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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.
How medieval chroniclers interpreted solar eclipses and other celestial events
Giles Gasper, Durham University and Brian Tanner, Durham University Over 800 years ago, around 1195, Gervase, a monk…
When Did We First Do Medical Surgery?
The transition to settled agricultural societies in the Neolithic period was traditionally believed to have sparked the first…
New Study Reveals Early Human Adaptations to Arid Environments
At a Glance Modern humans have a complex history of dispersal from Africa, with the most significant global…
The Ancient Babylonians Were Alredy Predicting Eclipses 2,600 Years Ago.
The ancient Babylonians developed a sophisticated system called Saros cycles, which involved mathematical predictions based on the movements…
What the Anthropocene’s critics overlook – and why it really should be a new geological epoch
Simon Turner, UCL; Colin Waters, University of Leicester; Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester, and Martin J. Head, Brock…
Ancient scrolls are being ‘read’ by machine learning – with human knowledge to detect language and make sense of them
The Vesuvius Challenge incentivizes technological development by inviting researchers to figure out how to ‘read’ ancient papyri excavated…
The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
Human influence on the climate started even before the Industrial Revolution. Print Collector/Getty Images Erle C. Ellis, University…
The first Europeans reached Ukraine 1.4 million years ago – new research
Remains of the castle in Korolevo, close to the site. Катерина Байдужа/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA John Jansen, Czech…
Maps shape our lives – showing us not just where we are, but who we are
Mike Duggan, King’s College London Maps and everyday life are now so intertwined for most people that it’s…
Genetic Study Reveals Ancient Ancestral Change Linked to Human Tail Loss
At a Glance A recent study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine has uncovered a…