ScienceDesk

What have been the top scientific discoveries this month?

@[email protected] curated their picks in this collection of articles: https://flip.it/eNWq4n

Included are new information about Egypt's oldest pyramid, Stonehenge, a huge mastodon skull and more.

#Science #Archaeology #Paleontology #Space

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Long-hidden family scandal in the Jamestown colony in the U.S. revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA.

From CNN: "The findings demonstrate how genetic data in combination with other historical evidence 'can help bring to light narratives that were forbidden or shameful in the past,' said Dr. Christine Lee, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi."

https://flip.it/i3BHFo

Here's the original study in Antiquity journal: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/historical-and-archaeogenomic-identification-of-highstatus-englishmen-at-jamestown-virginia/E04D83E224FA5C15B5CC08D0703FE9B0

#Jamestown #History #DNA #Anthropology #Science

Hydrogen cars flopped, but fuel cells are finding new life in trucks and boats.

From @theverge: "Mining trucks, cement mixers, and terminal tractors all seem like the perfect use of hydrogen fuel cells. But they run into the same challenges around price and fueling."

https://flip.it/7AWw8H

#ClimateChange #Hydrogen #Fuel #Energy #Climate #Environment #Science