A biologist and an art historian have teamed up in search of old artworks that shed light on how fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains have changed through selective breeding over time.
Category: history
Civil War Vaccine May Have Lessons for COVID-19 – Scientific American
What virus was used to vaccinate soldiers against smallpox during the Civil War?
Sparrow Song Undergoes Key Change – Scientific American
A tweet goes viral across Canada.
Indigenous Amazonians Managed Valuable Plant Life – Scientific American
Tropical forests keep a record of the history and culture surrounding them.
Wasp Nests Help Date Aboriginal Art – Scientific American
By radiocarbon-dating the remains of mud wasp nests on ancient Aboriginal paintings in rock shelters in Western Australia, scientists were able to pinpoint when the art was created.
Industrial Revolution Pollution Found in Himalayan Glacier – Scientific American
The Industrial Revolution didn’t just pollute the cities where coal-powered mechanization took off a little more than 200 years ago. It also left its mark on the Himalayas, more than 6,000 miles away.
Sign Languages Display Distinct Ancestries – Scientific American
Linguists studied the evolution and dispersal of sign languages using tools from evolutionary biology.
Egyptian Vats 5,600 Years Old Were For Beer Brewing – Scientific American
Chemical analysis of vats at Hierakonpolis reveals that Ancient Egyptians mass-produced beer.
Teeth Tell Black Death Genetic Tale – Scientific American
It took centuries for the population of Europe to recover from the devastation wrought by the Black Death, aka, the plague. A new study looks at its genetic origins.