What were Stone Age bacteria like? We already have the first clues
Bacteria have lived on our planet Earth for about 3 billion years, most of the 4.5 billion years the planet has existed. And while hardworking microbes are central to medicine,…
Little worms were stoned to death for the benefit of science
Researchers dosed microscopic hydra with cannabinoids to monitor their eating habits, and in 2000, a study at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh injected THC into the cerebrospinal fluid of rats and…
Prehistoric Europeans used extremely unpleasant drugs
Uncovering the Dark Secrets: Prehistoric Europeans and their Use of Unpleasant Drugs ,Bronze Age people 3,000 years ago got high on hallucinogenic plant alkaloids so powerful and dangerous that even…
What animals will become extinct?
There’s no sugarcoating it: Animal and plant life is declining worldwide at rates never seen before in human history. And alongside that decline, rates of extinction are accelerating — about…
Researchers found tools 3 million years old
buried millions of years ago in Kenya are perhaps the oldest example of the technological prowess of our ancestors. The tools recently discovered on the Homa Peninsula in Lake Victoria…
Researchers restore function of cells and organs in pigs after death
Groundbreaking Research: Restoring Cell and Organ Function in Deceased Pigs , As the animal dies, its inability to continue circulating blood and oxygen causes a flood of internal problems that…