News items read by Laura Kennedy include: <ul> <li>Oregon cave artifacts point to climate adaptation strategies (<a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-02-oldest-sewn-artifacts-oregon-caves.html">details</a>)(<a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec2916">details</a>)</li> <li>Earliest Egyptian bow drill identified in legacy museum collection (<a href="https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/a-5300-year-old-bow-drill-rewrites-the-story-of-ancient-egyptian-tools/156988">details</a>)</li> <li>Archaeologists document early open ocean travel in the High Arctic (<a href="https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/7813/First-people-shaped-Arctic-ecology-new?searchresult=1">details</a>)(<a href="https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10285">details</a>)</li> <li>Ancient plant ranges reshape understanding of early farming (<a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-02-wheat-barley-rye-grew-farmers.html">details</a>)(<a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5334/oq.163">details</a>)</li> </ul>