Ancient DNA Reveals How Bronze Age Europeans Really Lived
Scientists studied the remains of 36 people who lived in Central Germany during the Late Bronze Age (around 1300-800 BCE) to understand how communities lived …
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Antarctic Birds Eat Different Foods Depending on Where They Live
Scientists studied a type of seabird called the South Polar Skua that lives in Antarctica to understand what they eat. By examining blood samples from these …
Read MoreWhat Ancient Bay Area People Ate: A 2,500-Year Food Story
Researchers studied the bones of 154 people who lived along the San Francisco Bay thousands of years ago to figure out what they ate. By analyzing special …
Read MoreWhat Did Neandertals Really Eat? New Science Reveals the Answer
Scientists studied the bones of an ancient Neandertal person who lived in Spain thousands of years ago to figure out what they ate. By looking at special …
Read MoreFish as Pollution Detectives: New Way to Track Zinc in Ocean Waters
Scientists discovered that fish can act like tiny pollution monitors by carrying unique chemical fingerprints of the water where they live. Researchers studied …
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