Roman military camps identified in Arabian desert in ‘spectacular’ find
Archaeologists have used satellite images to make a “spectacular” find of Roman military camps in the Arabian desert. University of Oxford researchers identified three new Roman fortified camps – in the typical playing card shape –
Rosalind Franklin ‘was an equal contributor in the discovery of DNA structure’
British scientist Rosalind Franklin was “an equal contributor” in the discovery of DNA structure and not a “victim”, according to scientists. Matthew Cobb, a professor of zoology at the University of Manchester and Nathaniel Comfort, a
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies aged 94
Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died aged
Dinosaurs were in their prime before asteroid downfall, study finds
Dinosaurs were struck down in their prime and were not in decline at the time the asteroid hit, according to a new study. The landmark findings provide the strongest evidence yet that the animals dominated the
Study finds new information on food culture in world’s first cities in 3500 BC
Fresh evidence on the types of food people ate in the world’s first urban settlements has been revealed in a new study. Mesopotamia, which is modern-day Iraq, saw the beginnings of cities which developed some 5,500
Research sheds light on modern humans and Neanderthals co-existing in France
Modern humans and Neanderthals may have co-existed in France and northern Spain for between 1,400 and 2,900 years before Neanderthals disappeared, a new study suggests. Researchers say the findings add to their understanding of the existence
