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Medieval Stuff
History
Knights Templar: 14 Incredible Things You Should Know About The Military Order
boredpanda.com - Brittany Rennas, MD
Indian History, Indian News, India, archaeology, world history, ancient history, anthropology Knights Templar (or simply Templars), mysteries and …
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Psychology Research
Humanity
Extreme, painful ritual appears to have a positive effect on psychophysiological well-being
psypost.org - Eric W. Dolan
Painful rituals may improve psychological well-being, according to new research published in Current Anthropology. The findings shed new light on why …
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Fossils
Scientists find 125million-year-old fossilised remains of superpterosaur
dailymail.co.uk - By Jack Elsom For Mailonline
With a 20-foot wingspan and weighing 650lbs, the giant pterosaur cast an imposing figure swooping through the skies of the Jurassic Age. And …
10 hours ago
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The Hindu
Karnataka
Vaddars have ensured drinking water for people for centuries
thehindu.com - Laiqh A. Khan
The Vaddar community, which has come under focus after Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K.S. Eshwarappa allegedly referred to it in a …
8 hours ago
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The Hindu
College & University
What is your Plan B?
thehindu.com - Nandini Raman
I am pursuing B.Sc Biotechnology in a government college. I did not get a seat for MBBS in my last attempt and am now preparing for it privately. My …
1 day ago
Farmers Market
Weekend Events
citynews1130.com - by Ben Wilson
A musical legend playing in Vancouver tops our list of things to do this weekend. Elton John brings his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to Rogers …
1 day ago
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Archaeology
DNA
Scientists Piece Together A Skeleton Sketch Of An Ancient Human Relative Using DNA
Mashable - Afiya Qureshi
Denisovans, ancient human cousins of Neanderthals lived in Asia for tens of thousands of years, but researchers have hardly found any fossil traces of these mysterious human species such as a pinky bone,
2 days ago
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Israel
Scientists Reconstruct the Teenage Face of Human Ancestor in Israel
insideedition.com - Inside Edition Staff
Scientists at Hebrew University in Israel were able to reconstruct the human ancestor's face. The ancient teen was a Denisovan, a species related to …
2 days ago
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Times Now
Neanderthals
Scientists reconstruct face of another human ancestor
timesnownews.com - IANS
Overall, the researchers identified 56 anatomical features in which Denisovans differed from modern humans and/or Neanderthals, 34 of them in the …
2 days ago
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Dundee
Computer image to help identify human skeleton found in sleeping bag
metro.co.uk - Chris Caulfield
The identity of a man whose remains were found inside a sleeping bag, with a black bin liner covering his smashed skull, has puzzled police since its …
2 days ago
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India News
Scientists have reconstructed skeleton of prehistoric girl from 70,000 years ago- Technology News, Firstpost
Firstpost - ReutersSep 20, 2019 11:05:10 IST
Researchers in Israel say they have reconstructed the skeleton of a pre-historic human from a long-extinct and elusive species using DNA found in the …
2 days ago
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DNA
DNA Found in 70,000-Year-Old Pinky Bone Gives 1st Glimpse of Ancient Human Relative
insideedition.com - Inside Edition Staff
What did prehistoric teens look like? Thanks to some scientists at Hebrew University in Israel, we now have some idea. The researchers were able to …
18 hours ago
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Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Artificial Intelligence and Adoption of Legal Technology
towardsdatascience.com - Alex Moltzau
We can talk as much as we want about ethics, but at some point, right and wrong debated at length in politics will turn into law. Large technology …
2 days ago
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SPIRIT SPEAK
Flying
On the Odd - Identified Flying Objects from On The Odd: Cults, Hauntings, The Paranormal & Unexplained
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Mark welcomes Dr. Michael P. Masters to the show. Dr. Michael P. Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. …
2 days ago
Forbes
Travel
Traveling Without Moving: How The Internet Creates Perpetual Consumers
Forbes - Julian Vigo
Pedestrians walk along a street at night in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture. For Japan’s growing flood of foreign tourists, one of the top internet search terms is “onsen,” the traditional hot springs where
