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An Ancient Human Relative Used Fire, Startling Findings Suggest

An Ancient Human Relative Used Fire, Startling Findings Suggest

Comment this story Comment Explorers sneaking into cramped, pitch-black caves in South Africa claim to have uncovered evidence that a human relative with a brain a third the size of ours used fire for light and cooking. a few hundred thousand years ago. The unpublished findings – which add new wrinkles to the story of …

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Dozens of times drought, melting ice and storm surges have unearthed unusual and disturbing findings this year

Dozens of times drought, melting ice and storm surges have unearthed unusual and disturbing findings this year

Loading Something is loading. Thank you for your registration! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed on the go. download app This year, as human-caused climate change steadily warms the planet, depleting water bodies, melting ice and strengthening storms have revealed a host of lost treasures and forgotten stories. Among the finds unearthed are …

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Batalha Testifies at Congressional Hearing on JWST's Early Scientific Findings

Batalha Testifies at Congressional Hearing on JWST’s Early Scientific Findings

Natalie Batalha, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and director of astrobiology at UC Santa Cruz and head of NASA Interdisciplinary Consortium for Research in Astrobiologypresented the first scientific findings of his James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team at the space and aeronautics subcommittee on November 16 during a hearing entitled “Unfolding the Universe: Initial Science …

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