Ancient DNA upends long-held story of cat domestication
New DNA studies show domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread later than believed, while ancient China lived alongside a different wild feline long before housecats arrived.
Cahokia Heights residents hope for sewers to stop flooding lawns a year after city settlement
A year ago the city worked out a settlement with EPA and DOJ after allegations of leaving sewer water flooding people’s homes
There are few pigeons in St. Louis. Research shows it’s due to design
Pigeons flock to areas with people — a trait bred into their domestic ancestors for hundreds of thousands of years. However, St. Louis does not have many pigeons in the city proper.
Archaeologists may have uncovered a Bronze Age metropolis in Kazakhstan’s steppe
Upon the open grasslands of what is now Kazakhstan, there once stood a Bronze Age settlement that may have served as a center of exchange and power around 1600 BC.
Missouri: Hungry for Solutions
A Midwest region dominated by agriculture, Missouri is bringing its ecosystem to the next level.
WashU testing soil in tornado impacted areas for lead
From-the-ground-up, Washington University’s CLEAN STL program has started collecting soil samples from areas impacted by May 16th’s tornado.
WashU project to analyze environmental health of St. Louis neighborhoods impacted by tornado
A newly launched Washington University project will examine the environmental health of neighborhoods devastated after an EF3 tornado swept through the St. Louis area in May.
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
Scientists are exploring how to manufacture beer brewing waste into useful products.
Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives
The city of eThekwini’s water politics has a long history.