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The Ultimate Colonists / Science News
Science News — Human ancestors settled into one ecosystem after another Home / July 5th, 2003; Vol.164 #1 / Feature The Ultimate ColonistsMore…
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Mysterious Migrations / Science News
Science News — Our prehistoric ancestors journeyed out of Africa on contested roadsMore…
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Evolution's Mystery Woman / Science News
Science News — Disagreements rage about tiny ancient islanders Home / November 18th, 2006; Vol.170 #21 / Feature Evolution's Mystery WomanMore…
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Modern Feet Step Back 1.5 Million Years / Science News
Science News — Footprints preserved at an African site suggest that the feet of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor looked much like those of people today Human ancestors created some remarkably lasting impressions on the eastern African landscape around 1.5 ...More…
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Peking Man Fossils Show Their Age / Science News
Science News — New ages for the fossils feed suspicions that the ancient species migrated to Asia in two separate waves Peking Man has suddenly gotten much older, and with age comes re-evaluation. The Along with recently revised dates for a handful of other ChineseMore…
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Journal of Human Evolution.
Science News — Evolution may have endowed a controversial species with small but humanlike brains equipped to support advanced thinking CHICAGO - In the strange and contentious world of fossil hobbits, a chimp-sized brain may boast humanlike powers. An analysis ...More…
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Chimps Ambidextrous When Digging Wells / Science News
Science News — Measurements of water holes dug in the wild suggest that these apes don't have right versus left preference Evidence of ambidexterity in Semliki chimps counters a suggestion from other researchers, based largely on studies of captive animals, ...More…
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African Pygmies May Be Older Than Thought / Science News
Science News — Ancestors of small-bodied hunter-gatherers and taller farming groups in Africa may have separated about 60,000 years ago Despite their diminutive size, African pygmies have taken a giant step back in time. A new genetic investigation indicates ...More…
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Whiz Kids: The Movie / Science News
Science News — Last night, the Intel Science Talent Search announced its top 10 winners at a gala celebration, here in D.C. The premier competition for high school scientists, STS brings exceptional young researchers to Washington where they undergo a range of ...More…
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Science News — Fossil studies add some new twists to debate about a tiny, humanlike species Fossil hobbits followed a simple motto: Walk, don't run. That's the implication of a new analysis of foot bones from an 18,000-year-old partial skeleton assigned to the . ...More…
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Island Press, 2009, 307 p., $24.95.
Science News — Hightower eventually traces the symptoms to diets rich in big fish such as tuna and swordfish, the types that accumulate high concentrations of methylmercury. Her cure: Forgo eating fish for up to a year. Now Hightower takes readers along on her ...More…
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Barron's Educational Series, 2009, 960 p., $35.
Science News — Countless inventions, large and small, have played defining roles in human history. But when editor Jack Challoner began to compile a list of these innovations, he wondered if 1,001 might be too many. He quickly realized the number was far too small.More…