Europe's last hunter-gatherers were careful not to interbreed

Europe's last hunter-gatherers had sophisticated societies that helped them avoid inbreeding | 1,000-year-old vessels found in Guatemala held tobacco possibly used as 'narcotics to induce deep sleep, visions and divinatory trances' | Fracturing Antarctic glacier breaks 80 mph speed record Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 4, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Europe's last hunter-gatherers had sophisticated societies that helped them avoid inbreeding]( (Vivement Lundi! / France Télévisions; Image from "Téviec, Meurtre au Mésolithique" directed by Hubert Béasse.) [Europe's last hunter-gatherers had sophisticated societies that helped them avoid inbreeding]( Ancient DNA from some of Europe's last hunter-gatherers reveals that they avoided inbreeding. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [1,000-year-old vessels found in Guatemala held tobacco possibly used as 'narcotics to induce deep sleep, visions and divinatory trances']( (A. Negrin, et al; Antiquity Publications Ltd.) [1,000-year-old vessels found in Guatemala held tobacco possibly used as 'narcotics to induce deep sleep, visions and divinatory trances']( Archaeologists have discovered a collection of pre-Hispanic ceramic vases that contain traces of nicotine, possibly from liquid infusion. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Fracturing Antarctic glacier breaks 80 mph speed record]( (Getty Images) [Fracturing Antarctic glacier breaks 80 mph speed record]( The Pine Island glacier formed a 6.5-mile-long crack at 80 mph, proving to scientists that some glaciers can shatter like glass. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Boiling tap water can remove nearly 90 percent of microplastics, new study finds]( (Shutterstock) [Boiling tap water can remove nearly 90 percent of microplastics, new study finds]( Tiny plastic particles float inside tap water, and it's still unclear how they impact our health. But boiling the water for 5 minutes could remove most of these microplastics, a new study finds. [Read More]( [] [Do we have taste receptors in other parts of our body?]( [Do we have taste receptors in other parts of our body?]( (wundervisuals via Getty Images) Taste receptors have been found far beyond the tongue, but do they help perceive taste or work like the ones in our mouths? Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/4) [] Animals [] [Lone orca kills great white shark in less than 2 minutes by ripping out its liver]( (Christiaan Stopforth, Drone Fanatics SA) [Lone orca kills great white shark in less than 2 minutes by ripping out its liver]( Disturbing footage shows the moment a single orca chased down a great white shark and killed it, then swam away with the shark's liver in its jaws. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] How do giant Antarctic sea spiders keep their tiny eggs safe? (Learn the answer[here](). [Vote]( [Females carry them on their backs]( [Vote]( [Both parents sit on them]( [Vote]( [Females burry them beneath the seafloor]( [Vote]( [Males glue them to the seafloor](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036