A team of scientists from the NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the University of Bremen (Germany) has determined that a major change in the climate of the Sahara and Sahel region of North Africa facilitated early human migrations from the African continent. Among the key findings are that the Sahara desert and the Sahel were considerably wetter around 9,000, 50,000 and 120,000 years ago than at present, allowing for the growth of trees instead of grasses.
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Bright, vivid colors adorned Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, according to a digital reconstruction of the masterpiece at the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop” at Discovery Times Square Exposition in New York.Painted to provide monks at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan with something to contemplate during meals, the mural is considered one of da Vinci’s greatest works.
