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This illustration provided by researchers depicts Kap Kobenhavn, Greenland, two million years ago, when the temperature was significantly warmer than northernmost Greenland today. Scientists have analyzed 2-million-year-old DNA extracted from dirt samples in the area, revealing an ancient ecosystem unlike anything seen on Earth today, including traces of mastodons and horseshoe crabs roaming the Arctic. (Beth Zaiken via AP)

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Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago
By MADDIE BURAKOFF - AP Science Writer
Wed,12/07/22-10:02AM , 128 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the now extinct mastodon.
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This illustration provided by Tel Aviv University depicts hominins preparing Luciobarbus longiceps fish on the shores of the ancient lake Lake Hula. A recent study found the oldest evidence of using fire to cook, dating back to 780,000 years ago. (Ella Maru/Tel Aviv University via AP)

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How cooking food and gathering for feasts made us human
By MADDIE BURAKOFF - AP Science Writer
Mon,11/21/22-9:02AM , 164 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re cooking a meal for Thanksgiving or just showing up to feast, you’re part of a long human history — one that's older than our own species.

Some scientists estimate our early human cousins may have been using fire to cook their food almost 2 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens showed up.
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A priest looks through a welding filter during a partial solar eclipse in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. People around the world gathered Tuesday to witness the last solar eclipse of the year, a phenomenon where the moon briefly casts a black shadow that blocks the sun. It was visible today across Europe, western Asia, northeastern Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

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Partial solar eclipse takes a bite out of the sun
By MADDIE BURAKOFF - AP Science Writer
Tue,10/25/22-3:50PM , 145 Reads
Much of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia saw the moon take a bite out of the sun during the second and last solar eclipse of the year.

The partial eclipse took about four hours. At its peak, the eclipse covered more than 80% of the sun.
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In this photo provided by Bence Viola in October 2022, researchers excavate a cave in the mountains of Siberia, Russia. In a study published Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in the journal Nature, researchers were able to pull DNA out of tiny bone fragments found in two Russian caves, and used the genetic data to map out relationships between 13 different Neanderthals for clues to how they lived. (Bence Viola via AP)

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Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family ties
By MADDIE BURAKOFF - AP Science Writer
Wed,10/19/22-10:42AM , 163 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females may have traveled to move in with their mates.
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