Analyzing DNA from the remains of hundreds of ancient humans across West Asia, the Balkans, Greece, present-day Turkey, and other regions, scientists have revealed surprising migrations that illuminate human history and led to the languages billions of people speak today.
The latest research and expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak.
“Dark tourism” experiences – sites and museums associated with violence, tragedy and war – draw millions of travelers each year.
The University of Pittsburgh Library System has received a $1 million grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation. The grant will support the preparation of the August Wilison Archive, the collected history of one of America's greatest playwrights. The grant is the biggest in the history of the Library System.
إذا كنتم قد شاهدتم فيلم "توب غان: مافريك"، فقد رأيتم صورةً خياليةً لطيارين حربيين يقومون بمناورات جوية مذهلة في ظروف صعبة جداً تتحدّى قوة الجاذبية. لذلك، نشارككم الدور الذي لعبته مايو كلينك في مساعدة الطيارين الأمريكيين على الوصول إلى تلك الارتفاعات في الحرب العالمية الثانية.
Se você assistiu a "Top Gun: Maverick", você viu uma representação fictícia de pilotos de caça realizando manobras aéreas incríveis com elevadas forças G, a força da gravidade. Aqui está a história sobre o papel que a Mayo Clinic teve ao ajudar os pilotos dos EUA a alcançar as alturas na Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Si vio «Top Gun: Maverick», sabrá que es una película de ficción en la que los pilotos de combate realizan maniobras aéreas increíbles con elevadas fuerzas g, o la fuerza de la gravedad. A continuación, relatamos el papel que Mayo Clinic desempeñó para que los pilotos estadounidenses alcanzaran esas altitudes durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
California’s McKinney Fire grew to become the state’s largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.
When most of us think of social networks, we think of connecting digitally with others through sites like Facebook, TikTok or Twitter. A new book by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, an associate professor of history at Missouri University of Science and Technology, discusses a different type of social network – a physical network of archaeologists, Egyptologists, tourists and other travelers who were drawn to Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and that the devices, similar versions of which have been found on islands across the Pacific, are the oldest known artifacts of their kind in the world.
An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record have conspired to rewrite the history of a barrier island off the Virginia and Maryland coasts.
New analysis reveals that Sheffield has the oldest football clubs in the world, the oldest professional football ground, and was home to two cup competitions which are older than the FA Cup.
Paleontologists find insufficient evidence that iconic Tyrannosaurus rex should be reclassified
Scientists have discovered that a lengthy drought led to the collapse and abandonment of the prehistoric Mexican city of Mayapan, demonstrating evidence of a connection between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya.
“I donated the comics to the University of Adelaide to ensure that the history of the camps, and the experiences of the prisoners, are remembered. It is appropriate that the comics be kept in the University’s Library where they will be read, researched, and appreciated for years to come.” Ms Goers Fox’s donation, consisting of five small books, is the only full collection of all five of Friedrich’s books known to exist.
The latest research news in Climate Science on Newswise.
Analysing the Haitian Revolution offers new perspectives on our times.
Buildings made of porous rock can weather over the years. Now, for the first time, scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have studied in detail how silicate nanoparticles can help save them.
Researchers argue that the long human lifespan is due in part to the contributions of older adults.
Scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of artifacts along Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Learn what researchers have discovered about the ancient Maya people and their relationship with this hidden stretch of coast.
Published in Australian Archaeology, the new research involved isotope analysis of teeth excavated from graves to determine how many people buried were born in South Australia or Britain, as part of scientific efforts by Flinders University experts deploying this technique for the first time in the state.
Households across the United Kingdom are urged to be on the lookout for hundreds of precious artworks created by Australian First Nations children who were forcibly taken from their families in the 1940s.
College goes back to the original supplier for granite to maintain building's history
The latest expert commentary and research on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade
In a new book, Northern Sparks: Innovation, Technology Policy, and the Arts in Canada from Expo 67 to the Internet Age, Professor Michael Century of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute brings a unique perspective to the emergence of the digital age set in a specifically Canadian narrative.
Multiple events will be held during the run of the exhibitions through Aug. 6
Johns Hopkins University faculty are available to discuss topics ranging from the holiday’s historical significance to its impact today.
Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Aging channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.
The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century - which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King of England James Stuart - has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, it can be revealed today.
Summer learning initiative kicks off June 27
New excavations find a succession of ancient cultures visiting the cave for art and burial.
Here are some of the latest articles added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise.
Many of the settlement activities were documented in the Hull-House Bulletins
Historic graffiti of ships carved in an African fort were drawn by soldiers on guard duty watching the sea, University of Exeter experts believe.
Are you looking for expert commentary on the leaked opinion draft that appears to overturn Roe v. Wade? Newswise has you covered! Below are some of the latest headlines that have been added to the U.S. Supreme Court channel on Newswise.
This year marks 50 years since it came to light that the nation’s leading public health agency, the Public Health Service, conceived an unethical “research study” - the Tuskegee Experiment – that lasted for 40 years. The participants? Black men in a rural community in the South who existed in a state of quasi-slavery, making them extremely vulnerable and the agency’s treatment of them that much more sickening.
By: Kathleen Haughney | Published: May 2, 2022 | 9:52 am | SHARE: All eyes are on Churchill Downs this week as the horse racing industry prepares for the 148th Kentucky Derby.Associate Professor of History Katherine Mooney is available to provide expert commentary to reporters covering the event. Mooney is the author of “Race Horse Men,” which examines the generations of Black men who built the racing industry and who were ultimately driven from their jobs with the rise of Jim Crow laws.
It’s been 50 years since the Tuskegee Study was disclosed to the American public. In May, a new riveting account of the Study, when government doctors intentionally withheld effective therapy for syphilis for 40 years in 400 African American men, will be published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The article explains the deeper everlasting lessons of the study.
A new study from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates reveals that new additions of vertebrate specimens to natural history collections are declining precipitously. The authors suggest that it is vital to maintain collecting efforts in order to address future unforeseen ecological issues.
Study investigates habitat conditions encountered by first farmers and monument-builders.
New research from the University of Warwick, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reichman University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Barcelona School of Economics challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus in areas of fertile land.
The archives received a $100,000 grant from the California State Library to support CSUDH’s LGBTQ History Access Project, and $40,000 from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation to begin the cataloguing of the L.A. Free Press collection.
Around the world, statues of historic figures who symbolize colonialism and oppression are being critically examined, and often removed.
New research published this week by University of New Mexico archaeologist Keith Prufer shows that a site in Belize was critical in studying the origins of the ancient Maya people and the spread of maize as a staple food.
Christina Chavez, Sandia National Laboratories' first full-time archaeologist, works with teams throughout Sandia to ensure the U.S. Department of Energy remains in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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