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We are makers of history, yet we are also molded by it. The line connecting us to our ancestors spans decades, centuries, and millennia; the lessons learned from our progenitors are passed down the generations through timeless stories and discovered remnants of our enigmatic yet beautiful past. Modern Sciences recounts the passage of time, how humanity has shaped it, and how it has shaped humanity.
Gibraltar Cave Segment Sealed For 40,000 Years May Have Housed the Last Neanderthals
At the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula lies the island of Gibraltar, a 6.7 km2 (2.6 mi2)…
Jerusalem’s Tech Park Had a 2,000-Year-Old Quarry Underneath
Situated in Northwest Jerusalem is a high-tech industrial park named Har Hotzvim. Sometimes referred to as the “Campus…
Here Are the Science Nobel Prize Laureates For 2021
Heads up—the Nobel Prize laureates for 2021 have been announced for the sciences of Physiology and Medicine, Chemistry,…
Researchers Found the Oldest Evidence Yet of Humans in the Americas
The story of human migrations to all corners of the world are vibrant, and showcase the sheer spirit…
Fossilized Handprints on Ancient Tibetan “Mud” Could Be the Oldest Parietal Art
Researchers publishing in the journal Science Bulletin may have found the oldest evidence of parietal art—immobile artwork commonly…
A Bronze-Age City May Have Been Destroyed By an Exploding Asteroid
3,600 years ago, in a city sitting 11.3 km (7 mi) northeast of the Dead Sea in what…
Historical “Guest Star” of 1181 Was Actually a Rare Supernova
Astronomers have been around for as long as humanity has pondered about the skies above us. Since antiquity,…
DNA Analysis Reveals “Tripartite” Japanese Genetic History
Japan has long held a particular position as a place of interest for archaeological studies for quite some…
New Study Finds Clothes-making May Go Back 120,000 Years
The natural and synthetic fibers wrapped around your body at the moment are truly a mix of function…
The Story of Cats (And How We Figure Into It)
This video from PBS Eons, hosted by Blake de Pastino, details how and when we might have encountered…