All articles tagged with #human presence
Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine dating back over 1 million years may be the oldest evidence of human presence in Europe, possibly crafted by Homo erectus. The tools, likely used for cutting meat and scraping hides, were made from volcanic rock and suggest early humans were able to adapt to diverse environments, surviving from warm Iberia to the cold of Ukraine.
New estimates by planetary scientists suggest that the Moon contains significantly less water ice than previously thought, with the oldest permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) forming no more than 3.94 billion years ago. This finding has implications for plans to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface and use the Moon as a base for crewed missions to other solar-system bodies. While the overall estimates for the amount of water ice on the Moon need to be revised downward dramatically, more accurate maps of where the largest concentrations of ice can be expected have been obtained, aiding in the selection of landing sites.