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Oral bacteria reveal Stone Age diet

The genetic material in ancient tartar reveals the diet in prehistoric Italy. The data shows when cereals came on the menu – and meat suddenly disappeared.

Freedom, equality, sisterity

In the France of the Sun King, a woman had freed herself from the constraints of her time. Madeleine de Scudéry, who was born 415 years ago today, lived as a writer from her works, unmarried and free.

Do you want to create a Mastodon account quickly now?

The open source alternative to Twitter has gained almost half a million users in just over a week. But is it worth changing - especially for scientists? A look at the advantages and disadvantages.

Ötzi thaws several times

For decades, it was believed that the ice mummy was covered by ice and snow for 5300 years. Recent glaciological studies now suggest a different conclusion.

Prints of a precious fossil discovered

The original was destroyed by German bombs. Fortunately, casts had been made beforehand that could finally be assigned.

The day a man prevented a nuclear world war

On October 27, 1962, the world was about nuclear war. It was only decades later it became known that the Soviet officer Wassili Archipow had averted a nuclear attack on the US navy at the last second.

The cannabis release in Germany is closer

The federal government has presented a key document on how cannabis legalization should be regulated. In the future, adults should be allowed to buy 20 to 30 grams with impunity.

Men benefit more from the pioneer advantage than women

The first person who publishes research on a topic is often cited by other scientists than the author of later articles. Men have a historical advantage in physics.

The cult of the beheaded hawks

Archaeologists have dug up a shrine with headless falcon skeletons in the port city of Berenike. Apparently, around 1600 years ago, a puzzling nomadic people brought victims.

"We invite everyone to become a collector"

Are we facing a new Earth Poche in Man? The Berlin Natural History Museum calls up citizens with their own exhibits at a museum of the Anthropocene.

Nobel Peace Prize for human rights activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

The committee has dedicated the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to three laureates. Two organizations and the detained Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatsky were honored.

Elitist party islands in Northern Europe

Crannogs are artificial island settlements in northern European lakes. DNA traces in the sediments show that the elite of society met there more than 6000 years ago.

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