Why Geologists Love Pond Scum

If you’ve ever wondered how geologists know so much about ancient beaches and shallow oceans — from the paleoenvironment to the animals roaming around, the seasonality of the weather, and even the time of day when the ancient scene was preserved — they owe it all to the sand particlesContinue Reading

Study: Malaria Shaped Human Settlement Patterns for Over 74,000 Years

New research led by Max-Planck Institute of Geoanthropology and University of Cambridge scientists suggests malaria did more than sicken ancient populations, it steered where early humans could live, fragmenting groups and influencing the genetic map of our species. Colucci et al. explored whether Plasmodium falciparum-induced malaria drove habitat choice inContinue Reading