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These Mammoth Ivory Carvings May Be the “Find of the Year”
They’re 40,000 years old and about the size of your thumbnail
Our Ancient Ancestors in the Middle East Loved Dining on Lizards and Snakes
Reptiles made up a big portion of their diet
Massive Prehistoric Crocodylians Took a Brutal Approach to Hunting
You wouldn’t want to see these eyes peering out of the swamp
What Bird Song Can Tell Us About the Nature of Dreams
Clues to the evolution of sleep and dreaming may be hiding in avian reveries
Female Treefrogs Get Overwhelmed by Too Many Noisy Male Suitors
Take it easy on the croaking, boys
Is This the World’s Oldest Image of a Mind‑altering Plant?
A painted panel deep in a Spanish cave may push the human relationship with mind-altering plants back thousands of years, earlier than anything previously known
The Real “Mummy’s Curse” Lurks Online
A booming market for mummified remains poses health risks
Where Human Sleep Went Wrong
A conversation with David Samson, evolutionary anthropologist and author of The Sleepless Ape, about how to sleep
The Conditions on a US Aircraft Carrier Sound Concerning
Can science point the way toward designing environments to maximize mental health in such situations?
How Vipers Got Their Venom
Although it serves as a defense, it’s really all about securing a meal
