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Mystery Volcano Photo #19

This depicts a general example of runic inscriptions and is not the inscription featured in the latest study. (Credit: Alexei Novikov/Shutterstock)

Runic inscriptions

Learn about the Svingerud Stone, a runestone found in a Norwegian grave site that currently stands as the earliest written depiction of the Proto-Norse language.

The Oldest Runestone Conveys Norse Language Before the Viking Age

asteroid-earth

Learn about 2024 YR4, an asteroid that currently has a more than 1 percent chance to hit the Earth in 2032, catching the attention of scientists.

Asteroid Has a 1% Chance to Impact Earth in 2032 — Should We Be Worried?

Quantum-signals

Quantum computation + quantum sensing = a new way to think about measurement on the tiniest scale, say researchers.

Computation Signals A Quantum Leap For Precision Measurement 

Collected during expeditions with the research vessel METEOR: sediment cores from the Aegean Sea, which as natural environmental archives provide insights into the effects of early human activity on ecosystems. (Credit: Andreas Koutsodendris)

The METEOR research ship sampled sediments from the Aegean Sea

Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean.  

Earliest Evidence of Lead Pollution Found From 5,200 Years Ago

Guiengola's North Plaza, the only area not covered by tree canopy, as pictured from above. (Credit: Pedro Guillermo Ramón Celis/McGill University)

Guiengola-site

Learn about the abandoned Zapotec city of Guiengola in Oaxaca, Mexico, featuring a society based on communal work that would flourish until the 16th century Spanish conquest.

Abandoned, but Once Flourishing Pre-Columbian City Was Unearthed in Mexico

This image is a battle reenactment from the Medieval times and not the Roman Period, but represents a warrior battle. (Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock)

Medieval Knights Fighting with Swords

Learn why the use of a tiny spoon likely suggests that Germanic communities used psychotropic drugs for battle. 

Mystery Volcano Photo #19

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