Archaeologists have long known of Greek colonization of Magna Graecia, the name given to the coastal areas of Southern Italy and Sicily, thanks to artifacts and historical records. Somewhere around ...

British actor Kal Mansoor has always thought a lot about the film industry’s interpretation of history throughout his career. But it was Christopher Nolan’s World War II drama “Dunkirk” that served as ...

"We discovered that climate changes over time and the evolution of local vegetation, as well as the establishment of seasonal climate, drove the biotic colonization of subtropical East Asian caves ...

Human history is etched into the DNA of domesticated animals, which is when we bend the evolutionary trajectory of species to serve our own purposes. We primates have domesticated many animals, ...

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THC and CBD, bioactive substances produced by cannabis and sought by medical patients and recreational users, sprung to life thanks to ancient colonization of the plant's genome by viruses, ...

Food has always been more than just sustenance. It has influenced civilizations, sparked wars, fueled trade, and brought ...

The Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) is one of four recognized subspecies of Asian elephant and is morphologically and behaviourally distinct from the elephants of mainland Asia 1. It is ...

Illustration of new research findings in the Lappajärvi crater, Finland, where traces of ancient life have been discovered in the crater's fractures. The magnified section highlights the blue-marked ...

A dominant, colonizing force takes land and imposes its culture on the group it colonizes. Sound familiar? It’s the well-documented and often agreed upon way colonization has taken shape throughout ...

Rule, James P., Fitzgerald, Erich M. G., and Adams, Justin W. 2021. "Colonization of the ancient southern oceans by small-sized Phocidae: new evidence from Australia ...