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• What Did Neanderthals Wear?

  

  Neanderthals lived in Europe from ~400,000 years ago to ~28,000 years ago. During this time period the climate was difficult, with numerous ice ages and other... Read more

  The 13 November 2012 by   Reprieve
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• Crocodile Faces Are More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips

  

  image credit Of all the adjectives you could use to describe a crocodile's face, 'sensitive' might not be an obvious one. But their huge jaws, pointed teeth... Read more

  The 09 November 2012 by   Gerard
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• Australopithecus Afarensis: Tree Climber

  

  Australopithecus afarensis is a bipedal human ancestor which lived in Africa from 3.9 – 2.9 million years ago. It’s particularly notable for being the first... Read more

  The 06 November 2012 by   Reprieve
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• The Movius Line – Friday Factoid

  

  The human lineage evolved in Africa until ~1.8 million years ago when Homo erectus strode forth into the rest of the world. H. erectus was the first hominin to... Read more

  The 30 November 2012 by   Reprieve
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• The Banana Slug - Nature's Giant Recycler

  

  image credit Perhaps it is the mucus, perhaps the snake-like appearance or the habit of many species of slug to regard your garden and the carefully cultivated... Read more

  The 11 November 2012 by   Gerard
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• Scientists Steal Sheldon’s Idea to Make Glow In the Dark Fish

  

  Remember that episode of The Big Bang Theory when Sheldon goes all crazy after losing his job and makes some crazy stuff at home? One of his super secret ideas... Read more

  The 18 November 2012 by   Nrjperera
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