Our ancient ancestors didn’t have clothes or houses – but that constant exposure to the sun helped their skin protect itself ...

The discovery of the Ice Maiden, a mummy found in the Siberian permafrost, opened a new chapter in archaeology. This ancient woman, preserved for over 2,500 years, has provided invaluable insights ...

The system offers real-time monitoring suitable for protective clothing in hazardous environments. Practical evaluations showed the LAP material is skin-compatible and mechanically robust. No ...

Armored jawless fish like Astraspis and Eriptychius and ancient arthropods like Anatolepis coexisted in the muddy shallow seas of the Ordovician period, which occurred between 485.4 million and ...

While literal animal worship has largely disappeared from major world religions, echoes remain in Christian lamb imagery, Hindu reverence for cows, and cultural taboos regarding certain animals.

Much of the scholarship on ancient Maya clothing and adornment focuses on the Classic period (A.D. 250–900), when the Maya population grew dramatically, and royal courts, with their flamboyant ...

Archaeological discoveries of ancient animal burials are rewriting what scientists know about grief in the animal kingdom, showing that mourning and emotional bonds existed far earlier than once ...

Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival by: DEREK GATOPOULOS and PETROS GIANNAKOURIS, Associated Press Posted: Mar 3, 2025 / 11:15 PM PST ...

Fossils preserve both skin and scales from an ancient sea monster . Feb. 14, ... “I don’t see this animal spending a lot of time on the bottom,” O’Keefe said.

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, chambered nautilus, platypus, and jellyfish are all ancient beings that ...

The Western regional centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently received cases in which dog skin is traded as wild animal skin. Within a year the centre has received at least 3-4 ...