‘Breaking’ News: Eight (February 23rd – 28th)
OSTEOLOGY Really old cheese (like, the oldest) found on really old mummies. Mixed strain TB infection in Roman-era British skeleton suggested by limited SNP typing. The new research findings suggest […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
The ‘Tooth’ About aDNA
The plague is responsible for some of the worst catastrophes in human history, killing millions of people worldwide in at least three major epidemics. It was caused when the bacteria […]
‘Breaking’ News: Seven (February 15th – 22nd)
OSTEOLOGY Experts unearth ancient murder victim in East Lothian. Yay the Rising Star Expedition continues! Scientists Return to Explore a Second Fossil Chamber. More evidence for giant humans. Just kidding! […]
Hyenas and Handcuffs: an interview with Paul Koudounaris
Paul Koudounaris is an art historian and the author of ‘The Empire of Death’ and ‘Heavenly Bodies’. Since completing his doctorate at UCLA he has travelled the world photographing some […]
Colour Run for Colourful Ears (and Puppies)
This is just a very quick update to gauge the level of support out there for this ridiculous project. Many of you will know that just over six months ago […]
FameLab
Over the past few weeks I have prepared for and competed in the FameLab competition, which aims “to find the new voices of science and engineering across the world.” Essentially, […]
‘Breaking’ News: Six (February 9th – 14th)
It is absolutely not science related (well, not really) but this week’s link round-up comes with a bonus picture! Now to the news. It may look like it was a […]
‘Breaking’ News: Five (February 1st – 8th)
Sorry it’s a day late. I was off away at FameLab yesterday! 🙂 OSTEOLOGY Centuries old Beachy Head Lady’s face revealed. Check out Eastbourne Ancestors for more osteoawesomeness. Srsly *is* […]
Giant skeletons re-surface
It’s finally happened. The giant skeleton story has gone full circle. For those who’ve never encountered this story before, it goes briefly something like this: Giant human skeletons discovered by […]
