News tagged with aboriginal man

Modern men are wimps, according to new book

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new book claims even modern athletes could not run as fast, jump as high, or have been nearly as strong as our predecessors.

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (41) | comments 40 weblog




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Taiwan find may throw light on Pacific settlers

Taiwanese archaeologists working on an islet off China have unearthed the remains of a Stone Age male who may provide clues about ancient people who eventually dispersed throughout the entire Pacific.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Rare white whale calf spotted off Australia

An extremely rare white humpback whale calf has been spotted near Australia's Great Barrier Reef in an event witnesses described Thursday as a "once in a lifetime experience".

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Aboriginal Australians were the first explorers: Genome study rewrites the history books

An international team of researchers has for the first time sequenced the genome of a man who was an Aboriginal Australian. They have shown that modern day Aboriginal Australians are the direct descendents ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fence tactic thwarts toxic toad

For three-quarters of a century, the cane toad has rampaged around northeastern Australia, but scientists hope the toxic terror may at last be stopped in its tracks.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Study of an ancient bacterial gene sheds light on movement of North American peoples

(PhysOrg.com) -- DNA from the stomach bacteria of a young man who died hundreds of years ago is shedding light on movement patterns of North American peoples and when they came in contact with Europeans.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The man behind Comet Hartley 2

Over the last 40 years, Malcolm Hartley has done just about every possible job for Siding Spring Observatory's UK Schmidt telescope in New South Wales, Australia. The British-born, Scottish-educated Hartley ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian Aborigines 'world's first astronomers': study

An Australian study has uncovered signs that the country's ancient Aborigines may have been the world's first stargazers, pre-dating Stonehenge and Egypt's pyramids by thousands of years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 1

The path to history is through the stomach

(PhysOrg.com) -- Helicobacter pylori can cause stomach ulcers and cancers. Over half of the world’s inhabitants carrys this bacterium, but different variants are present on different continents. Up to now, ...

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created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Women have played major role in history -- from the start, authors assert

Hold on to your bearskin hats and your macramé snoods, readers: You are in for a wild verbal ride through your deep, deep past.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 06, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (45) | comments 0

Man from 1,500 years ago had violent death

A man, who died up to 1,500 years ago in Australia, was repeatedly speared and then axed, say scientists who studied his remains.

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created Nov 25, 2005 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0


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