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Fossils
Chicken Leftovers May Be Humanity's Legacy In The Fossil Record
Forbes - David Bressan
Since the early 18th century, with the pioneering work of the British land surveyor William Smith, geologists have used fossils to subdivide Earth’s history. German geologist Leopold von Buch introduced
Business Insider
Brainwaves
11 amazing facts about the human brain
Business Insider - Sophia Mitrokostas
You use your brain all day and night, but how much do you really know about it? Scientists have been trying to unravel the mysteries of the human brain for centuries, and they've uncovered some pretty
Why Is the Human Cerebellum Making Headline News?
psychologytoday.com - Christopher Bergland
Yesterday, the New York Times published an article, “Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us,” by Carl Zimmer. This news …
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Barnes & Noble
Counting Down the Top Literary Stories of the Year: 10 to 5
lithub.com - Literary Hub
10. The Year of James Baldwin (Probably Next Year, Too)Here at Lit Hub, we’ve always been big admirers of James Baldwin, and we’d like to formally …
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National Science Foundation
Two People Have Died at a Scientific Research Station in Antarctica
Science Alert - JACINTA BOWLER
Two fire technicians have died after a generator incident occurred at one of the largest stations in Antarctica. According to the National Science …
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Archaeology
Do You Carry Neanderthal DNA? The Shape of Your Skull May Tell.
Live Science
The shape of your brain may say a lot about the Neanderthal in you. New research has found that modern humans carrying certain genetic fragments from …
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Chickens
The Legacy of Human Civilisation Will Be Written in Chicken Bones
Science Alert - CARYS BENNETT, JAN ZALASIEWICZ, MARK WILLIAMS & RICHARD THOMAS, THE CONVERSATION
We are living on the planet of the chickens. The broiler (meat) chicken now outweighs all wild birds put together by three to one. It is the most …
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Neanderthals
Is Neanderthal DNA affecting the shape of your HEAD? Genes acquired through interbreeding between ancient species give some
dailymail.co.uk - Victoria Bell For Mailonline
Modern humans with European ancestry share similar skull shapes with neanderthals who lived tens of thousands of years ago, scientists have …
Sea Level
Extinct ‘Denisovan’ people may have lived on Earth’s highest plateau
newscientist.com - Colin Barras
Humans arrived on the Tibetan Plateau tens of thousands of years earlier than we thought. This raises the possibility that the first humans to cope …
The Brain
Neandertal genes give clues to human brain evolution
eurekalert.org
A distinctive feature of modern humans is our round (globular) skulls and brains. On December 13, in the journal Current Biology, researchers report …
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Hominin Hybrid
archaeology.org - LYDIA PYNE
Genetic testing of a single, 90,000-year-old sliver of bone from an approximately 13-year-old girl has confirmed something researchers had long …
Art Galleries
An Excellent Survey of William Kentridge Art at Whitworth Art Gallery
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December 13, 2018 Balasz Takac is alias of Vladimir Bjelicic who is actively engaged in art criticism, curatorial and artistic practice. One of the …
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Genes
Neanderthal genes give clues to human brain evolution
sciencedaily.com - Cell Press
A distinctive feature of modern humans is our round (globular) skulls and brains. Researchers report that present-day humans who carry particular …
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Packaging Design
Starbucks X ÄiÄi Illum Lab
packagingoftheworld.com - noreply@blogger.com (Derrick Lin)
Agency: Hillz Design AD+D: Hio Cheng, Choi Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work Client: Starbucks, ÄiÄi Illum Lab Location: Taiwan Packaging Contents: …
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Your Neanderthal Genes Could Be Affecting The Shape of Your Brain
Science Alert - MIKE MCRAE
Scattered among your genes like old recipes in an heirloom cookbook are DNA sequences that once helped Neanderthals survive. The codes that …
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Technology (Africa)
Five reasons why 2018 was a big year for palaeontology
theconversation.com - Julien Benoit
A lot happened in the world of palaeontology in 2018. Some of the big events included some major fossil finds, a new understanding of our reptile …
Psychology
Online CBT Shown To Be Effective Even for Severe Depression
psychcentral.com
New research bolsters the claim that a series of self-guided, Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) platforms can reduce depression. The …
Waxing
Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?
realclearscience.com - Jason Daley
Millions of modern humans ask themselves the same question every morning while looking in the mirror: Why am I so hairy? As a society, we spend …
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About those ‘end-of-life-as-we-know-it’ studies …
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Scientists released two major studies this week that tackle the future implications of climate change. By 2150, if we continue on our emissions-heavy …
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Anthropology
All hail Gallus gallus domesticus—we are living in the age of the chicken
Quartz
Culinarily, chicken has somehow become all things to all people. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, and the recipes built around them, are stand-ins for bland, unadventurous palates, while a perfect chicken
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Madhya Pradesh
Brain Teasers May Not Stop Age-related Mental Decline
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The new study challenged previous studies that suggested mental agility can be maintained or improved by exercising the mind with such brain …
Anthropology
Andreas “Anttu” Forsberg is a leadership anthropologist, and founder/CEO of Leading High Performance (). He works with leaders,
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National Academy of Sciences
Welcome to the Eocene, where ice sheets turn into swamps
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Our current rate of warming will quickly lead us back to a climate that predates the evolution of modern humans, according to a new study in the …
The Inquisitr
Excavation Of The 3.67-Million-Year-Old Hominin ‘Little Foot’ Has Just Been Completed
The Inquisitr - Kristine Moore
Four new studies have recently been published on the discovery and excavation of the 'Little Foot' hominin, who belongs to the genus Australopithecus. …
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Health (UK)
Puzzle solving 'won't stop mental decline'
bbc.co.uk
Doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku does not protect against mental decline, according to a new study. The idea of "use it or lose it" when it comes to our brains in later life has previously been widely
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Health (UK)
Does problem-solving really protect against cognitive decline in old age?
The Conversation UK - Roger Staff and Lawrence Whalley and Michael Hogan
“Use it or lose it” is the received wisdom when it comes to cognitive ability. But is there any truth in this old saw? Our latest study suggests that …
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Learning The Results of a DNA Test Could Actually Change The Way Your Body Works
Science Alert - PETER DOCKRILL
Last year, uptake of home DNA tests sailed into the stratosphere, giving millions of people around the world a whole new level of insight into the …
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Catholicism
Full text: Interview with Robert Spaemann on Amoris Laetitia
catholicnewsagency.com - By Anian Christoph Wimmer
Munich, Germany, Apr 29, 2016 / 10:49 am (CNA).- Greatly valued as an advisor by Saint John Paul II, a friend of Benedict XVI, and widely held to be …
Anthropology
Sleeps With Monsters: Jumping Into C.J. Cherryh’s Alliance-Union Books
tor.com - Liz Bourke
A little while ago, I received an ARC of Alliance Rising, C.J. Cherryh’s collaboration with her spouse Jane Fancher, set in Cherryh’s Alliance-Union …
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Human Rights
Francis says we all must do something for the “invisible ones”: the unborn, those who can’t live in dignity
aleteia.org - I.Media for Aleteia | Dec 11, 2018
Everyone is implicated in their plight, the pope said, as Church and world marks 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights We are all …