◼ Archived
Science
Ancient rocks reveal when Earth's tectonic engine 'switched on'
New research pinpoints when Earth's plate tectonics began, with ancient rocks revealing a dramatic shift 2.5-2.7 billion years ago.
Ancient
55 trends tracked about this subject — the full history, oldest to newest below.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost
Coverage reveals ancient Maya cities leaked toxic mercury into Yucatán lakes for centuries through a prized red pigment.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient discovery from time of Jesus emerges near Jerusalem's Temple Mount
4 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient coins suggest influential Iron Age king was female
9 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient DNA in the Neanderthal Mirror
4 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient cosmetics, coins, mouse skeletons found in Pompeii home shed light on life before deadly eruption
Archaeologists uncover untouched treasures inside a sealed Pompeii cupboard, offering a rare glimpse into life before Vesuvius erupted.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient armored bottom-feeder is first seagoing amphibian
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
An Ancient Virus Explains Why the Human Brain Is Special
New scientific research suggests an ancient virus played a critical role in the evolution and specialization of the human brain.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient DNA shows Ice Age Europeans stayed connected across long distances
Ancient DNA from a French cave reveals that Stone Age Europeans maintained vast genetic connections across long distances.
◼ Archived
Science
Tiny Genetic Tweak From An Ancient Virus Might've Prevented Chimpanzees From Developing Brains Like Ours
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient DNA challenges theories about when humans first reached North America
Recent archaeological findings indicate fossil footprint preservation relies heavily on environmental factors rather than population density.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient Indigenous people in New Mexico lived through extreme climate change 23,000 years ago, study suggests
9 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Health
Ancient gut microbes link hunter-gatherers in Africa and forager-farmers in South America
Scientists find ancient gut bacteria shared between African hunter-gatherers and South American forager-farmers from common ancestors.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient DNA suggests humans reached America far earlier than previously thought
Recent scientific research involving ancient DNA indicates human arrival in the Americas occurred much earlier than previously assumed.
◼ Archived
Health
Was the Human Gut Healthier in Ancient Times?
5 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient DNA evidence narrows down when people first reached the Americas
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient Skull Fractures Hint at Human Sacrifice in Egypt
Forensic evidence reveals ancient skull fractures pointing to possible human sacrifices in early Egypt.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient wall found beneath Paris could confirm site of first settlement
Archaeologists believe they have identified remains of a 2,200-year-old wall that could pinpoint the site of the original settlement of Paris.
◼ Archived
World
Ancient Rome Built 190,000 Miles Of Roads And Researchers Just Traced Them All
4 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest Earth was already dragging surface water into its mantle and using it to generate volcanoes 3.1 billion years ago — through a primitive recycling process that may have preceded modern plate tectonics
4 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
Scientists Thought Ancient Water Carved Martian Gullies. New Analysis Says Otherwise
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✓
Ancient Bird Feather in Dino Poop May Hold Big Clues
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✗
Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
Ancient DNA recovered from a prehistoric cat in Wyoming may provide critical genetic insights to aid the conservation of modern cheetahs, lions, and tigers.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✓
Not a cheetah: Ancient DNA reveals the surprising Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New ancient DNA analysis reveals the 'American cheetah' was not actually a cheetah and survived in the Arctic Yukon.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 fades ✓
Rare Ancient Treasure Trove Stolen
2 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✗
Ancient volcano with the force of one million nuclear bombs found beneath England
8 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✗
Ancient shark graveyard discovered in Egypt reveals 5 extinct species from dinosaur era
8 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✗
An Ancient Shark Graveyard Has Been Found in The Egyptian Desert
20 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 fades ✗
A Mile-Long Ancient Roman Engineering Marvel Has Suddenly Surfaced from Beneath This Famous Waterway
Extreme drought conditions have revealed a mile-long Roman engineering marvel and Nazi-era relics from beneath the waters of the Danube.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✓
Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today
3 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Health
🔮 fades ✓
Ancient mummy DNA reveals chilling clue to deadly disease that swept the Americas
4 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 fades ✗
Italian Diver Discovers Hundreds of Ancient Amphorae in Sicily
5 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✗
An Ancient Poop Explosion Could Have Helped Complex Life Evolve
6 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 fades ✗
Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon
Archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of massive, previously unknown ancient glyphs and earthworks beneath the dense canopy of the Amazon rainforest.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 holds ✓
Ancient DNA Reveals Woolly Mammoth With A Sex Chromosome Combination Never Before Seen In An Extinct Species
11 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Health
🔮 fades ✗
Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas
1 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Health
🔮 fades ✓
‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly
Ancient mummy DNA reveals that smallpox brought by European colonization may have been less deadly than later strains.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✓
Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades ✗
Ancient secrets unlocked of hidden underground from exceptionally preserved snake fossil with skull intact
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Entertainment
🔮 fades
Debate Over Ancient Iranian Jewelry Worn by Zendaya to ‘Odyssey’ Event
Zendaya faces intense criticism after wearing ancient Iranian earrings from 700 BC at the ‘Odyssey’ event, sparking a global debate on looted artifacts.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 holds
Ancient sandstorm leaves behind wreckage on Mars photo of the day for July 20, 2026
NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have uncovered evidence of ancient sandstorms and asteroid-scale impacts dating back 4 billion years on Mars.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 fades
Bones of Ancient Egyptian Princesses Reveal They Were Kind of Badass
New bone analysis shows ancient Egyptian princesses wielded weapons and hunted, reshaping the image of royal women.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 fades
Oops! Ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was actually a woman, DNA reveals
DNA analysis of the 4,000-year-old Upton Lovell Shaman reveals the individual was a woman, overturning long-held assumptions about Bronze Age roles.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Bio-metals: Ancient sea worms hold the secret to a strange new class of materials
Scientists have discovered 'bio-metals' in the jaws of ancient sea worms, creating a new class of materials that mimic synthetic alloys.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Ancient Human DNA Discovered Hidden Inside Paleolithic Cave Walls for the First Time
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Ancient proteins hint at all-female Homo naledi burial site in Rising Star cave system
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic Surprise in The Last Neanderthals
3 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
World
🔮 holds
Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died
The legendary Major Oak of Sherwood Forest, tied to Robin Hood, has died, prompting cultural and conservation reflection.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Radioactive Stardust From an Ancient Cosmic Blast Is Still Raining on Earth
1 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Ancient scorpion the size of a labrador once roamed Britain
1 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
How Ancient People Moved a 6-Ton Stone 700 Kilometers to Stonehenge
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
◼ Archived
Science
🔮 fades
Scientists Dug Through Ancient Squirrel Poop And Found a Huge Surprise
Frozen squirrel poop rewrites Ice Age diet and ecosystem history—unexpectedly rich in mammoth, bison, and big cat DNA