Seabird guano fertilization boosted maize production in ancient Peru, fueling Chincha wealth, trade networks, and strategic Inca alliances.

Along with forests, grasslands and wetlands are also being converted to cropland and pasture at an increasing rate around the world—often for livestock farming and the export of agricultural products.

For this new study, researchers analyzed goat remains dating back to about 1100-900 BCE from a Bronze Age hillfort called ...

Bates students are getting a firsthand look at 7,000 years of ancient climate history with a group of lake sediment cores ...

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The team calculated that the mosquitos likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some 2 ...

A lot has changed on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus since its founding in 1867, but a storied plot of land near the south quad ...

The Old Irish Goat isn’t just part of folklore — it’s genetically linked to goats that lived in Ireland 3,000 years ago. Scientists analyzed ancient remains and discovered that today’s rare breed ...

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The critically endangered Old Irish Goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age, new research has revealed.

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New research has revealed that the Old Irish Goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the ...