Archaeology

Testing of a scrap of papyrus, which bears words suggesting that Jesus had a wife, points to the document's authenticity

A spider-like arachnid fossil helps explain the evolutionary path of modern harvestmen, often called 'daddy longlegs'

An isotopes analysis was used to determine that many pieces of turquoise found in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon came from as far away as Nevada

Analysis of an ancient thylacinid's skeleton suggests that the marsupial had a very powerful bite despite its small size
 

Paleontologist Neil Shubin's 2008 book Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body comes to PBS in a three-part series airing April 9, 16th and 23rd. Steve Mirsky reports

 

Researchers are uncertain why the mummy, about 1,700 years old, had plaster "plaques" on the sternum and abdomen

Some considerable years ago - February 2007, actually - I made the decision to write a short Tet Zoo article on speculative zoology. It was on the biology of Godzilla, and I published it with trepidation, my concern being that people would balk at the fact that I was covering an imaginary creature, not a [...]

The original set of tracks has since been divided up and partially lost

April Fools’ Day is not unique to Western cultures. People all over the world and all throughout history have celebrated the coming of Spring with festivals of deception and lightheartedness.

Despite being ransacked in the past, the tomb contained the remains of at least 15 people, a sarcophagus and a jasper amulet

Friends and colleagues who know that I illustrated Neil Shubin’s first book, Your Inner Fish, have been asking if I was involved in the three-part PBS series hosted by Shubin that will air next week on April 9th.