The first chemist in history may have been a female perfumer - here’s how the science of scents has changed since

Perfume has complex and fascinating links to ancient chemistry.

Roberta Angioi, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher in Analytical Chemistry, Dublin City University • conversation
June 21, 2024 • ~7 min

Earliest evidence of kissing pushed back 1,000 years

Researchers examined whether kissing is an innate human activity or whether its origins are relatively recent.

Troels Pank Arbøll, Assistant Professor in Assyriology, University of Copenhagen • conversation
May 19, 2023 • ~6 min

Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend?

Evidence in Earth’s natural archives, from tree rings to seafloor sediments, points to one trend. Some climate models suggest another. Here’s why are important.

Darrell Kaufman, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Northern Arizona University • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~7 min

Artemis is a new body suit for period pain – here's why it's named after a Greek goddess

There’s a long history in our society of period pain being played down, or just considered “normal”. But there’s plenty of evidence in the historical records that women have always experienced it.

Helen King, Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2023 • ~6 min

8 billion humans: How population growth and climate change are connected as the 'Anthropocene engine' transforms the planet

The UN estimates the global population will pass 8 billion people on Nov. 15, 2022. From the Stone Age to today, here’s how things spiraled out of control.

Manfred Laubichler, Global Futures Professor and President’s Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2022 • ~9 min

How climate change is washing away precious evidence of our distant past

Increasing rainfall and degrading peatland are threatening archaeological artefacts buried in UK land.

Rosie Everett, Lecturer in Forensic Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~6 min

Did a volcanic eruption in Alaska help end the Roman republic?

New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.

Guy Middleton, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University • conversation
June 22, 2020 • ~7 min

Did a volcanic eruption in Alaska end the Roman republic?

New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.

Guy Middleton, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University • conversation
June 22, 2020 • ~7 min

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