mass graves reveal ideal human sacrifice in Maya civilisation
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSite used as grave for over 500 years The majority of the..., co-author and group leader at the Max...
Remapping global history through 5,500 years of malaria
UC Newsroom· 3 days agoBeyond this massive modern impact, malaria has strongly shaped human evolutionary history. “Although...
Archbishop warns of religious freedom erosion in Australia
Catholic News Agency· 6 days ago“Snatching the land, building, staff, and operations of a Catholic hospital was really just...
DNA reveals surprise about the children ancient Mayans chose to sacrifice
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá, long known as a site of human sacrifice, has fascinated millions of visitors from around the world. Researchers analyzed genomes from ...
Archbishop Warns of Religious Freedom Erosion in Australia, Calls for ‘Saints For Our Time’
National Catholic Register· 6 days agoIn a written interview with CNA, the Dominican friar described the situation as a “house of human...
The secrets of Maya child sacrifice at Chichén Itzá uncovered using ancient DNA
The Raw Story· 3 days agoAfter analyzing the remains of 64 ancient sacrificed individuals, most of whom were children,...
Why humanity’s appetite for war will never be sated
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt’s easy to think that we’re living through a period of increasing warfare around the world. Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Gaza, the sabre-rattling of...
Malaria History, Colonization-Related Spread Revealed in Ancient DNA Sequencing Study
GenomeWeb News· 3 days agoAn international team led by investigators at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Harvard University has turned to ancient DNA to retrace the historical ...
Maya sacrifice of twin boys revealed by DNA from Chichen Itza
Reuters via AOL· 4 days agoIn 1967, an underground cistern known as a chultun was discovered near a sacred body of water at...