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Ancient star’s age revealed as two cosmic tests deliver matching results
11th July 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans, Space, Tech

The team says the result marks a milestone in our ability to determine the ages of old stars and use them as living fossils to study the Milky Way’s distant past. This investigative technique makes it possible to analyze thousands of ancient stars in our galaxy, reconstructing the Milky Way’s evolution over billions of years. The findings are published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

1,600-year-old tomb of Maya city’s first ruler unearthed in Belize
11th July 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was a major center in the Maya Lowlands during the sixth and seventh centuries.

Haze of confusion in Thailand as government flips on cannabis law
11th July 2025 | theguardian.com | Humans, Misc.

New rules banning recreational cannabis use have put Thailand’s $1bn cannabis industry in limbo, with some stores fearing they will have to close

Murray Watt ramps up lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list
10th July 2025 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Earth, Humans

The environment minister, Murray Watt, hosted more than a dozen ambassadors from countries on the world heritage committee on Monday as he ramped up lobbying efforts to get the Murujuga rock art complex inscribed on the world heritage list.

Prehistoric ‘Swiss army knife’ made from cave lion bone discovered in Neanderthal cave
10th July 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest known multifunctional tool made from cave lion bone, shedding new light on Neanderthal ingenuity…Published in Scientific Reports, the detailed analysis of the bone revealed signs of deliberate shaping, use and repurposing

Massive boulders ejected during DART mission may complicate future asteroid deflection efforts
10th July 2025 phys.org | Humans, Space, Tech

A University of Maryland-led team of astronomers found that while the mission successfully proved that kinetic impactors like the DART spacecraft can alter an asteroid’s path, the resulting ejected boulders created forces in unexpected directions that could complicate future deflection efforts. According to the team’s new paper published in the Planetary Science Journal on July 4, 2025, using asteroid deflection for planetary defense is likely far more complex than researchers initially understood.

Massive blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, an ancient wonder, hauled up from the Mediterranean
10th July 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans, Tech

French and Egyptian researchers are making a “digital twin” of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt after lifting its ancient submerged blocks out of the Mediterranean Sea.

Youngest basaltic lunar meteorite fills nearly one billion-year gap in moon’s volcanic history
9th July 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Space

A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our understanding of the moon’s volcanic history. The researchers plan to publish their findings in full in a peer-reviewed journal later this year.

Radiocarbon dating reveals Rapa Nui not as isolated as previously thought
7th July 2025 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have analyzed ritual spaces and monumental structures across Polynesia, questioning the idea that Rapa Nui (Easter Island) developed in isolation following its initial settlement. Their results are published in the journal Antiquity.

Oldest wooden tools unearthed in East Asia show that ancient humans made planned trips to dig up edible plants
7th July 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

The 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments for specific purposes. The study was published Thursday (July 3) in the journal Science.

Mysterious Leprosy Pathogen Has Lurked in The Americas For 4,000 Years
7th July 2025 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago, meaning the disease arrived in the Americas much earlier than previously thought. The research has been published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

125,000-year-old ‘fat factory’ run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany
3rd July 2025 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

The research, published Wednesday (July 2) in the journal Science, reveals that these archaic human relatives had a process for extracting grease from animal bones — and it may have saved them from a lethal condition.

Psychedelic compound blurs boundary between self and others in the brain, study finds
3rd July 2025 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

A new study has found that a psychedelic formulation inspired by ayahuasca can significantly alter how the brain processes faces—especially one’s own. The research shows that the compound changes both early visual perception and later self-referential processing, effectively weakening the brain’s usual distinction between self and others.

Paleolithic discoveries in Türkiye reveal earliest known human activity in northern Mesopotamia
3rd July 2025 | aa.com.tr | Ancient, Humans

Excavation uncovers evidence of 4 ancient human species, obsidian tools dating back over 300,000 years…Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern Mesopotamia, officials said.

Oldest Egyptian DNA Reveals Secrets of Elite Potter From Pyramid Era
3rd July 2025 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

The findings suggest that early Egyptians once lived in a melting pot of cultures, with migrants and traders arriving from other parts of Africa and Mesopotamia, an ancient region that now encompasses parts of Iraq, Türkiye, and Iran. The study was published in Nature.

Fossils from Japan reveal squids evolved and dominated in dinosaur age seas
2nd July 2025 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth

A new, advanced technique for studying fossils has revealed that squids evolved more than 50 million years earlier than previously thought and dominated Earth’s ancient seas. The new study was published in the journal Science.

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