American humorist and writer Mark Twain is believed to have once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” I’ve been working as a… Read More »From ancient Rome to complexity science: A personal narrative of historical inquiry
Using the powerful Magellan Telescopes in Chile, a team of Italian astronomers has turned their gaze toward the enigmatic giant galaxy cluster known as Abell… Read More »New magellan observations confirm complex merger in massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744
A PNAS study led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) analyzed the kinship between two Miocene great apes (Hispanopithecus and Rudapithecus) based… Read More »Fossil ear canals reveal kinship of miocene apes and ancestral hominid form
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, working with University of Oxford, University of York and Oxford Archaeology, have developed a new technique to measure the… Read More »Ancient DNA analysis identifies six individuals with sex chromosome differences
The cell membrane, often referred to as the plasma membrane, stands as a critical component in the realm of biology, serving as a protective barrier… Read More »Cell membrane
The cell membrane, also known as the plasma membrane, is a vital component of all living cells. It serves as a protective barrier, separating the… Read More »What is the structure and function of the cell membrane?
Lucy, the iconic fossil of Australopithecus afarensis discovered in 1974 by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and his team in the Afar region of Ethiopia, holds immense… Read More »What is the significance of Lucy in the study of human evolution?
A cell is the fundamental unit of life, serving as the basic building block of all living organisms. This remarkable structure is the smallest entity… Read More »What is a cell?
Led by Jean-Jacques Hublin from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer from the National Institute for Archaeology and Heritage in Morocco,… Read More »Ancient fossils reveal earlier origins of modern humans
Denisovans are an ancient hominin group that garnered significant attention in the field of paleoanthropology following the discovery of their remains in the Denisova Cave… Read More »Denisovan
Our Homo sapiens ancestors embarked on multiple journeys out of Africa, with evidence of their presence in the Levant and Arabia dating back 130,000 to… Read More »Study suggests lush river corridor was pathway for human migration out of Africa
An excavation in Turkey has revealed a previously unknown Indo-European language, and Professor Daniel Schwemer, an expert in the ancient Near East, is actively involved… Read More »New Indo-European language discovered in ancient Turkey
The melting of sea ice in the Arctic is having profound effects on marine ecosystems. As the ice melts, sunlight is able to penetrate deeper… Read More »How sea ice melting is changing zooplankton behavior
A recent study led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) examined the kinship between two Miocene great apes, Hispanopithecus and Rudapithecus. They… Read More »Inner ear morphology reveals kinship between miocene great apes
The relentless march of the spotted lanternfly, an exotic insect from Asia, has become synonymous with the ominous soundtrack of “Stomp, squash, smash” as it… Read More »New dataset tracks spread of invasive spotted lanternfly
Birds indigenous to the tropical Andes, many of which exist exclusively in this region, face a growing threat due to expanding agricultural activities. A recent… Read More »Agricultural development threatens birds in the tropical Andes
In a groundbreaking collaboration, neuroscientists and physicists hailing from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, in tandem with… Read More »Scientists discover new cortical networks in human memory system
During an excavation in Malta, a team of researchers and six students from the University of South Florida made an extraordinary discovery – a remarkably… Read More »2,000-year-old Roman house discovered in Malta
A magnificent mosaic panel has been unearthed by a team led by Professor Jodi Magness from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The… Read More »New mosaic panel discovered in Huqoq synagogue
Throughout history, the color purple has been closely associated with nobility in cultures around the world, and Japan is no exception. However, the unique murasaki… Read More »Preserving murasaki: The fight to safeguard Japan’s noble purple hue