2 days ago
Humanity
AE interviews Chloe Ahmann | American Ethnological Society
americanethnologist.org
Alize Arıcan (AA): Chloe, thank you very much for taking the time to discuss your recent article in American Ethnologist. To start off, could you tell …
2 days ago
Bloomberg
Archaeology
What Businesses Can Learn from Ancient Archaeology (Podcast)
Bloomberg
History is littered with collapsed civilizations ranging from the Maya to the Angkorians. But what can they tell us about the world today, or doing …
2 days ago
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Science
DNA reveals first look at enigmatic human relative
National Geographic - Maya Wei-Haas
For nearly a decade, researchers have puzzled over what the Denisovans looked like. Now, we have our best model yet of the species' skeleton. Gokhman, then a Ph.D. student at the Hebrew University of was
3 days ago
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STEM
Neanderthals
Ancient DNA puts a face on the mysterious Denisovans, extinct cousins of Neanderthals
sciencemag.org - Michael Price
Many of us can picture the face of a Neanderthal, with its low forehead, beetled brows, and big nose. But until now, even scientists could only guess …
2 days ago
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Science
Science
Scientists Recreate the Face of a Denisovan Using DNA
smithsonianmag.com - Brian Handwerk
Denisovans are a mysterious group of our ancient relatives, unknown until a decade ago, who lived alongside Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. The hominin …
3 days ago
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America/Australia
Humanity
When Did Humans Reach North America? The Question Keeps Growing More Complex
discovermagazine.com
Native Americans have been visiting Calvert Island off the Canadian coast for more than 10,000 years. (Credit: Pacific Northwest …
18 hours ago
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GENETICS : NEW TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
Humanity
This is almost certainly not what Denisovans looked like | New Scientist
newscientist.com - By Michael Le Page
Until recently, the only evidence for the existence of a mysterious group of ancient humans known as the Denisovans was ancient DNA extracted from a …
1 day ago
The Guardian
Neanderthals
Scientists use fossilised finger bone DNA to rebuild ancient human
The Guardian - Ian Sample
Unprecedented feat reveals little-known Denisovans resembled Neanderthals but had ‘super-wide’ skulls One of the most mysterious relatives in the human family has stepped out of the shadows after scientists
3 days ago
Daily Mirroradded this to
Daily Mirror
Neanderthals
Face of ancient human ancestor who lived 100,000 years ago revealed for first time
mirror.co.uk - Shivali Best
Denisovans lived alongside modern humans and Neanderthals 100,000 years ago, but until now, their appearance remained a mystery It’s one of the most …
3 days ago
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Opinion
How I Learned to Be a Better Doctor From My Wife’s Struggle With Alzheimer’s
TIME - Arthur Kleinman
Kleinman, MD, is the author of The Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor. He is one of the most renowned and influential scholars and writers on psychiatry, anthropology, global and
3 days ago
The Washington Post
Neanderthals
From DNA, scientists create skull of Neanderthal cousin
The Washington Post - By Malcolm Ritter | AP
NEW YORK — Scientists say they’ve deciphered features of the skull and some other details of a mysterious, extinct cousin of Neanderthals by analyzing its DNA. The genetic material came from the finger
3 days ago
Boise State University
Interdisciplinary research team will study stress and resiliency in local refugee students - Boise State News
boisestate.edu - Brianne Phillips
“Currently less than one percent of the persons displaced across the world are given refugee status,” explained April Masarik, an assistant professor …
3 days ago
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Prehistory
Listen: Israel's Prehistoric Hunters Had a Refined Toolkit
Audioburst - 60-Second Science
"Analyzing the flashiest classiest objects recovered at ancient sites but now they're giving a second look at the waist and finding that it to tells …
3 days ago
UNC Charlotte
UNC Charlotte shooter sentenced to life in prison
ninertimes.com - Megan Bird
Content warning: This article contains details from the UNC Charlotte shooting on April 30 and information about the shooter. In an arraignment on …
3 days ago
Humanity
Photo Essays
culanth.org - By Ethiraj Gabriel Dattatreyan
My father worked for the Indian Foreign Service from 1955 to 1982. During this period our nuclear family lived in several countries across Africa, …
3 days ago