New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

In Qingtian's terraced fields, fish and rice thrive in a symbiotic environment. The fish control pests and fertilize the rice ...

A farmer paddles to his fields on an artificial island among canals, part of an ancient Aztec system known as chinampas, in 2021. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte In dozens of archaeological discoveries around ...

Dental plaque, what is it good for? Beside harboring millions of bacteria and contributing to tooth decay, the sticky saliva and food mixture can act as a porthole allowing biologists to peer into the ...

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University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Maya city. UC researchers used genetic and pollen analyses to provide ...

In dozens of archaeological discoveries around the world, from the once-successful reservoirs and canals of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the deserted Viking colonies of Greenland, new evidence paints ...

Surrounded by the waters of the Strait of Sicily in the far south of Italy, the island of Pantelleria is made up of 32 square miles of black volcanic rocks with no source of freshwater other than the ...

At the site known as Oued Beht, archaeologists uncovered evidence of a large farming settlement where people used advanced techniques Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent New research is changing the ...

Chelsea Fisher has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the Fulbright-Hays Program. In dozens of archaeological discoveries around the world, ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, applies biochar to his soil beds late last month at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering. BioChar, an organic waste material that ...

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. The remnants of a forgotten world can be found all along the Mpumalanga escarpment. You can see ...