We Are All Greeks Now

Written by Geraint Hughes

The entire western world is living in a strange kind of Greek tragedy. In ancient Greece, the rulers for a period decided they would deceive their people by building grand temples to the gods.  They would then encourage their citizens to choose a god of their liking and then go their gods temple to worship them, and witness their power at the temple.

Continue Reading 12 Comments

Denisovans May Have Lived Alongside Neanderthals & modern humans

Written by sciencemag.org

A decade ago, anthropologists shocked the world when they discovered a fossil pinkie bone from a then-unknown group of extinct humans in Siberia’s Denisova Cave. The group was named “Denisovans” in its honor. Now, an extensive analysis of DNA in the cave’s soils reveals it also hosted modern humans—who arrived early enough that they may have once lived there alongside Denisovans and Neanderthals.

Continue Reading 2 Comments