The long necks of giraffes have been presented as a prime illustration of natural selection for years. A freshly discovered fossil girraffoid, on the other hand, suggests a new hypothesis.
Author: Elif Duluk
Sculpture head of Maya maize god discovered in Mexico
According to Mayan legend, the maize god was decapitated at harvest each year and reborn in the new growing season. A sculpted head of a Mayan maize god was discovered during excavations in Palenque, Mexico, according to a group of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Scientists’ perceptions of cave art may change as a result of the discovery of mysterious drawings
A team of scientists has revealed massive Native American drawings that had been hidden in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years. It is the largest known cave art found in North America.
Industrial production of wool and wool textiles in Bronze Age Italy
During the Bronze Age, Montale in northern Italy may have been one of Europe’s first sites for wool manufacture and textile. It’s also possible that production was done on a large scale. Let’s have a look at this creation.
Mayan metropolis, which is now on exhibit, unearthed by contractors
Archaeologists have revealed their on the ruins of a 1,500-year-old Mayan village during construction of an industrial park on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, complete with palaces, pyramids, and plazas.
Early humans stole the eggs of 6-foot “Demon Ducks of Doom” that once roamed Australia
Scientists have finally uncovered the identify of a six-foot bird that lay eggs eaten by Australia’s first people, ending the 50,000-year-old Great Egg Controversy.
One of our earliest ancestors was discovered in Caithness cemetery as an ancient fish
According to researchers, a 390 million-year-old fish discovered in a Caithness graveyard is one of the early relatives of four-limbed mammals, including humans.
Paleontologists discovered a rare fossil of an ancient dog species
Did they walk on their toes like today’s dogs? Did they burrow in the ground or live in trees? What food did they prey on and what animals preyed upon them? How did they relate to extinct doglike species that came before them? And, potentially, is this an entirely new undiscovered species? This new fossil is providing SDNHM scientists with a few more pieces of an incomplete evolutionary puzzle.
The basis of the solution of gynecological diseases, Metrodora
Metrodora, an Egyptian gynecologist, was a notable figure in the world of medicine. Her work as a gynecology researcher and disseminator won her extraordinary acclaim from her peers.
The study of ancient predators sheds light on how humans found food or did not
A new Rice University-led study of ancient predator remains reveals new information about how prehistoric humans found – or did not find – food.