Month: March 2026
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Wood Age technology unearthed in southern Greece
The discovery at Marathousa 1 in Greece by Annemieke Milks et al. reveals evidence of the earliest known use of wooden handheld tools by hominins, dated to 430,000 years ago. Researchers analysed two distinct wooden artefacts suggesting functions like digging and possibly processing animal carcasses. The findings highlight the ingenuity…
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Getting to the bottom of elite coffees
Kopi luwak is a speciality coffee with a unique flacvour, made from ‘beans’ ingested and excreted by the Asian palm civet. Research by Mitra et al. (2025) suggests significant chemical differences between civet and traditional coffee, largely influenced by microbial fermentation in the civet’s gut. Understanding these differences could lead…
Plant Cuttings 