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The Little Humans of Flores: How Nature Turned Against Them

December 29, 2025

The tiny humans of Flores, known as hobbits, lived on the island for a long time. They were smart and resourceful. They hunted small elephants and made tools. But their world changed. A big drought started around 76, 000 years ago. It got worse over time. The rivers dried up. The rain stopped comin

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Ancient Boats and Brave Voyagers: Crossing the Kuroshio Current

June 26, 2025

A long time ago, people lived on the Ryukyu Islands near Japan. No one knows how they got there. The trip was tough because of a super strong ocean current called the Kuroshio Current. To figure it out, scientists built a boat like the ones from that time and tried the journey themselves. They used

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Conflict Fingerprints: A New Way to Study History's Fights

February 23, 2025

Imagine trying to understand a fight without just looking at the punches thrown. That's what some people have been doing with history and archaeology. They focus only on violence and wars. But what if there's more to the story? What if conflicts have stages, like a roller coaster with ups and downs?

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Bronze Age Battles: Modern Fighters Test Ancient Weapons

December 31, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, let's take a look at some fascinating science stories that almost slipped under the radar. From recreating Bronze Age spear fights to using network theory on Bach's music, these topics cover a wide range of interests. The Bronze Age in Europe was a time of institutiona

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Plant Clues in Modern European Dicots: Establishing a Phytolith Benchmark

December 16, 2024

Did you know that tiny plant fossils, called phytoliths, can tell us a lot about what plants were like in the past? In North-western Europe, one big problem for scientists studying ancient phytoliths is that they don't have a clear idea of what modern dicotyledon plants look like under the microscop