New Scientist on MSN1h
Volcano-scorched Roman scroll is read for the first time in 2000 years
A papyrus scroll carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago is slowly being read once again thanks to ...
The world's smartest animals
Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.
Ancient engravings shed light on early human symbolic thought and complexity in Levantine Middle Paleolithic
A new study demonstrates that certain incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic, specifically from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves, were deliberately engraved with geometric ...
AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
UK scientists have announced what they term a “historic breakthrough,” after the first image of the inside of a scroll ...
Daily Wrap on MSN21h
Ancient Roman courtroom drama: Secrets from the Judean desert
Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus detailing a court process from the period of Roman occupation in Israel.
essanews.com on MSN18h
Roman-era legal drama unfolds in deciphered ancient papyrus
Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus describing a court process from the time of the Roman occupation of Israel. The newly translated document reveals fascinating details related to a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN20h
A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...