Neanderthals May Have Intentionally Buried Their Dead
Posted on November 18, 2022
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| Mittie Cheatwood
Are modern humans the only species that has ever dug graves? New research suggests the answer is no: Neanderthals also may have intentionally buried their dead. The new findings are further evidence that Neanderthals might have possessed complex forms of thought — enough for special treatment of the dead, scientists said.
The first potential discovery of a Neanderthal tomb occurred in 1908 at La Chapelle-aux-Saints in southwestern France. The well-preserved state of these 50,000-year-old bones led researchers to suggest that Neanderthals buried their dead well before modern humans arrived in western Europe.
[Read More]Oculus Go Headset Deal: Explore the World of Science in VR
Posted on November 18, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
The Oculus Go is a fantastic first step into the world of virtual reality and now you can get it for just $149, saving you 25%. It normally retails at $199, so this is a great deal for a fully-fledged virtual reality headset. With apps and games that explore space, the human body and the natural world, the Go can take you places you've never been before.
If you haven't tried virtual reality before, or you have only tried it on your phone, then this is the place to start.
[Read More]Pregnant Man: Real or Hoax?
Posted on November 18, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
Thomas Beatie of Bend, Ore., is unusual in several ways. For one thing, he was born a woman but later decided to become a man. Over the years Beatie has had various surgeries and hormone therapies, but retained his ovaries and uterus.
Gender reassignment surgery has been around for decades, but what's drawn international interest (and headlines like "He's Having Their Baby”) is his claim, published in the gay rights magazine The Advocate, that he is five months pregnant.
[Read More]Tiny Primate Sported Earliest Fingernails
Posted on November 18, 2022
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| Mittie Cheatwood
The oldest fossil evidence of fingernails in modern primates — yes, the kind that now serve as canvases for color — has been discovered on a tiny lemur-like animal, researchers announced today (Aug. 16).
The fingernails would've allowed the miniature primate, called Teilhardina brandti, to grasp branches and move through trees with agility some 55.8 million years ago when it lived in what is now northwestern Wyoming's Bighorn Basin, the researchers said.
[Read More]What happened to the lost Pirate Republic?
Posted on November 18, 2022
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| Mittie Cheatwood
In All About History issue 116(opens in new tab), on sale now, you will learn how some of the most notorious outlaws in the Caribbean banded together to form their own community, known by many as the Republic of Pirates.
With famous names like Blackbeard and Anne Bonny among their number, this was one of the most extraordinary chapters in the story of privateers and criminals operating in the Bahamas and beyond.
[Read More]A Male Birth Control Pill Passed Safety Tests — Here's How It Works
Posted on November 17, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
Though birth control pills have been available to women for nearly 60 years, there's nothing equivalent on the pharmacy shelves for men. But that may change soon: Yesterday (March 25), a team of scientists announced that its unique take on a male birth control pill passed human safety tests in a 28-day trial without any participants dropping out from side effects — a problem that has stymied other male birth control attempts.
[Read More]Chernobyl Bubble: How a Giant Arch Will Seal Nuclear Site
Posted on November 17, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
To safely entomb the radioactive wreckage of Chernobyl, the site of the infamous 1986 nuclear accident, a mobile metal arch is now on the move that is taller than the Statue of Liberty. The giant arch, the largest man-made object ever to move on land, is now sliding over the ruins in Ukraine.
When nuclear reactor No. 4 exploded at the Chernobyl power plant in 1986 due to errors in both operation and design, it sent plumes of radioactive dust as far away as the United States and Japan, previous research found.
[Read More]Endurance Athletes Risk Deadly 'Water Intoxication'
Posted on November 17, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Health experts cautioned yesterday that some endurance athletes drink too much water during exercise and are at risk of deadly "water intoxication." Marathon runners, triathletes and cyclists are familiar with dehydration, caused by not drinking enough. But fewer are aware that too much water can kill. Water intoxication is formally called exercise-induced hyponatremia (EAH). One recent study found that 13 percent of Boston marathon runners suffered from EAH, though most cases were mild.
[Read More]Here's How You Can Track Hurricane Irma Online
Posted on November 17, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
With so much online news and the smattering of social media posts on the formidable Hurricane Irma, you may find yourself at a loss for how to keep up with this Category 5 storm as it barrels toward Puerto Rico and possibly Florida.
Enter researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), meteorologists and other experts around the world who are tracking the storm. Here's how to keep tabs on what they post online, so you can keep on top of Hurricane Irma updates.
[Read More]How Do Scientists Search for Extraterrestrial Life?
Posted on November 17, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
Human civilizations dating back thousands of years left behind structures and records documenting their studies of the stars as they sought to chart the seasons, help travelers find their way and interpret the world around them. Stargazers among the ancient Greeks, Maya, Egyptians, Middle Easterners and Asians likely also pondered if there were other planets like ours among those distant points of light — and if so, what might live there.
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