A project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has excavated the Panga …
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Archaeology
Scientists Find the First Bird Beak, Right Under Their Noses
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic toothed bird that represents a pivotal moment in …
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Mind & Spirit
Young Children Use Physics, Not Previous Rewards, When Learning
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesChildren as young as seven apply basic laws of physics to problem-solving, rather than learning from what has …
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Humans
Scientists Have Analyzed First Ancient Human DNA From Southeast Asia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at least three …
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Centuries ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia. The wooden hull of …
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ArtsArchaeology
How Our Ancestors With Autistic Traits Led a Revolution in Ice Age Art
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAround 30,000 years ago, realistic Ice Age art suddenly flourished in Europe. Extremely accurate depictions of bears, bison, …
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Scientists agree the Sun will die in approximately 5 billion years, but they weren’t sure what would happen …
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Wisdom
How Can I Help My Child to Succeed at School? A New Study Tells All
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearch shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, and …
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A Multiverse — where our Universe is only one of many — might not be as inhospitable to …
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Environment
Is China’s Silk Road the Riskiest Environmental Project in History?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA global expert on infrastructure says that China’s Silk Road plan to crisscross half of the Earth with …