Saturday, August 28, 2010

Archaeologists find new clues why the Maya left - USATODAY.com

"YUCATAN, Mexico— Bird calls ring from the forest, echoing amid the crumbling ruins whose darkened doorways have long beckoned explorers and scholars"

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Study: Were Lucy's Relatives the Oldest Butchers? - TIME

"The myth that humans are the only tool-wielding animals was laid to rest long ago: chimps, otters and even birds use sticks and stones to leverage their innate abilities"


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Hominoidea: Australopithecus, Australopithecus Afarensis, Paranthropus, Ardipithecus Ramidus, Australopithecina, Orrorin Tugenensis (German Edition)

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Lifetime lessons of DNA change : Nature News

"The chemical markers on people's DNA change throughout their life, an international team of researchers has found......And the way they change – that is, whether markers are gained or lost — runs in the family, showing that these ‘epigenetic’ features,"

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Researchers: melting ice reveals 10,000-year-old hunting weapon near Yellowstone - KDVR

Researchers: melting ice reveals 10,000-year-old hunting weapon near Yellowstone - KDVR: "DENVER (AP) — Researchers at the University of Colorado have discovered a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon they say had been preserved in ice before being melted out by rising temperatures."

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Inuit TB strategy needed: report

CBC News - Health - Inuit TB strategy needed: report: "A House of Commons committee report calls for an Inuit-specific tuberculosis strategy in Canada's North, where the infection rate is high among Inuit."