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True causes for extinction of cave bear revealed

The cave bear started to become extinct in Europe 24,000 years ago, but until now the cause was unknown. An international team of scientists has analysed mitochondrial DNA sequences from 17 new fossil samples, ...

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Earliest musical instruments in Europe 40,000 years ago

The first modern humans in Europe were playing musical instruments and showing artistic creativity as early as 40,000 years ago, according to new research from Oxford and Tübingen universities.

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created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

37,000 years old: Earliest form of wall art discovered

Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art. Their research, reported in the most recent edition of the Proceedings of ...

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Rock analysis suggests France cave art is 'oldest'

Experts have long debated whether the sophisticated animal drawings in a famous French cave are indeed the oldest of their kind in the world, and a study out Monday suggests that yes, they are.

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Loss of planetary tilt could doom alien life

Although winter now grips much of the Northern Hemisphere, those who dislike the cold weather can rest assured that warmer months shall return. This familiar pattern of spring, summer, fall and winter does ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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77,000-year-old evidence for early 'bedding', use of medicinal plants at South African rock shelter

What were the daily lives of modern humans like more than 50,000 years ago?

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Przewalski's wild horses gallop back to life

Their galloping stocky, sandy-brown silhouettes inspired dreamy pre-historic cave paintings.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ancient DNA provides new insights into cave paintings of horses

An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to shed new light on the realism of horses depicted in prehistoric cave paintings.

Biology / Biotechnology

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Face-to-face with an ancient human

A reconstruction based on the skull of Norway's best-preserved Stone Age skeleton makes it possible to study the features of a boy who lived outside Stavanger 7,500 years ago.

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making

Scientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees -- not ancestral apes -- for at least some of the answers, according to a University of Colorado Boulder archaeologist.

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Wii set to deliver rehab for stroke victims

Those who have succumbed to the Wii craze are no doubt awed by its dizzying array of games and virtual sports. However, an innovative course offered in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Computer ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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