Two teams of scientists are using RNA to study ancient crops and the process of plant domestication. RNA molecules are active within a cell, and can indicate which genes are turned on and off. They are also notoriously unstable. “With ancient DNA you can see what an ancient organism might have looked like. With ancient […]

An entire suit of Roman armor and some weapons have been unearthed at the Roman fortress of Caerleon. “It’s in a pretty good condition considering Roman armor was usually made of iron and that does not survive very well in wet, cold soil like we have in Wales. It’s turned into rust but it still […]