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Minoans and genes
Posted Thu, 16 May 2013 13:04:15 GMT by JW DoweyOn Crete, people seem to stay. The Great Island reeks of really ancient culture and strange myths. So researchers decided to ask the ancients where they came from!
Minoans and genes
Thou old black worm, I spit fire on your ashes!
Posted Thu, 09 May 2013 08:48:44 GMT by Paul RobinsonOnly 23 words can be found truly as roots to most ancient Eurasian languages. These very old words however have been kept through natural selection because of their use in communication.
Thou old black worm, I spit fire on your ashes!
Ancestor of hummingbird and swift
Posted Thu, 02 May 2013 10:58:42 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe North American fossils of humming birds are rare compared to other continents. This fossil is early and provides lots of information relevant to swifts and humming birds.
Ancestor of hummingbird and swift
Turtle hatchlings as robots?
Posted Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:02:16 GMT by Dave ArmstrongTiny hatchlings' flippers have been mimicked (but not mocked!) by an advanced robot that discovers all about their locomotory progress. Long may they swim with those remarkable limbs.
Turtle hatchlings as robots?
Who settled the Americas first?
Posted Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:55:30 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWho settled the Americas first? The Asians certainly did according to all reasonable theories.
Who settled the Americas first?
Reflections on keeping you cool
Posted Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:06:34 GMT by Colin RickettsA new type of solar cooling panel has been designed by Stanford University scientists. Practical, real world uses for such a cooling system are varied, cars and buildings are obvious targets.
Reflections on keeping you cool
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