Jar Jar Binks and Gollum: Two characters hailing from entirely disparate cinematic universes, yet linked in perpetuity by the same groundbreaking tool that brought them to life in "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" ...
Archaeology
May 31, 2018
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Chantek, a male orangutan that learned to communicate in sign language, has died at the age of 39, a US zoo announced.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2017
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Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean.
Other
Jul 19, 2017
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"Show me your teeth and I'll tell you who you are." These words, attributed to 19th-century naturalist George Cuvier, couldn't be more correct. The pearly whites we use every day over and over and over again are clues not ...
Archaeology
Mar 3, 2017
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Science is one of the most remarkable inventions of humankind. It has been a source of inspiration and understanding, lifted the veil of ignorance and superstition, been a catalyst for social change and economic growth, and ...
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2016
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Ask any anthropologist what they do and they will find it hard to give you a direct answer.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2016
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Biological anthropologists look at skeletal remains of past cultures to gain insight into how earlier peoples lived, and forensic anthropologists work with modern-day law enforcement to decipher skeletal evidence and solve ...
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2016
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At the head of a river valley in the high Himalaya lurks a liquid demon.
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
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Forensic techniques by international scientists have led to the facial reconstruction of the oldest preserved mummy in the Egyptian Museum of Florence.
Archaeology
Aug 28, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Nevada State and Indiana Universities has found that romantic kissing is not nearly as ubiquitous as many have thought. In their paper published in American Anthropologist, the team ...
