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Bigger hybrids are on a roll

Hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius have been the automotive success-story of the last decade, and this has fuelled growth in hybrid power for bigger vehicles like buses and trucks....

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No nearer to reasons for Neanderthals' extinction

Neanderthals get their name from the Neander Valley in Germany where their first remains were discovered in the mid-19thcentury. They are usually regarded as mankind's immediate predecessors. Archaeologists cannot agree...

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Did modern man originate in Israel?

The generally accepted view is that modern humans, Homo sapiens, emerged from the continent of Africa around 200,000 years ago, although in the view of some experts it could have...

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Neanderthal man: Victim of cannibalism?

A pair of human jawbones found in the caves of El Sidron in the forests of northern Spain might hold the key to adding to research about Neanderthals who died...

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Earth Times Meets Cryptozoologist Karl Shuker

Image: © Mark Rasmussen Cryptozoology is the study of "hidden" animals. Those animals that have never previously been recognised by the scientific community and rediscovered animals that were thought to...

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Mono Lake bacteria: Challenging life adaptability

Image © Scott Bufkin Scientists at the Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics may have discovered bacterium that might change the way we view the ability of life forms to adapt...

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