Reindeer combine sleeping and digesting, Norwegian researchers found after extracting reindeer brain data ~science biology Article 484 words 9 votes
Should you let babies 'cry it out'? Debate reignited by new study. ~life parenting Article 864 words, published Mar 11 2020 18 votes
Vikings brought their animals to England, research suggests – experts find evidence at Derbyshire cremation site of horses and dogs originating from the Baltic Shield ~humanities.history Article 616 words 6 votes
‘Self-healing’ Roman concrete could aid modern construction, study suggests ~science chemistry Article 677 words 13 votes
Isolated group of polar bears found surviving in south-east Greenland thanks to freshwater discharge from glaciers ~enviro water.fresh Article 740 words 10 votes
Dark hair was common among Vikings – research reveals they were a genetically diverse group and not purely Scandinavian ~humanities.history Article 710 words 14 votes
Researchers say they have found the world's earliest confirmed case of smallpox, revealing the disease was widespread across northern Europe during the Viking age ~humanities.history Article 683 words 3 votes
Scientists confirm dramatic melting of Greenland ice sheet – loss largely due to high pressure zone not taken into account by climate models ~enviro climate change Article 659 words 5 votes
The Gauls really did embalm the severed heads of enemies, research shows ~humanities.history Article 5 votes
Slice of PIE: A linguistic common ancestor ~humanities.history Article 175 words, published Jun 29 2018 3 votes
Asteroid from another star system found orbiting wrong way near Jupiter ~space astronomy Article 876 words 5 votes