Using ancient DNA recovered from prehistoric bones and teeth, scientists have built a 37,000‑year timeline of human infections, stretching from the icy mammoth camps of Siberia to medieval graveyards in Denmark. The new genetic map shows how early microbes began shaping human history. The scientists sequenced remains from 1,313 individuals and found genetic traces of 214 different pathogens. These range …
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Princeton study maps 200,000 years of Human–Neanderthal interbreeding
When the first Neanderthal bones were uncovered in 1856, they sparked a flood of questions about these mysterious ancient humans. Were they similar to us or fundamentally different? Did our ancestors cooperate with them, clash with them, or even form relationships? The discovery of the Denisovans, a group closely related to Neanderthals that once lived across parts of Asia and …
Read More »‘Fossil Galaxy’ Hasn’t Changed in 7B Years
Astronomers have identified a rare “fossil galaxy” named KiDS J0842+0059, located about 3 billion light-years from Earth, providing a unique window into the early universe. This galaxy, unchanged for roughly 7 billion years, stands out as the most distant relic galaxy detected beyond our local cosmic neighborhood. Fossil galaxies, also known as relic galaxies, are unusual: after an initial period …
Read More »Bay Area home of famed Stanford physicist listed after 70 years – SFGATE
Bay Area home of famed Stanford physicist listed after 70 years SFGATE Source link
Read More »Want To Stay Sharp? This Simple Habit Can Delay Dementia By 5 Years – MindBodyGreen
Want To Stay Sharp? This Simple Habit Can Delay Dementia By 5 Years MindBodyGreen Warding off Alzheimer’s might mean making these 11 lifestyle changes, expert says Fox News This is the most effective activity to keep your memory sharp, according to science futura-sciences.com Very simple lifestyle change before the age of 50 dramatically improves brain health and aging Earth.com Three lifestyle changes that could …
Read More »40 Years After Live Aid, It’s Still Personal for Bob Geldof – The New York Times
40 Years After Live Aid, It’s Still Personal for Bob Geldof The New York Times ‘Does that skirt come off?’ How Tina Turner and Mick Jagger’s racy duet electrified Live Aid audiences CNN U2’s Bono Regrets This 1 Thing About His 1985 Live Aid Charity Concert Performance People.com Live Aid 40 years later: Where Queen, Madonna and concert’s biggest stars are today Fox News …
Read More »John Goodman Hasn’t Spoken to Roseanne in Years
It’s been just over seven years since Roseanne Barr was fired from her self-titled series’ successful relaunch following a racist tweet about former President Barack Obama’s adviser Valerie Jarrett… which she infamously blamed on “Ambien tweeting.” It has, perhaps not coincidentally, been about the same amount of time since “Smurfs” star John Goodman has spoken to his sitcom wife. “I’d …
Read More »Prehistoric animal found that lived on Earth 259 million years ago
A new fossil skull, dug out of purple siltstone in northern China, belongs to a creature that walked the planet about 259 million years ago. The animal was named Yinshanosaurus angustus, and the find helps fill a gap in the family tree of large plant‑eating reptiles that roamed just before the greatest die‑off in Earth’s history. Unearthing Yinshanosaurus angustus Dr. Jian …
Read More »WWE Championship Scrapped After Several Years
WWE It appears we have seen the end of a WWE championship that has been around in the company for a number of years. One of the big storylines on NXT as of late has been the demise of the D’Angelo Family. After Noam Dar had to relinquish the NXT Heritage Cup Championship a few weeks ago, former D’Angelo Family …
Read More »A love note in a bottle is found years later, an ocean away – The Washington Post
A love note in a bottle is found years later, an ocean away The Washington Post Lovers’ message in a bottle found 13 years later and 2,000 miles away AOL.com Message in a Bottle Discovered After 13 Years and 2,000 Miles The Daily Beast Canadian couple’s message in a bottle found 13 years later in Irish bay The Guardian Couple’s message in a bottle …
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