Kermit Pattison

Jan 3, 2025 | theguardian.com | Kermit Pattison |Rosalie Craig

Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is cracking the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays her. By Kermit Pattison

Dec 11, 2024 | lescienze.it | Kermit Pattison

Le Scienze di dicembre Le eredità di Lucy Menti che hanno cambiato il mondo In edicola con «Le Scienze» la nuova collana I Nobel della scienza, una serie di ritratti di geni le cui scoperte hanno fatto la storia Nella mente del criminale In edicola la collana Scienza e Crimine, che racconta le basi scientifiche delle indagini criminali, con Le Scienze o Repubblica a 9,90 euro più il prezzo di copertina della rivista o del quotidiano La scienza che ci unisce: MUSE e "Le Scienze" insieme...

Dec 8, 2024 | spektrum.de | Kermit Pattison

Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 8 Minuten DruckenTeilen Archäologie: Warum ausgerechnet Gehirne Jahrtausende überstehenEigentlich verwest das Gehirn extrem schnell. Trotzdem sind überraschend viele uralte Gehirne erhalten geblieben. Ein kurioser chemischer Prozess lässt das Gewebe überdauern. Exklusive Übersetzung ausKein Teil unseres Körpers ist so verderblich wie das Gehirn.

Dec 2, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Kermit Pattison

No part of our body is as perishable as the brain. Within minutes of losing its supply of blood and oxygen, our delicate neurological machinery begins to suffer irreversible damage. The brain is our most energy-greedy organ, and in the hours after death, its enzymes typically devour it from within. As cellular membranes rupture, the brain liquifies. Within days, microbes may consume the remnants in the stinky process of putrefaction. In a few years, the skull becomes just an empty cavity.

Nov 27, 2024 | science.org | Kermit Pattison

First came the rise of the dinosaurs. Now comes the sequel—the droppings of the dinosaurs. A paper in Nature traces how dinosaurs became the dominant animals on the planet in the late Triassic and early Jurassic periods by using fossilized dung and vomit, rather than paleontologists’ usual stock in trade, bones, and teeth.