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Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds
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Ancient Egyptians sacrificed pharaohs' servants so they could continue to serve their king in the afterlife, new study finds

The ancient Egyptians practiced human sacrifice around 5,000 years ago, a period shortly after the country was first unified, a new study finds. In the new study, Roselyn Campbell, an anthropology researcher at Purdue University, re-examined 46 skulls from individuals who were buried near royal tombs that belonged to King Djer, King Djet and Meretneith (a woman who likely ruled Egypt at times), and were built near the ancient sacred city of Abydos. All three rulers lived during the first dynasty, a period that started around 5,000 years ago when Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were unified into one kingdom. The sacrificed retainers were buried next to the tomb of the king they had served.Researc...

📅 2026-10-05 16:40:38    •    Live Science
1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany
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1,800-year-old temple to Mars and statue of Victory unearthed at Roman military fort in Germany

Archaeologists have discovered a temple dedicated to the Roman war god Mars in the wooded foothills of the Taunus mountains in Germany. The temple was part of a military settlement that was built in the third century to defend the border of the Roman Empire against Germanic tribes.The Roman military constructed thousands of forts across Europe, northern Africa and western Asia while expanding the empire, and most of these fortifications had an adjacent settlement, called a "vicus," that was occupied primarily by merchants, families and other civilians. Since 2024, archaeologists have been excavating the Kapersburg Roman fort and its adjacent vicus in Hesse, roughly 16 miles (26 kilometers) n...

📅 2026-10-05 15:37:20    •    Live Science
Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths
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Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths

Old age is often associated with reliance on others, loss of independence and inactivity. But these simplistic notions mask the diversity of people's experiences as they age, and can also lead to unsuitable policies and interventions—or even to explicit forms of ageism.

📅 2026-10-05 12:40:01    •    Phys.org
Scientists reveal what seven days of fasting does to the human body
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Scientists reveal what seven days of fasting does to the human body

Scientists found that prolonged fasting triggers major changes throughout the body, but many of the most interesting effects only appeared after about three days without food. The results suggest fasting may influence health in ways that go beyond weight loss and could eventually inspire treatments that mimic its effects.

📅 2026-10-05 12:26:03    •    ScienceDaily
LGBTQ+ Australians report higher rates of psychological distress, national survey finds
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LGBTQ+ Australians report higher rates of psychological distress, national survey finds

A Monash University study analyzed data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2020–2022 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing and found more than half of cisgender nonheterosexual Australians and more than one-third of transgender Australians are diagnosed with a mental disorder.

📅 2026-10-05 12:20:01    •    Phys.org
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick

Stimulating the vagus nerve after practice helped mice develop stronger long-term motor learning, revealing a potentially important window when the brain is still locking in a new skill. The effect was linked to rhythmic changes in brain blood vessels, hinting that body-to-brain signals may help prepare the brain for lasting change.

📅 2026-10-05 12:13:07    •    ScienceDaily
Scientists uncover recurrent patterns within chaotic quantum behavior
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Scientists uncover recurrent patterns within chaotic quantum behavior

Many complex quantum systems rapidly lose the recognizable patterns of their initial states as their components interact. To describe patterns of regular and chaotic motion in specific systems, physicists can construct a mathematical map called an effective phase space.

📅 2026-10-05 12:00:04    •    Phys.org