Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. During the Cretaceous Period, a species of shark roamed the seas with unusual rows of teeth. These incisors, mostly large and rounded, were not for cutting their prey but for grinding and crushing crustaceans. But… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Science is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. Palaeogenetics is revealing the surprising secrets of DNA hidden in bones and soil. Artificial intelligence decodes ancient texts written in forgotten letters. Chemical analysis of molecular residues… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Science is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. Palaeogenetics is revealing the surprising secrets of DNA hidden in bones and soil. Artificial intelligence decodes ancient texts written in forgotten letters. Chemical analysis of molecular residues… Read More »
Tens of millions of animal mummies have been unearthed in Egypt to date. Although there are millions of mummified cats, dogs, ibises, and birds of prey, primate mummies are rare and poorly understood. New analysis of mummified baboons sheds light on the animals’ place in ancient Egypt and reveals that although they were prized as… Read More »