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What Science Reveals About the Domestication of Cats
Cat Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThroughout history, felines have had a rather wild and intriguing journey. While one cat species has become domesticated, many others remain wild. Some...
From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNearly 9,000 years ago, around the time that humans were first domesticating corn and pigs, some people in China were taming fungi. One such fungus, the...
Paleo diet? Study reveals new insight on what Stone Age humans really ate
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Burned dung suggests we may have been herding animals earlier than thought, predating agriculture
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBabe would have never had the chance to herd sheep or go to the city if not for the invention of...
Chemical traces in ancient West African pots show a diet rich in plants
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA plate of fufu, a meal common in West Africa. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWest...
Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly...
Modern tomatoes are very different from their wild ancestors – and we found missing links in their...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTomatoes' ancestors looked very different. Foxys Forest Manufacture/ShutterstockThe Research Brief...
What to get a plant lover? The 3 best book gift ideas for 2022
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI have always loved books. Anyone who's been in my Yew Dell office, or for that matter in the...
Hey, chocolate lovers: new study traces complex origins of cacao
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoScientists are getting a better taste of the early history of the domestication and use of cacao -...
25 Spooktacular Trunk or Treat Ideas for Halloween 2023
Country Living via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSpooktacular Trunk or Treat Ideas for Halloween~UserGI15613517 - Getty Images Halloween will be here...