The discovery of dozens of new Roman Army sites thanks to remote sensing technology has revealed more about …
history
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Peace and Conflict
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Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths …
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History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and …
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Neanderthals are often depicted as having straight spines and poor posture. However, these prehistoric humans were more similar …
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New University of Sydney research has revealed that the ancient Cambodian city of Angkor underwent a gradual decline …
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Environment
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? An Overlooked Source Discovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhere did Earth’s water come from? A team of Arizona State University geoscientists led by Peter Buseck, Regents’ …
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The study by a team of geographers and archaeologists from UCL and King’s College London, published in Nature Communications, suggests …
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Environment
Permian Mass Extinction in South China Was Instantaneous in Geological Time
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history occurred with almost no early warning signs, according to a …
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Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited the Earth’s atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon’s defeat, says …
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Archaeology
New Research Has Unraveled the History of the Lost Harbor of Pisa
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew insights into the evolution and eventual disappearance of Portus Pisanus, the lost harbor of Pisa, have been revealed. Although …