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Saint Peter’s Basilica: A Magnificent Renaissance Icon
... of Rome. From Chrome Plating to Nanotubes: The Modern Chemistry First Used in Ancient Times Archaeologists discover ...
Aleksa Vučković - 01/12/2019 - 23:00
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Elusive Epicurus, Hellenistic Greek Philosopher In Search Of Happiness
Epicurus was a fourth-third century BC Hellenistic philosopher who established his school, called The Garden, in Athens, where even women and slaves were welcomed. Epicureanism opposed Platonism and its purpose was to attain as well as to help others attain happy (eudaimonic), tranquil lives characterized by ataraxia (peace and freedom from fear) and aponia (the absence of pain).
Dr Ben Gazur - 14/07/2023 - 20:15
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World First as Feathered Dinosaur Tail is Found Preserved in Amber
... some lizards do today." The researchers also examined the chemistry of the tail inclusion where it was exposed at the ...
ancient-origins - 10/12/2016 - 14:51
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Could ancient earthquake explain face of Jesus in Shroud of Turin?
The Shroud of Turin is a centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a man that millions believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. However, the origin and authenticity of the Shroud of Turin has been in question for centuries and numerous scientific investigations on the piece of linen has failed to resolve the debate over whether the cloth is a miracle, an elaborate hoax, or an accident of circumstances?
aprilholloway - 13/02/2014 - 06:30
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Rice Beer Was Consumed in Sacred Rituals 9,000 Years Ago in China
A team of researchers performing excavations at an ancient burial site in southcentral China have found proof that people were drinking rice beer there 9,000 years ago. This drinking wouldn’t have been recreational, but would have been included as a part of ritual celebrations organized to honor the dead.
Nathan Falde - 02/09/2021 - 01:57
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Tunisian Man Rediscovers Secret of Priceless Ancient Purple Dye
... ‘Experts in dyeing, archaeology and history, as well as chemistry, helped and encouraged me, but nobody knew the ...
Ed Whelan - 27/07/2020 - 22:50
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Da Vinci Bust Myth Debunked By French Scientists
... he lived, in a Roman chariot.” Dr. Ina Reiche of the Chemistry Research Institute of Paris , who led the new ...
ashley cowie - 21/04/2021 - 14:57
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Earliest bronze dagger ever found in Britain rediscovered with ancient chieftain
... because, although they couldn’t have understood the chemistry, the higher the arsenic content the harder the ...
lizleafloor - 19/12/2014 - 00:41
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Savoring the Danger: Romans Loved Toxic 'Sugar of Lead' Wine
How far did ancient people go to enhance the flavor of their food and drinks? Would they consume toxic substances if it made things a little more appetizing? The Romans did, by adding a sweet version of lead to a beloved beverage. Some scholars even say that it was lead poisoning that caused the famous empire to fall.
dhwty - 04/12/2019 - 14:16
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Archaeologists uncover 13,500-Year-Old Tool-Making Site in Idaho
... insights into what the ancient people hunted and ate. The chemistry of the points also revealed clues about the travels ...
aprilholloway - 09/05/2014 - 02:59
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Mary Queen of Scots Washed with White Wine
... by boiling rosemary flowers in white wine. The Beautiful Chemistry Project has studied its effects on skin quality and ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 25/12/2022 - 21:50
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Thousands of Artifacts Emerge from Lost Ancient Viking City of Sea-Masters
... including “3-D laser surveying, DNA research, and soil chemistry.” 3-D scans are used to document and analyze the ...
ashley cowie - 15/09/2018 - 19:02
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The Oldest University in the World May Not Be Where You Think And the Founder May Also Surprise You
... to teach Arabic grammar, calligraphy, mathematics, music, chemistry, legislation, Sufi mysticism, medicine, astronomy, ...
Kerry Sullivan - 22/12/2016 - 00:38
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The Enigma of the Nanjing Belt: How Could this Out of Place Artifact Exist?
... 1980. Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5. Chemistry and Chemical Technology. University of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 31/05/2023 - 14:53
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An Ancient Mine with Links to the Search for Life on Mars: Rio Tinto Reopens
... on early earth - 3.5 to 4 billion years ago, due to its chemistry and mineralogy of the environment. The extreme ...
Alicia McDermott - 21/07/2015 - 14:40
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Prehistoric Britons Brought Pigs From As Far As Scotland For Stonehenge Feasts
... is a researcher in the Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry unit at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in Belgium, who ...
ashley cowie - 14/03/2019 - 13:10
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Poor Merchant to Scientific Fame: The Forgotten Tale of Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
... and altimeters. In 1718, he began work as a lecturer of chemistry in Amsterdam. By 1724, he was invited to England, ...
Natalia Klimczak - 20/07/2016 - 03:51
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Agriculture First Versus Göbekli Tepe: Prehistory Revisited
... of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His research, which involves statistical analysis ...
Martin Sweatman - 05/03/2020 - 02:44
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Did Early Humans Cook Their Food in Thermal Springs?
A study of some of the oldest remains associated with early humans from the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania has produced some intriguing results. A microbial study of sediments from 1.7-1.8 million years ago has revealed details of the environment that our ancestors lived in.
Ed Whelan - 16/09/2020 - 14:03
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Paleontologists Uncover 6-Million-Year-Old Elephant Graveyard in Florida
... continued, one of the volunteers on the project, a retired chemistry teacher from Montbrook named Dean Warner, came upon ...
Nathan Falde - 02/06/2023 - 22:49