Study Rewrites the Story of a Swedish Ingot
December 9, 2025
New compositional evidence links Sweden to wider Iron Age metal networks across the Baltic
1 min read
False
Forensics
LIBS Under Pressure
By James Strachan
December 8, 2025
From deep-sea archaeology to ocean intelligence, Marcel Rieck explores the frontiers of laser spectroscopy in extreme environments
4 min read
Drug Detection in Under Five Minutes
December 2, 2025
A simple cotton swab and low-temperature plasma MS enable rapid, green detection of drug residues across multiple surfaces
2 min read
Not Flesh: How “Dinosaur Mummies” Were Preserved
By James Strachan
November 10, 2025
New analyses show Edmontosaurus “mummies” are not fossilized skin, but microbial clay molds – reshaping assumptions about soft-tissue preservation
2 min read
Ancient DNA Links Crimean Neanderthal to Siberia
November 7, 2025
Multi-omics analysis reveals unexpected genetic ties between a Crimean Neanderthal and distant Siberian populations
2 min read
Life on Enceladus? Saturn Sows Seed of Doubt
By James Strachan
October 27, 2025
Could Saturn’s magnetosphere be producing the organic molecules thought to originate from Enceladus?
5 min read
Titan's Unorthodox Crystals Challenge Chemistry Canon
October 27, 2025
Polar and nonpolar molecules form unexpected cocrystals on Saturn's moon, defying a core rule of chemical solubility
3 min read
Spectral Mystery on Mars Finally Solved
October 23, 2025
Lab match identifies elusive Martian mineral linked to hydrothermal activity – and possible past habitability
1 min read
Paper-Based Sensor Sniffs Out Toxic Gases
By James Strachan
October 17, 2025
A low-cost, colorimetric sensor array detects multiple chemical threats without the need for complex fabrication
4 min read
XRF Reveals Clues to Colonial Iron's Origins
September 26, 2025
Archaeologists use handheld X-ray fluorescence to chemically distinguish iron artifacts from different centuries and expeditions
2 min read
