Tag: MIT research
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CT Scans Reveal Origins of Copper Metallurgy in Ancient Iran
New clues from an ancient technological leap Researchers from MIT and collaborating institutions are turning to modern imaging to illuminate a pivotal moment in human history: the birth of metallurgy. By applying computed tomography (CT) scans to ancient metallurgical remnants from what is now Iran, scientists are gaining unprecedented insight into how early communities extracted…
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Deep Earth’s Quiet Aftermath: Why Seismic Healing Persists Longer at Mid- crust Depths
Introduction: The Hidden Timeline of Post-Seismic Deformation Earthquakes grab headlines with dramatic ruptures and surface destruction, but the story of how the Earth settles after a quake runs much deeper. Post-seismic deformation refers to the slow adjustment of rocks around an earthquake as new stresses redistribute after the initial rupture. While society tends to focus…
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Ancient Signal Confirms What The Very First Animals Truly Looked Like
What the Question Was For decades, scientists have debated what the very first animals looked like. While fossils from soft-bodied organisms are rare, genetic analyses have pointed in two directions: either today’s demosponges (sponges) represent the closest living relatives of the first animals, or comb jellies (ctenophores) might fill that role. New research led by…