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Sunday, December 1, 2019

Adieux Stella...

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Only 2,5 month ago, since Stella´s post below about Patrick´s experiences about and discovery of grass composting.. And here we are writing ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 10,000 years of cultural interaction across Africa

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Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest ornaments made by humankind, and they can be found dating back at least 50,000 years in Africa...

Inbreeding and population/demographic shifts could have led to Neanderthal extinction

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Small populations, inbreeding, and random demographic fluctuations could have been enough to cause Neanderthal extinction, according to a st...

Barbequed clams on the menu for ancient Puerto Ricans

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Scientists have reconstructed the cooking techniques of the early inhabitants of Puerto Rico by analysing the remains of clams. Photographs ...

Imaging uncovers secrets of medicine's mysterious ivory manikins

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Little is known about the origins of manikins--small anatomical sculptures thought to be used by doctors four centuries ago--but now advance...

Unique sled dogs helped the inuit thrive in the North American Arctic

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A unique group of dogs helped the Inuit conquer the tough terrain of the North American Arctic, major new analysis of the remains of hundred...

New Cretaceous mammal fossil sheds light on evolution of middle ear

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Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the American M...