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Stoneware with purple dye residue found at Tel Shiqmona, IsraelMaria Bukin/Shalvi et al. , 2025, Plos One, CC-By 4.0 For centuries, modern Israeli coastal settlements have…

Viruses are infectious agents that affect all living things, including humans. A common human virus called herpes simplex virusor HSV, can cause cold sores, genital infections,…

Coloured dyes were essential commodities in the Mediterranean region during the Late Bronze Age. Berger and his colleagues unearthed a purple dye factory at site K10…

With more than 5,500 exoplanets detected, the search for life is entering a new era. Astrobiologists from Cornell University and the University of Minnesota have used…