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Early humans took northern route to Australia, cave find suggests
New Scientist· 5 days agoA cave on the island of Timor has given archaeologists a vital clue to the route taken by ancient...
What it’s really like to live in Antarctica
CNN via AOL· 3 days agoOne common misconception, Bullesbach says, is that life on the remote continent is boring. At Port Lockroy there were daily tasks that kept everybody...
Scientists Have Decoded the Secret History of the Mysterious ‘Tree of Life’
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 6 days agoApart from their almost otherworldly stature, baobabs have another strange attribute—their...
A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia
The Conversation· 5 days agoIn new research published in Nature Communications, we have found evidence that a large wave of migration reached the island of Timor not long after 50,000 years ago. Timor ...
Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: a dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia’s door
The Conversation· 5 days agoA dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. Penguins in Antarctica ...
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea: a timeline since October
Ship Technology via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoSupported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand, the...
Oldest Known Aboriginal Pottery Discovered in Australia
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoArchaeologists have unearthed 82 pieces of pottery likely made by Aboriginal Australians between...
See if You Can Ace These 120 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader' Questions
Parade via AOL· 2 days agoWhich U.S. city is known as the “City of Brotherly Love”? Answer: Philadelphia 30. What is the...
The world’s best countries for tourism, according to the World Economic Forum
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoItaly, in ninth position, has also struggled...Economic Forum 1. The United States 2. Spain 3. Japan...
‘Sterile’ cave discovery reshapes timelines for Australia’s first arrivals – again
Cosmos· 5 days agoA cave in Timor has added another piece to the puzzle that is the story of human migration to the ...