A window into the Grimsby of yesteryear has been uncovered – from scraps of leather shoes to fish bones – building a unique picture of the development of the Lincolnshire…
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First evidence of deliberate mummification in Inca child sacrifice discovered
Archaeologists have identified the first known case of deliberate mummification of a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The discovery was made by an international research team led by…
Stroke survivors can counterintuitively improve recovery by strengthening their stronger arm – new research
Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more…
Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris
For centuries, one of antiquity’s most important cities slipped quietly out of human memory. Founded by Alexander the Great during his conquests, Alexandria on the Tigris once stood at the…
Avar period discovery could rewrite Hungarian history
The construction of an electric vehicle plant in Szeged has led to the discovery of an extensive Avar-period archaeological complex. Specialists at the Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre and…
US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order…
Mysterious tunnel found in Neolithic ditch enclosure
Archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) have unearthed a mysterious tunnel within a Neolithic ditch enclosure near Reinstedt. Germany. Experts suggest that the tunnel, which…
Pre-Hispanic funerary remains uncovered in Oaxaca
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), together with the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico and the INAH Oaxaca Center, has confirmed the discovery of significant…
A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
Imagine being a dentist, and your clients roll their eyes at you, comment that you don’t know what you’re doing – or even spit at you. Unimaginable, right? But that’s…
Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake
Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with codeine, ketamine and anabolic steroids. That’s because in December 2025, President Donald Trump…
