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Discover the new planets, moons, health advances, and ancient history uncovered in 2024. 

9 of the Most Remarkable Scientific Discoveries of 2024

Examples of cranial trauma. Top) perimortem injury to the left posterior of the frontal bone (a), cutmarks can also be seen on the frontal bone (b) and patinated bevel of the internal cranial surface is apparent around the injury (c); middle) cranium with a perforating injury to mid-frontal bone (d), a closer view shows radiating fracture lines (e) and the internal view shows patinated bevel (f ); bottom) adult cranium (g), close inspection shows cutmarks running along the mid-frontal (h) and a perimortem blunt force fracture to the conjoining right frontal bone fragment (i) Images by Schulting et al. Antiquity, December 2024. (Credit: Schulting et al. Antiquity, December 2024.)

Cranial trauma - evidence.

Find out more about this historic find and how it illuminates a darker side of early human history. 

Bronze Age Bones Indicate Violent Death and Possible Cannibalism

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Check out why even with a nearly full moon, you may still be able to see this meteor shower. 

The 2024 Geminid Meteor Shower Is About To Peak — Here’s What to Know

(Credit: Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority)

A large cavern deep in Manot Cave served as a ritual gathering space.


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Learn more about this ancient chamber and what our ancestors may have used if for 35,000 years ago. 

Chamber in Manot Cave May Be The Earliest Ancient Ritual Site in Southwest Asia

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Learn how asteroid strikes may have only altered Earth's climate for about 25 years. 

Major Eocene Asteroid Didn't Change Earth's Climate in the Long Term

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After analyzing millions of words in ancient Akkadian, researchers believe ancient humans may have felt emotions in the different parts of the body compared to modern-day humans. 

Ancient Mesopotamian People Felt Love in Their Liver and Anger in Their Feet

A duo of sauropodomorphs; one munching on the newly evolved plants in a wet Early Jurassic environment whilst the other is looking up as if there was something hiding in the vegetation. (Credit: Marcin Ambrozik)

A duo of sauropodomorphs; one munching on the newly evolved plants in a wet Early Jurassic environment whilst the other is looking up as if there was something hiding in the vegetation.

Find out what dinosaurs ate and why it was important for their evolution as researchers analyze dinosaur poop.

Fossilized Dinosaur Poop Helps Explain 30-Million-Year Evolutionary Gap

(Credit Júlia D'Oliveira)

A ‘one of a kind’ fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate evolution.

Researchers have identified a remarkably well-preserved fossil bird, roughly the size of a starling, from the Mesozoic Era. The complete skull has been preserved almost intact: a rarity for any fossil bird, but particularly for one so ancient, making this one of the most significant finds of its kind.

Navaornis

Learn more about Navaornis hestiae, the bird that could be a missing link to understanding how birds evolved from their prehistoric forbears.

Prehistoric Bird Brain May Be a Rosetta Stone for Avian Evolution

(A) Homotherium latidens (Owen, 1846), specimen DMF AS RS, no. Met-20-1, frozen mummy, Russia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Indigirka River basin, Badyarikha River; Upper Pleistocene (Credit: A. V. Lopatin) 

Saber tooth lion cub

Learn why this one-of-a-kind discovery helps researchers understand more about the saber-tooth cat.

Rare Mummified Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Found in Siberia Still Has Fur

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Is sugar really addictive? It's better to have a low-sugar diet instead of a full sugar detox for both your mind and body health. 

Sugar’s Bad Rep Is Worse Than The Sweet Stuff Itself

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A “False Spring” created tornadoes and unusual warm weather for February, 2024. What does that mean for people living across the U.S.?

Here's How an Unseasonably Warm "False Spring" Impacted Parts of the U.S.

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8 Amazing Black Scientists

Working everywhere from operating rooms to NASA research facilities, these pioneer Black scientists changed history and propelled us into the future.

Monica Cull