News Desk

Murujuga’s rock art is being destroyed – where is the outrage?
17th May 2023 theconversation.com | Ancient, Humans

Three rock art panels were this month removed from Murujuga/Burrup in Western Australia to make way for a new A$6.4 billion fertiliser factory. Moving Indigenous rock art anywhere in the world is controversial. In this case, a journalist photographing the removal was stopped by police. Later, her home was raided, and her camera’s memory card temporarily seized.

300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos
17th May 2023 | livescience.com | Ancient, Earth, Humans

In a forest clearing of birch and pine trees in what is today central Europe, herds of long-extinct beasts once gathered to drink on the shores of an ancient lake. Now, researchers have confirmed that early human relatives and their children foraged and bathed among them. See the study here.

Study of ancient meteorites ‘reveal secrets of Jupiter’s formation’
16th May 2023 news.sky.com | Ancient, Space

A ground-breaking study of ancient meteorites has provided the first evidence to suggest that Jupiter was once much closer to the sun before it shifted position.

Astronomers detect largest cosmic explosion ever seen Published
15th May 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Humans, Space, Weird

The explosion is more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star – known as a supernova.

The Sonoran Desert toad can alter your mind — it’s not the only animal
15th May 2023 | sciencenews.org | Animal Life, Earth, Humans

We at Science News heard the PSA loud and clear: Just leave this toad alone. But we couldn’t help but wonder: What other amazing animals may have psychedelic potential? Join us on a tour, by land and sea, of some of the world’s mind-altering fauna.

5,400-year-old tomb discovered in Spain perfectly captures the summer solstice
15th May 2023 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,400-year-old megalithic tomb near a prominent lone mountain in southern Spain, suggesting the peak may have been meaningful to prehistoric people there.

DNA study shows migration patterns of ancient Mexican civilizations much more complex than expected
15th May 2023 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

An international team of biologists, geneticists, anthropologists and biochemists has found, through genetic analysis, that the migration patterns of ancient Mexican civilizations were much more complex than previously thought. See the studies here and here.

It Took Waves of Modern Humans to Claim Europe From Neanderthals
15th May 2023 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Earth, Humans

Scientists are rewriting the story of how modern humans first spread out of Africa, and it might contain more run-ins with Europe’s Neanderthals than previously recognized. See the study here.

Tooth enamel provides clues to hunter-gatherer lifestyle of Neanderthals
12th May 2023 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Their findings, published in the journal PNAS, show Neanderthals in the region were hunting fairly large animals across wide tracts of land, whereas humans living in the same location tens of thousands of years later survived on smaller creatures in an area half the size.

Rhino-like ‘thunder beasts’ grew massive in the evolutionary blink of an eye after dinos died off
12th May 2023 | livescience.com | Ancient, Animal Life

Rhino-like horse relatives that had lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs became gigantic “thunder beasts” as suddenly as an evolutionary lightning strike,  new research published Thursday (May 11) in the journal Science shows.

Mushrooms can “talk” to each other — and they get extra chatty after a rain, study suggests
11th May 2023 | salon.com | Earth, Humans

A new study in the journal Fungal Ecology found that a certain breed of mushroom seems to “talk” using electrical signals — and intriguingly, they get especially chatty after a nice rain. The way they talk after the weather — perhaps about the weather? — has not been reported before.

Road Built 7,000 Years Ago Found at The Bottom of The Mediterranean Sea
11th May 2023 | sciencealert.com | Ancient, Humans

Archaeologists have unearthed the remnants of a 7,000-year-old road hidden beneath layers of sea mud off the southern Croatian coast.

Some of the first humans in the Americas came from China, study finds
10th May 2023 | theguardian.com | Ancient, Humans

Some of the first humans to arrive in the Americas included people from what is now China, who arrived in two distinct migrations during and after the last ice age, a new genetics study has found.

Salty water may have flowed near Mars’ equator as recently as 400,000 years ago
9th May 2023 | sciencenews.org | Ancient, Space

Crusts, cracks and other geologic features on sand dunes near the Martian equator are leading researchers to believe there may have been water there much more recently than previously thought. See April 2023 research here and Jan 2021 research here.

LSD enhances learning and exploratory behavior in humans, according to new placebo-controlled research
9th May 2023 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

The psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) makes people learn faster when receiving feedback and enhances exploratory behavior, according to new research published in Psychological Medicine.

7,000-year-old tomb in Oman holds dozens of prehistoric skeletons
9th May 2023 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

The tomb, near Nafūn in the country’s central Al Wusta province, is among the oldest human-made structures ever found in Oman. The burial area is next to the coast, but it is otherwise a stony desert.

Daily alternative news articles at the GrahamHancock News Desk. Featuring science, alternative history, archaeology, Ancient Egypt, paranormal and much more. Check in daily for updates!