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01/13/2022

Homo sapiens bones in East Africa are at least 36,000 years older than once thought

Jan 12 2022 11:00 AM

Analyses of remnants of a volcanic blast push the age of East Africa's oldest known H. sapiens fossils at Ethiopia's Omo site to 233,000 years or more.

A century of quantum mechanics questions the fundamental nature of reality

Jan 12 2022 10:46 AM

A century after the quantum revolution, a lot of uncertainty remains.

Omicron forces us to rethink COVID-19 testing and treatments

Jan 11 2022 3:17 PM

At-home rapid tests may miss the speedy variant early on, and some treatments, such as some monoclonal antibodies, no longer work.

Climate change communication should focus less on specific numbers

Jan 11 2022 8:00 AM

Even if nations don't meet goals to curb global climate change, any progress is better than none.

Clovis hunters' reputation as mammoth killers takes a hit

Jan 11 2022 6:00 AM

Early Americans' stone points were best suited to butchering the huge beasts' carcasses, scientists contend.

Female dolphins have a clitoris much like humans'

Jan 10 2022 4:55 PM

The similarities suggest female dolphins experience sexual pleasure, which may explain why the species is so randy all the time.

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