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One of the largest eruptions in Earth’s history could have wiped out humans. This is how scientists say some survived
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. About 74,000 years ago, Mount Toba in Sumatra experienced a super eruption, one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially causing a massive disruption to the world’s climate. Some scientists have suspected that a volcanic … Read more
A new study suggests that a supervolcano eruption may have facilitated humanity’s migration out of Africa
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. About 74,000 years ago, Mount Toba in Sumatra experienced a super eruption, one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially causing a massive disruption to the world’s climate. Some scientists have suspected that a volcanic … Read more
‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals a Bronze Age village frozen in time
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. It is late summer, 2850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that meanders through the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, built just nine months … Read more
‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals a Bronze Age village frozen in time
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. It is late summer, 2850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that meanders through the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, built just nine months … Read more
Gold and multiple bodies found in a tomb built for an ancient religious leader, archaeologists say
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Excavations at an archaeological site in Panama have revealed the grave of a religious leader who was buried more than 1,200 years ago next to a cache of gold artifacts – and countless other human … Read more
The swamp is where forensics and archeology come together to solve cold cases
Occasionally, police investigators find themselves announcing archaeological discoveries rather than criminal findings. For example, in 1984, police oversaw the recovery of the Iron Age bog body (a naturally mummified corpse found in a peat bog), later named “Lindow Man” in Cheshire, UK. On January 25, 2024, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) did just … Read more