Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

“Timna and Faynan are ideal sites for this type of research because they have not been disturbed by modern mining, as ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of crystalline materials that consist of coordination bonds between transition-metal cations and multidentate organic linkers. The structure of MOFs is ...

The environmental pollution generated by ancient copper production was far less severe than previously thought.

The findings match those previously recorded from the Wadi Faynan region of Jordan. In that study—led from the Hebrew ...

The research team conducted geochemical studies at copper mining sites in the Timna Valley in the Arava Desert.

A study from Tel Aviv University shows ancient copper mining had minimal environmental impact, challenging previous ...

Soil samples from Timna show that previous studies have exaggerated the environmental impact of the mining industry in ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed the ...