Mass Grave of Christian Crusaders Shows Bloody Reality of Medieval War
The war-wounded bodies of European troops who perished in the Crusades — the medieval religious conflicts that tried (and eventually failed) to reclaim Jerusalem and…
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Life-Sized Saudi Arabian Camel Carvings are 6,000 Years Older than thought
Three years ago, the world learned that rock spurs in northern Arabia had been cut into life-size images of camels, horses, and donkeys. Despite deteriorating…
Food Security and Nitrogen use need to be Balanced
To avoid a significant increase in the risk of food insecurity, environmental targets to limit excess nitrogen necessitate the large-scale deployment of dedicated nitrogen mitigation…
We Now Know why Human Feet Keep Washing Up in the US and Canada
Since August 20, 2007, a large number of human feet have washed up on the US and Canadian shores of the Salish Sea. OK, any…
Watch as 15 Skyscrapers Simultaneously Explode in Mass Demolition
What happens if you build 15 buildings quickly, but then can’t finish them after seven years? Everything is obliterated in a single apocalyptic blast. According…
New Zealand-based Student well-being Platform Komodo Raises $1.8M NZD
Adolescence is a difficult time, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it even more difficult. Even in the greatest of circumstances, teenagers who are coping…
Dinosaur Evolution in Eastern North America is revealed through Peabody Fossils
A new study by Yale undergraduate Chase Doran Brownstein describes two dinosaurs that lived around 85 million years ago in Appalachia, a once-isolated land mass…
Equity Monday: Y Combinator Demo Day approaches
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s VC-focused podcast where we deconstruct the data behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly recap of…
The Origin of Europe’s Bronze Age Civilizations has been Revealed by Ancient DNA
According to genomes gathered from archaeological sites around the Aegean, the first civilizations to build monumental palaces and urban centers in Europe were more genetically…
Fire was the First Evidence of Humans Altering Entire Ecosystems
A new study provides the earliest evidence to date of ancient humans using flames to significantly alter entire ecosystems. The study combines archaeological evidence from…
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