More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical complexity matches that of proto-cuneiform, pushing the origins of writing-like systems ...

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

Research reveals variability in mold susceptibility of bio-based insulation, highlighting the need for rigorous testing and ...

The evidence is solid but not definitive, as the conclusions rely on the absence of changes in spatial breadth and would benefit from clearer statistical justification and a more cautious ...

Riyadh: Arabs, in their foundational makeup, cultural identity and inherited traditions, are an “oral” rather than a “written” nation. They are captivated by poetry, enchanted by eloquence and stirred ...

From Beria to Biden: Pushing DEI to targeting protesting parents, and anti-Catholic bias to pushing the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, the U.S. intelligence community has -- in what may be a first -- ...

Objectives This study aimed to determine whether certain lifestyle factors, specifically alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, sleep duration and sleep quality, are associated with an ...

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, surprising archaeologists who made the discovery. The researchers discerned ...

The origins of writing aren’t set in stone. The ancient cave peoples weren’t as illiterate as portrayed in popular media.

Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before the emergence of a full writing system ...

Background and objective Speech disorders are a common presenting concern to paediatricians. Yet evidence to guide detection and speech sound therapy referral of cases at risk for persistent speech ...