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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.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
Delve into the 300-year-old quest to solve the Goldbach Conjecture, a deceptively simple problem about prime numbers that no one has been able to crack.
How pterosaurs learned to fly: scientists have been looking in the wrong place to solve this mystery
Davide Foffa, University of Birmingham; Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza, UCL, and Emma Dunne, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Ever since the first…
Ice Age shelter high up in the Blue Mountains reveals Aboriginal heritage from 20,000 years ago
Artist’s impression of Dargan Shelter as it would have looked during the last Ice Age. Painting by Leanne…
Fewer people, fewer species? Japan’s population decline linked to unexpected biodiversity loss
A groundbreaking study in Japan reveals a startling paradox: a shrinking human population is not healing nature but accelerating species loss in rural landscapes.
Who wrote the Bible? A new AI model offers statistical clues
A new AI tool reveals the linguistic fingerprints of the Bible’s anonymous authors, offering a robust, data-driven approach to solving one of history's oldest literary mysteries.
Computer model charts Neanderthals’ long-lost migration route to Siberia
Following ancient river valleys, Neanderthals migrated thousands of miles from Europe to Siberia during warm climatic periods, new computer simulations reveal.
How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession
Roman mosaics discovered in Sicily show women playing different sports. David Pineda Svenske/Shutterstock Konstantine Panegyres, The University of…
Laser mapping uncovers vast Indigenous farm network hidden in Michigan forest
A surprisingly complex network of ancient farm fields hidden in a Michigan forest reveals a scale of Indigenous agriculture that challenges long-held ideas about pre-colonial societies.
Oldest known human fingerprint discovered on ancient Neanderthal artwork – with help from Spain’s forensic police
The fingerprint is the oldest and most complete to date. Samuel Miralles-Mosquera Policía Científica David Álvarez Alonso, Universidad…