News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Daily cups of caffeinated coffee or mugs of tea may lower dementia risk

    A long-term observational study found a link between the amount of tea and caffeinated coffee people drank and the risk of dementia.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Archaeology

    The world’s oldest piece of clothing might be an Ice Age–era hide from Oregon

    Two pieces of elk hide connected by a twisted-fiber cord are the earliest evidence of sewing. But what they were used for is still a mystery.

    By Tom Metcalfe
  3. Anthropology

    When the fish stop biting, ice fishers follow the crowd

    Study showcases how modern-day foragers stick together when seeking food. Such social forces could help explain the emergence of complex thinking.