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Putting 'Adam' in his rightful place in evolutionary history

27/01/2014 12:31
by Staff Writers Sheffield, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2014   Our most common male ancestor walked the earth 209,000 years ago - earlier than scientists commonly thought - according to new research from the University of Sheffield. The pioneering study, conducted by Dr Eran Elhaik from...

Mind Hack: The Devil's Breath

27/01/2014 12:30
By: Dustin Naef - MessageToEagle.com - You’re sitting in a cafe when an older woman approaches you with a piece of paper in her hands. There’s tiny writing on it. She explains that she left her glasses at home and asks if you could read her the address written on it. You take the paper in your...

What you think is right may actually be wrong – here's why

26/01/2014 18:16
by Peter Ellerton, The Conversation We like to think that we reach conclusions by reviewing facts, weighing evidence and analysing arguments. But this is not how humans usually operate, particularly when decisions are important or need to be made quickly. What we usually do is arrive at a...

Should we start de-extincting species that have died out?

26/01/2014 18:12
Futurist Stewart Brand, founder of The Long Now Foundation, has a new mission in life. He wants to bring extinct species back from the dead. Some ecologists thing that's an awful idea. Here are the arguments on both sides of the de-extincting debate. [Read more] ...  

Exposure to pesticides results in smaller worker bees

26/01/2014 18:01
Exposure to a widely used pesticide causes worker bumblebees to grow less and then hatch out at a smaller size, according to a new study by Royal Holloway University of London. The research, published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology, reveals that prolonged exposure to a pyrethroid...

Cosmic 'web' seen for first time

26/01/2014 17:56
By Simon Redfern Reporter, BBC News The hidden tendrils of dark matter that underlie the visible Universe may have been traced out for the first time. Cosmology theory predicts that galaxies are embedded in a cosmic web of "stuff", most of which is dark matter. Astronomers obtained the first direct...

Study Sheds More Light on Collapse of Harappan Civilization

26/01/2014 17:53
by Sci-News.com Climate change, violence and disease played a key role in the collapse of the Harappan civilization more than 3,000 years ago, according to a new study. Harappan civilization, or the Indus Valley civilization, developed in the middle of the third millennium BC, at the same time as...

Easter Island's Statues Reveal Bodies Covered With Unknown Ancient Petroglyphs

26/01/2014 17:51
MessageToEagle.com - Standing some 2,000 miles west of Chile, on the Easter Island, 887 mysterious giant statues have intrigued scientists and the public for years. For a long time it was believed that the massive statutes consisted of just the heads. However, in October 2011, when the Easter...

Do plants feel Earth's magnetic field?

26/01/2014 17:49
Larry O'Hanlon Discovery News It's common knowledge that some animals can detect and use Earth's magnetic field, but now Italian researchers have identified a possible mechanism by which plants might react to it as well.  [Read more] ...  

Humanity's most recent common male ancestor emerged earlier than thought: 209,000 years ago, study finds

26/01/2014 17:47
University of Sheffield Our most recent common male ancestor emerged some 209,000 years ago -- earlier than many scientists previously thought, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. [Read more] ...  
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