Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A fossilized ear bone unearthed from a cave in Spain has revealed a Neanderthal child who lived with Down syndrome until the age of 6, according to a new study. The find suggested that community … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A fossilized ear bone unearthed in a cave in Spain has revealed a Neanderthal child who lived with Down syndrome until the age of 6, according to a new study. The find suggested that community … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has long been associated with human sacrifice, with hundreds of bones excavated from temples, a sacred sinkhole and other underground caverns. A long-held misconception … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has long been associated with human sacrifice, with hundreds of bones excavated from temples, a sacred sinkhole and other underground caverns. A long-held misconception … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Ancient DNA reveals even more secrets about the Avars, a fearsome people who built a mysterious empire that ruled much of central and eastern Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth century. The Avars, best … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Scientists have compiled the largest database of ancient DNA, based on the bones and teeth of nearly 5,000 people who lived across Western Europe and parts of Central Asia from 34,000 years ago to the … Read more