Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s…
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Ancient mega-site cities challenges long-held perceptions of urban origins
An archaeological site in Ukraine is attracting ever-increasing international interest as scientists rethink where the world’s earliest cities might have emerged. New research shows that some of the earliest communities…
Rare wheel cross discovery provides new evidence for early Christianisation
A bronze wheel, dated to the 10th or 11th century AD, has been discovered in the Havelland region of Brandenburg, Germany. According to archaeologists from the Brandenburg State Office for…
Zapotec tomb hailed as most important discovery in Mexico in last decade
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have announced the discovery of a well-preserved Zapotec tomb in the central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotec were one…
Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only…
Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it
More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a person’s immune system attacks…
Early Intervention Helps Most Autistic Children Acquire Spoken Language
Summary: New research reports that approximately two-thirds of initially non-speaking children with autism develop spoken language following evidence-based early intervention. The study identifies key factors, such as intervention duration and…
Deciphering Roman writing tablets from Tongeren
Recent advances in the study of Roman inscriptions have highlighted the enduring value of meticulous epigraphic scholarship. Following the internationally acclaimed decipherment of the so-called Frankfurt Silver Inscription, Markus Scholz,…
New study finds indirect evidence for existence of Moctezuma’s Zoo
A recent archaeological study has renewed interest in the role of animals within the ceremonial and urban landscape of ancient Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Mexica (Aztec) civilisation,…
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is pushing that scenario…
