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Science

The original Paleo Diet: Ancient Iceman's stomach contents reveal last meal

Michael Irving July 12, 2018

Ötzi the 5,300-year old Iceman has taught us a lot about the Copper Age world he came from. The newest lesson comes from an analysis of his stomach contents, indicating an unexpectedly high-fat diet of meat interspersed with cereals and strangely, toxic bracken.

It may look like an alien autopsy, but here researchers examine the stomach contents of the ...

Environment

Artificial reef at Sydney Opera House to shelter local marine life

Nick Lavars September 11, 2017

Looking to replace some of the natural habitat lost to development in the area, scientists are set to install an artificial reef outside the iconic Sydney Opera House as a way of preserving local marine biodiversity.

Before installing the artificial reefs, scientists will survey fish populations in the area