The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/science)
A new Pew Research Center report finds religious hostilities increased for the third consecutive year worldwide, while government restrictions remained near record highs and questions remain about how smaller faith communities are represented in the data.
A new neuroscience study found that virtual reality “flying” with wings altered how participants’ brains processed body imagery, suggesting immersive VR experiences may partially reshape the brain’s sense of embodiment, identity, and functional body representation.
A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient heathenry to Christianity.
New archaeological and genetic research suggests bread wheat may have first emerged 8,000 years ago in the South Caucasus region of modern-day Georgia. The findings connect ancient farming communities, wild goatgrass, bread wheat, and even early winemaking in one of humanity’s earliest agricultural landscapes.
As Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey approaches release, newly circulating archaeological findings from Ithaca reveal long-standing ritual devotion to Odysseus. The discoveries highlight how ancient storytelling shaped sacred landscapes, pilgrimage practices, and the lived religious experience of the ancient Mediterranean world.
The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism announced the discovery of a statue of the goddess Athena from the Augustan period that is nearly two meters tall in the ancient city of Laodikeia.
