March 05, 2023 12:50 pm | Updated 12:50 pm ISTThis week has been filled with the most interesting discoveries. From finding 500-year-old spices in a Baltic shipwreck to studying the impact of NASA’s DART mission to knock an asteroid off its course, here are the most riveting discoveries and findings in the field of science. First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 yearsArchaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding in 5,000 year old human skeletons in central Europe. The current study is the first concrete evidence of horseback riding with wear marks on the hip sockets, thigh bone and pelvis of the human skeletons. Researchers offered a comprehensive explanation for sound production by toothed whales - loud clicks for echolocation, and softer burst pulses and whistles for communication.

Source: The Hindu March 05, 2023 18:14 UTC