Can the 'hard steps' in the evolutionary history of human intelligence be recast with geological thresholds?
What took so long for humans to appear on Earth? The Earth is 4.6 billion years old, and life began about 4 billion years ago ...
Pioneering chimp went to space for NASA — then retired in North Carolina 44 years ago
A pioneering chimpanzee went into space for NASA — then retired to North Carolina 44 years ago. Ham the “Astrochimp” made ...
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US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri
"This is the 14th human case of H5 reported in the United States during 2024 and the first case of H5 without a known occupational exposure to sick or infected animals," the CDC said in a statement.
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WATCH: The Most Human: Director Adam Nimoy on growing up as the son of Spock
When Adam Nimoy was 8 years-old ... with Nimoy about his moving and enlightening memoir, “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy,” where he shares his childhood memories ...
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Person hospitalized for Ontario’s first human case of rabies since 1967
BRANT, Ont. - Ontario is reporting the first human case of rabies contracted in the province in more than half a century. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says officials believe ...
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Humans Pollute the Environment With 57 Million Tons of Plastic Each Year, Study Suggests
In a new study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, scientists tallied these numbers, creating the first-ever global ... have severe consequences for human health, alongside greenhouse ...
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The ‘Humans Saw This’ meme, explained
The Humans Saw This meme took off on social media in August 2024. The meme has people posting photos and videos of gorgeous natural scenery with a simple message saying, “Humans saw this and ...
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Pretrial hearing held for Adam Fravel, the man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged girlfriend, Maddie Kingsbury
WINONA, Minn — A pretrial hearing was held today in Winona for the first degree murder case against Adam Fravel. The purpose of the two-day hearing is to decide what evidence will be allowed at ...
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Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened
Yamnaya and the early chapters of the human-horse story have been overturned. First, improved biomolecular tools show that whatever happened at Botai, it had little to do with the domestication of ...
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SLU assistant professor wins silver at 2024 Paralympic Games
First-time Paralympian Sarah Adam competed in wheelchair rugby against seven other teams. Adam is an assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at Saint Louis University.
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Discovery of submerged bridge built by ancient humans rewrites Mediterranean island’s history
Landreth) This is more than two thousand years older than the previous best estimates of the first human occupation of the western Mediterranean island, researchers say. “The presence of this ...
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Could a lunar Noah's Ark preserve species facing extinction? These scientists think so.
If calamity strikes our planet, a team at the Smithsonian argues that the only ... DNA samples frozen year-round without the need for human intervention, the team wrote in their proposal.