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Long-lost branch of the Nile was 'indispensable for building the pyramids,' research shows
LiveScience· 1 day ago"The enormity of this branch and its proximity to the pyramid complexes, in addition to the fact...
10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health
LiveScience· 6 hours agoToday, we can still see the genetic legacy of these interbreeding events: approximately 2% of the...
'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors
LiveScience· 6 hours ago"In some places in our genome, we're more Neanderthal than we are human," Joshua Akey, a professor...
How long do cicadas live? A timeline of their emergence in Illinois
NBC Chicago· 2 days agoNOTE: A live special answering questions surrounding the 2024 cicada emergence will appear live in...
What's the difference between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?
LiveScience· 6 hours agoIf you were traveling on the subway in New York and met a Neanderthal, you'd probably recognize them...
I Lived For a Yearly Ritual That Told Me How Smart I Was. Then I Saw the Light.
Slate via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoScience needs to be communicated well, after all, and sometimes, that involves using some poetic...
Tiny, light-brown lizard sparks massive clash between environmentalists and oil giants
Fortune· 16 minutes agoFish and Wildlife Service said. It concluded that the lizard already is “functionally extinct” across 47% of its range. Much of the the 2.5-inch-long (6.5-centimeter), spiny ...
The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome
LiveScience· 6 hours agoThis has left a telltale signature in the genomes of modern humans today, and this Neanderthal DNA...
Long Island child poverty rates among New York's lowest, but state rates poorly nationwide
Newsday· 2 hours agoChildren living in the Bronx and Brooklyn had the state's highest poverty rates, at 35.3% and 27.5%, respectively, the report found, while upstate cities such as Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo ...
DNA helps link killings of 4 young women to an American man who lived in Canada illegally
CNN via AOL· 2 hours agoAfter 48 years of investigation, Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police linked the deaths of four...