Gulls pay attention to human eyes
Herring gulls notice where approaching humans are looking, and flee sooner when they're being watched, a new study shows.
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Free-roaming dogs prevent giant pandas from thriving in the wild
Before China declared giant pandas a protected species in 1962—hunters in pursuit of the black and white bear used dogs to track them. Since then measures have been put in place to protect the vulnerable pandas, but more ...
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Aug 18, 2020
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New study reveals Europe's earliest house mouse—followed swiftly by the house cat
Scientists have discovered that the house mouse invaded European homes 2,500 years earlier than previously thought.
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Early North Americans may have been more diverse than previously suspected
An analysis of four ancient skulls found in Mexico suggests that the first humans to settle in North America were more biologically diverse than scientists had previously believed.
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Anthropologists confirm existence of specialized sheep-hunting camp in prehistoric Lebanon
Anthropologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have confirmed the existence more than 10,000 years ago of a hunting camp in what is now northeastern Lebanon—one that straddles the period marking the transition from ...
Archaeology
Jan 22, 2020
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Drones reveal secrets of ancient Florida village
Using drone technology, a team of UF researchers has uncovered how an ancient Florida village played a pivotal role in pre-Columbian geopolitics.
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Heuneburg early Celts across classes may have drunk Mediterranean wine in local ceramics
Early Celts from the Heuneburg settlement may have enjoyed Mediterranean wine well before they began importing Mediterranean drinking vessels—and this special drink may have been available to all in the community, according ...
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Israeli archaeologists claim to discover ancient city
Israel's Antiquities Authority on Sunday said that researchers have discovered the remains of a large, 5,000-year-old city that sheds new light on experts' understanding of the period.
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Tripolye 'mega-structures' were ancient community centers
So-called "mega-structures" in ancient Europe were public buildings that likely served a variety of economic and political purposes, according to a study released September 25, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by ...
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New monkey species discovered in the Amazon's 'arc of deforestation'
A new species of marmoset has been discovered in the southwest of Pará State in Brazil, a discovery that, while thrilling, already has conservationists worrying about its long-term prospects.
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