Researchers sequenced the genome of one of Pompeii’s ancient inhabitantsIn the process, they found a likely answer to a 2,000-year-old mystery.By I. Bonifacic, 05.29.2022
Supercomputer simulations show climate change’s role in early human migrationThe modeling efforts took six months to complete.By A. Tarantola, 04.13.2022
Researchers used CT scans to virtually unwrap a pristine mummyThe images helped them learn new details about Egypt's 18th Dynasty.By I. Bonifacic, 12.28.2021
Hitting the Books: Searching for ancient cities from spaceWait, no, that's Barstow.By A. Tarantola, 09.21.2019
Ancient city's LiDAR scans reveal as many buildings as ManhattanLiDAR has become an invaluable archaeologist's tool. By M. Moon, 02.17.2018
DNA in dirt can reveal where human ancestors livedA new gene detection technique could fill in gaps in our species' history.By J. Fingas, 04.30.2017
Scientists use 3D scans to 'unwrap' an ancient scrollThey could read an ancient segment of the Bible without damaging a priceless artifact.By J. Fingas, 09.22.2016
Police could soon identify you by your hair proteinsThey could be more useful than DNA for some forensics.By J. Fingas, 09.12.2016
Archaeologists have new tools that make it easy to scan artifacts...and put the digitized pieces together.By M. Moon, 01.13.2016