And Then There Were 6 — Kinds of Taste, That Is
Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda first proposed umami as a basic taste -- in addition to sweet, sour, salty and…
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Mummified Mice Discovered Atop Sky-High Andean Volcanoes
They were the summits of 20,000-foot volcanoes. Amid the driest desert on Earth. Where temperatures never breached…
Dingoes Given ‘Almost-Human’ Status in Pre-colonial Australia
It's said that a dog is a man's best friend, but the wild dingo is much maligned in Australia. This may not always…
Early Human Migrants Followed Lush Corridor-Route Out of Africa
An international team of scientists has found early human migrants left Africa for Eurasia, across the Sinai…
Large Mound Structures on Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth May Have Common Origin
A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Planetary Scientist and Associate Vice President Dr. Alan…
2 Rare Roman Cavalry Swords From 1,800 Years Ago Discovered by UK Metal…
A metal detectorist discovered two 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords still protected in remnants of their wooden…
Bronze Age Hexagonal ‘Pyramid’ Not Like Anything ‘Found Before in the Eurasian…
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered a 3,800-year-old hexagon-shaped structure that they describe as a…
See the ‘Amazing’ Facial Reconstruction of a Bronze Age Woman Discovered Crouching…
More than 4,000 years ago, a young woman who died in what is now Scotland was buried in a crouched position within…
Human Ancestors Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago
Human ancestors in Africa were pushed to the brink of extinction around 900,000 years ago, a study shows. The…
Crusader Sword Found in Holy Land Was Bent, Possibly in Naval Battle, X-Rays…
A sword studded in seashells and caked in sand, found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea near Israel, was…