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  Swedish geneticist wins Nobel medicine prize for decoding ancient DNA

  Reuters - Natalie Grover

  STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern day people evolved from extinct ancestors at the dawn of human history. Paabo's work demonstrated practical …

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  Study reveals striking differences in brains of modern humans and Neanderthals

  The Guardian - Hannah Devlin

  Results believed to be first compelling evidence that modern humans were cognitively better than Neanderthals

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  Prevent tree extinctions or face global ecological catastrophe, scientists warn

  The Guardian - Graeme Green

  New paper issues ‘warning to humanity’ as it calls for urgent action to protect world’s 60,000 tree species

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  News - Carvings Discovered at Ireland's Grange Stone Circle - Archaeology Magazine

  archaeology.org - Jessica Esther Saraceni

  Digs & Discoveries November/December 2021 Read Article (John Channing) Top 10 Discoveries of 2020 January/February 2021 Northern Europe and Greenland Read …

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  News - Earthen Mound in Louisiana Dated to 11,000 Years Ago - Archaeology Magazine

  archaeology.org - Jessica Esther Saraceni

  BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA—According to a statement released by Louisiana State University, professor emeritus Brooks Ellwood and his colleagues have …

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  Ancient skulls may place human and Neandertal interbreeding

  futurity.org - Matt Shipman-NC State

  The facial structure of prehistoric skulls supports the hypothesis that much of the interbreeding between humans and Neandertals took place in the …