Humans delayed the onset of the Sahara desert by 500 years
Humans did not accelerate the decline of the 'Green Sahara' and may have managed to hold back the onset of the Sahara desert by around 500 years, according to new research led by UCL.
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Oct 01, 2018
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Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world's population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a rising share of the poor in wealthier economies, the World Bank said Wednesday.
Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization
Tulane University researchers, documenting the discovery of dozens of ancient cities in northern Guatemala through the use of jungle-penetrating Lidar (light detection and ranging) technology, have published their results ...
Archaeologists celebrate spectacular discovery of Iron Age treasure
In the year 536 CE, a volcano erupted in El Salvador.
Domesticated dogs weren't man's only best friend
For centuries dogs and humans have developed close relationships, that in many cases, have solidified each other as family. The close bond between humans and domesticated dogs can be traced back to some of New Mexico's earliest ...
Has one of math's greatest mysteries, the Riemann hypothesis, finally been solved?
Over the past few days, the mathematics world has been abuzz over the news that Sir Michael Atiyah, the famous Fields Medalist and Abel Prize winner, claims to have solved the Riemann hypothesis.
Study finds people flock, or behave similarly to others, despite reasoning abilities
Crowd panics, market bubbles, and other unpredictable collective behaviors would not happen if people were smart about these things and just thought through their behavior before they acted. Right? That's the perspective ...
'Vampire burial' reveals efforts to prevent child's return from grave
The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria, from rising from the dead and spreading disease to the living.
'Real' fake research hoodwinks US journals
Three US researchers have pulled off a sophisticated hoax by publishing fake research with ridiculous conclusions in sociology journals to expose what they see as ideological bias and a lack of rigorous vetting at these publications.
New evidence discovered regarding first English voyage to America
Historians from the University of Bristol have uncovered compelling new evidence concerning the first English-led expedition to North America in 1499 hidden deep within huge parchment rolls and only legible by using ultra-violet ...
