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Our brains are growing alarmingly smaller, showing evidence of devolution
In the past it was believed that a larger brain meant more intelligence. Indeed, according to evolutionary theory, the brain should grow bigger as a species evolves. However, rather alarmingly, research suggests that the human brain is getting smaller.
johnblack - 25/07/2013 - 01:00
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A Diseased Love Muscle Created the Ancient Egyptian "Screaming Woman Mummy"
The famous Deir el-Bahari Royal Cache was discovered in Luxor, Egypt, in 1881. This treasure trove dates to the 21st and 22nd Dynasties, having been deposited by the ruling Meshwesh ancient Libyans when they hid their ancestral corpses from grave robbers. The cache included two interesting mummies, which have become known as "The Screaming Man Mummy” and the Screaming Woman Mummy.”
ashley cowie - 18/07/2020 - 13:23
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Roman Empire’s Eastern-most Aqueduct Found Half Finished in Armenia
... the planned course of the aqueduct by means of a computer-assisted path analysis between the possible sources ...
Sahir - 17/11/2021 - 21:56
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The Enigmatic and Undeciphered Voynich Manuscript Unlikely to be a Hoax
The Voynich manuscript is among the most perplexing texts ever discovered as it has never been decoded despite over 25 analyses conducted in an attempt to decipher its meaning. As a result, many have drawn into question whether the manuscript is authentic, or nothing more than a hoax.
aprilholloway - 20/07/2017 - 01:59
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Monumental Reminder of Scottish Witch Persecutions
... of this gesture. While movies, horror books, and computer games portray witches as murderous hold hags, since ...
ashley cowie - 21/09/2019 - 14:00
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Timeline of the Harappan Civilization is Pushed Back 2,500 Years as Researchers Find New Reason for Its Fall
... 2200 to 1900 BC. ( Obed Suhail/CC BY SA 3.0 ) Top Image: Computer-aided reconstruction of coastal Harappan settlement ...
Natalia Klimczak - 02/06/2016 - 00:48
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Mound to Mountain: The Evolutionary Path to Building the Great Pyramid
... Jean-Pierre Houdin, along with Egyptologist Bob Brier and computer technician Richard Breitner, did a study in which ... Breitner, Richard, Jean-Pierre Houdin, and Bob Brier, “A Computer’s Simulation to Determine When the Beams in the ...
Jonathon Perrin - 20/02/2021 - 21:40
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Elusive Mount Sinai, Hidden In Plain Site In Egypt
... and writing. Ralph Ellis was trained in surveying and computer science. He has been touring the Mediterranean and ...
ralph ellis - 12/03/2021 - 20:57
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Our Ancestors Should Have Avoided Parathropus Boisei – They Gave Us Genital Herpes
... to come to their conclusion. They input this data into a computer program that modeled HSV2 transmission probabilities ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 04/10/2017 - 02:02
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600-year-old astronomical sketch brought to life in fully functional model
... manuscript. Visitors to the museum will be able to use the computer generated model to find out the positions of the ...
aprilholloway - 29/05/2014 - 15:00
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Mathematical Encoding in the Great Pyramid
... in absolute units? To find out, I drew its elevation in a computer aided design program in actual size, according to ...
Scott Onstott - 13/11/2014 - 11:24
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More than Brutish Grunting: Can One Bone Prove Neanderthal Speech Existed?
... modern human. Professor Wroe’s team used 3D imaging and computer modelling to explore the issue. They analyzed the ...
aprilholloway - 22/04/2018 - 13:59
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Imprisoned Murderer Solves Ancient Math Problem
A living genius recently solved an ancient mathematical problem, first tackled by Greek mathematician Euclid over two millennia ago. However, the brain behind the impressive solution is an imprisoned murderer.
ashley cowie - 06/09/2021 - 14:56
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Researchers Decode Secret Encrypted Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots
... of the letters. Lead investigator, George Lasry, a computer scientist and a member of the DECRYPT project , told ...
ashley cowie - 08/02/2023 - 21:52
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Valuable 3,500-Year-Old Statue of a Syrian Refugee Turned King from Aleppo Goes Online
... side of the skull, to make up for the missing left, on a computer and produce a 3D-printed model to work with. ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 12/04/2017 - 23:02
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Facial Reconstruction Brings Back to Life the Last Missionary in the Land of the Rising Sun
... side of the skull, to make up for the missing left, on a computer and produce a 3D-printed model to work with. Another ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 07/12/2016 - 21:49
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Otzi's non-human DNA: Opportunistic pathogen discovered in ancient Iceman
... of periodontitis. Thus this finding supports the computer tomography based diagnosis that the Iceman suffered ...
aprilholloway - 19/07/2014 - 00:15
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Using These 12,000-Year-Old Flutes, Did Humans Speak With Raptors?
... Their Talons Resurrecting Ancient Bird Calls Using computer software, the researchers created a replica flute. ...
ashley cowie - 10/06/2023 - 14:54
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The First Teacher? Study Finds Teaching and Tools Evolved Together
... probably have heard of the term “blockchain” in a computer context where it represents ever-expanding lists ...
ashley cowie - 19/11/2020 - 13:59
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Discovered: The Highland Volcano That Collapsed Ancient Rome
... their suspicions, Connell and his colleagues created computer simulations of the Okmok II eruption and their ...
ashley cowie - 23/06/2020 - 18:59