Science | A Blog About History

Studying Roman glass to improve nuclear storage

August 22nd, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Here is an interesting article: researchers are studying 1,800-year-old Roman glass to help improve nuclease waste storage. Denis Strachan, a

July 28th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Scientists have decoded the genome of Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,000-year-old mummy found in the Italian Alps. “We now have access

April 19th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

The ancient Egyptians made a lot of references to a place called the Land of Punt, which was their source

March 25th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Scientists have developed a new way to date ancient artifacts without damaging them. Scientists today described development of a new

January 28th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

In what I think is an amazing discovery, the colour of a dinosaur, Sinosauroopteryx, has been determined to be yellow

January 22nd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Scientists in Italy are hoping to bring back the Auroch, a type of giant cattle, which has been extinct since

January 22nd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Chemical analysis has found that pine resin was used to seal a 2,000-year-old amphora found in Morocco. “We have studied

December 11th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

The bone chemistry of the Mayan king K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo show he did not grow up in Copán, the