
The Roman Empire’s ‘road map’ is twice as extensive as previously thought
Modern geographic information systems have identified 186,000 miles of Roman roads and highways, combining all existing historical and archaeological sources

Modern geographic information systems have identified 186,000 miles of Roman roads and highways, combining all existing historical and archaeological sources

A study reveals the secrets behind the rodent’s remarkable ability to live 10 times longer than expected, without cancer or age-related degenerative diseases. When applied to fruit flies, researchers created ‘superflies’
Samples from Spanish supercentenarian María Branyas Morera reveal the keys to her exceptional genetics and provide clues for healthy aging

A study using data from over 1,000 rivers shows that these extreme events now last almost twice as long on the water as they do in the air

The genomes of thousands of mosquitoes reveal how the slave trade enabled the spread of the species that transmits dengue and yellow fever, while insecticides have made another malaria vector more resistant

Most ‘Rodentia’ have a nail on their thumb instead of a claw, which allows them to manipulate food

Considered the most intelligent invertebrates, these cephalopods have developed a very complex system to use their eight arms

The discovery, published in ‘Nature,’ could force scientists to redefine what constitutes a species

By releasing an alcohol into the air that causes neighbors’ roots to exude pesticides, they can even protect subsequent generations of crops

Analysis of a stalagmite reveals that some extreme events lasted for more than a decade

Spanish researchers have identified different types of plastics in seminal plasma and ovarian follicular fluid

Light pollution affects plants as if it were the Sun, accelerating the sprouting of leaves and postponing their fall
According to a new study, the animal, which had a varied herbivorous diet, barely chewed its food

Machine analysis of the handwriting on the manuscripts has recalibrated the dating of over 100 of them, rewriting the history of their origin

New tools bring closer the possibility of exterminating species considered harmful to humans, which is fueling an ethical dilemma
The behavior, which ends with the death of the young, was initiated by a young primate and imitated by others

Unlike the smooth contours of other flowers, the originally curved petals of roses end up forming polygons with straight edges
These synthetic materials have now become part of both the life and carbon cycles, from the surface to the deepest parts of the oceans

New research suggests we fall into a state resembling sleep when we meditate or experience a mental lapse

A review of tens of thousands of soil samples from Earth reveals high concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the pedosphere

A comprehensive analysis of thousands of homes from the last 10,000 years reveals the distribution of wealth in ancient times

The ability to put together meaningful ‘words’ to form a ‘sentence’ with a new meaning was thought to be unique to humans

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in humans, though in a different region

El Argar had a centralized system for the production and distribution of its pottery vessels and clay objects, all made from material sourced from a single location

Half of the lepidoptera species have disappeared from various regions in Spain and Europe, while in the United States, nearly a quarter have been lost this century alone

Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate differently

A group of archaeologists describes details of the 5,000-year-old burial of 20 women adorned with perforated beads