As far back as the Greek historian Herodotus, a group of people called the Scythians were considered highly mobile warrior nomads.
Archaeology
Mar 10, 2021
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A shift in diet has long been seen as one of the critical adaptations that distinguishes our own genus Homo from earlier human ancestors. The timing and context of this dietary shift, however, has been hotly debated. A recent ...
Evolution
Jul 24, 2019
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Archaeologists from the University of Bradford have examined ear ossicles taken from the skeletons of 20 juveniles, excavated from an 18th and 19th century burial ground in Blackburn. They were chosen to represent those with ...
Archaeology
Aug 21, 2019
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New research from North Carolina State University finds that bees in urban areas stick to a flower-nectar diet, steering clear of processed sugars found in soda and other junk food.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2016
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Salt beef, sea biscuits and the occasional weevil; the food endured by sailors during the Napoleonic wars is seldom imagined to be appealing. Now a new chemical analysis technique has allowed archaeologists to find out just ...
Archaeology
Mar 23, 2012
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The metabolic triggers that causes enlarged hearts—a condition known as cardiac hypertrophy—remain elusive, but researchers at Purdue University are getting closer to solving this riddle.
Biochemistry
Dec 8, 2017
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Having a balanced diet is a vital concern to all living organisms, not only humans. Animals choose between different food sources according to their nutritional needs. In a study just published in the journal Current Biology, ...
Biotechnology
May 13, 2010
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A global shift toward healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds. Adopting ...
Environment
Oct 10, 2018
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The human diet during the Magdalenian phase of Europe's Upper Palaeolithic between 18,000 and 12,000 years ago is poorly known. This is particularly a problem regarding food resources that leave little trace such as plant ...
Archaeology
Apr 17, 2015
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Health and environmental concerns are changing Australians' attitude towards eating meat, causing more of us to go for a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
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