Nuts


4,000-Year-Old High: Unveiling Betel Nut Use in Southeast Asia's Burial Grounds

Researchers uncover ancient evidence of psychedelics use in ancient Thailand.

Piper betel leaf, the areca nut, limestone paste, tobacco and bark filaments. These elements are often combined to get a psychoactive effect.

Nut parade: Which nut packs the most protein?

The protein in nuts helps preserve, grow and repair muscle mass while strengthening the immune system.

 Nut parade: Which nut packs the most protein?

From nuts to innovation: How chimpanzee tool selection informs human origins

Researchers observed chimpanzees in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, noting that these primates use two tools to crack nuts: a hammer and an anvil.

 From nuts to innovation: How chimpanzee tool selection informs human origins.