Andrew Curry
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‘Phenomenal’ ancient DNA data set provides clues to origin of farming and early languages
Trio of studies suggests new homeland for earliest Indo-European speakers and traces movements of ancient Greeks, Imperial Romans → Read More
Humanity left an irreversible imprint upon Earth's rocks. Here's how.
Studying everything from atomic bomb fallout to pesticide residues, scientists are close to defining the start of the Anthropocene—the geologic age of human impact. → Read More
How the Ukraine war is accelerating Germany's renewable energy transition
It's not just about the climate crisis anymore: For reasons of national security, the country urgently needs to wean itself off Russian gas, oil, and coal. → Read More
Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways → Read More
Medieval ‘birthing girdle’ contains delivery fluid, milk, and honey
Protein analysis technique could reveal how other old parchments were used → Read More
What It's Like to Stress-Test Berlin's Brand New, Much Maligned Airport
A little stressful, by design. → Read More
‘All those burning cities made me a pacifist. And I’ve only become more of one as the years have gone by.’
Until Wilhelm Simonsohn walked into Warsaw in September 1939, he hadn’t seen the consequences of war up close. The 19-year-old spent the 18-day German invasion of Poland in a spotter plane, guiding tanks and infantry to their targets far below. From thousands of feet in the air, the first days of the war seemed like a great adventure. All that changed when Simonsohn drove into the captured… → Read More
Ancient Egyptian 'funeral home' was one-stop shop for the afterlife
New evidence shows priest-embalmers were savvy entrepreneurs who offered burial packages for every budget. → Read More
Lost world revealed by human, Neanderthal relics washed up on North Sea beaches
Scientists and amateur collectors unite to reconstruct vanished ice age landscape inhabited by Neanderthals, other ancient humans → Read More
What Happens When They Find a World War II Bomb Down the Street
In German cities, it means alerts, traffic, evacuations, and at least a little anxiety. → Read More
The Bauhaus movement: where to celebrate the 100th anniversary
From Weimar to Tel Aviv, visit the monuments to this century-old revolution. → Read More
Medieval woman artist unmasked by her teeth
Precious dust found in the mouth of a woman buried a thousand years ago opens a previously unknown window into the lives of female scribes. → Read More
Enormous, rare Viking ship burial discovered by radar
Archaeologists in Norway using ground-penetrating radar have detected one of the largest Viking ship graves ever found. → Read More
3,500-Year-Old Hand is Europe’s Earliest Metal Body Part
Found in a Bronze-Age grave, the rare artifact may have been used for ritual purposes. → Read More
Yes, You Can Catch Insanity
One day in March 2010, Isak McCune started clearing his throat with a forceful, violent sound. The New Hampshire toddler was 3, with… → Read More
Why Living in a Poor Neighborhood Can Change Your Biology
It was the most ambitious social experiment ever conducted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. And one… → Read More
Jewish Gangsta Rapper Takes On Germany’s Hip-Hop Scene
Sun Diego, also known as SpongeBOZZ, proclaims his heritage in videos with flame-shooting menorahs and neon stars of David. → Read More
Fury in Germany as Rap Duo With Anti-Jewish Lyrics Gets Award
A Grammy-like honor for two rap artists has sparked a debate over anti-Semitism in German hip-hop and the rise in anti-Jewish sentiment among the country’s young people. → Read More
Men Are Better At Maps Until Women Take This Course
Sheryl Sorby, a professor of engineering education at Ohio State University, was used to getting A’s. For as long as she could remember,… → Read More
How a Runaway Nun Helped an Outlaw Monk Change the World
Martin Luther's marriage to Katharina von Bora scandalized their contemporaries—and formed a partnership that shaped the course of history. → Read More