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Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman
<p>Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male</p><p>The Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who has been depicted in museum exhibits as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker, was female, an ancient DNA analysis has revealed.</p><p>The 4,000-year-old skeleton, along with the extensive collection of stone axes, metalworking tools and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak found in the grave, is viewed as among the most significant bronze age burials in Britain.</p><p><em><a href="https://tracking.vuelio.co.uk/tracking/click?d=SncqCPNIGrj16EQ8jbYrOjuFkKgFXIxGqeeihoH0M7Ou7tE4xqrGRf5VHLwGSyEhTO30wfUYWtVPxbrnIgRBaYfMbJO_gbPo8bPkueVKGk46RlyjFVO_CnURRWeKk8kU3Kqx48C9IP6ZZsPvRFAs3AD-alBexn1kwPbMWG9Z020NphhpaIH6ubrcegnj2thlNQ2">We Go Way Back</a> opens at the Francis Crick Institute on 16 July</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/ancient-dna-analysis-reveals-upton-lovell-shaman-was-woman-wiltshire">Continue reading...</a>
Can everyone live a ‘good life’ without destroying the planet?
Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge. But after a decade grappling with these problems, a historic Portuguese city is beginning to walk this tightrope
A new map traces the sky’s water highways
Atmospheric rivers bring heavy rain and floods, but if they don’t come around, it could mean drought. A new global map reveals little-known pathways.
Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?
<p>Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible</p><p>Long-term space travel is bad for your health. Very bad. Being in space exposes humans to dangerously high levels of radiation; extended exposure to microgravity can damage a range of organ systems, including muscles, bones and eyes. Living for months or years in tight quarters can have severe psychological effects.</p><p>The key to solving these problems could be a 250m-year-old physiological strategy that allows mammals, birds, fish and other animals to survive extreme scarcity by essentially going offline: hibernation. When they hibernate, animals almost completely switch off their bodily functions; they don’t eat, drink or move, and just as importantly, aren’t hungry, or thirsty and don’t seem to suffer from the cold. This remarkable ability could prove crucial in helping humans get to Mars and beyond – and could also help save lives on Earth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/jul/14/human-hibernation-space-mars">Continue reading...</a>