Ancient Beer Is Craft’s New Frontier
Scientists are partnering with brewers to taste test ancient recipes and sip a long-lost past.
Pastimes
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How Eating Rat Stew Serves Hobbit Research
Researchers are feasting on giant Indonesian rodents to uncover clues about hobbit-like hominins.
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Why Winter Solstice Celebrations Persist
On the shortest, darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, people draw strength from traditions that help them celebrate the gradual return of light.
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Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture’s Origins
Archaeologists have found tiny pieces of ancient bread from hunter-gatherers that predate agriculture by about 4,000 years.