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- Humans
Group size affects racial makeup of friend groups
Larger settings seem to promote segregation, simulation finds.
- Anthropology
American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting
Perhaps the oldest swatch of hominid skin yet found and –tzi the iceman’s Neandertal genetics are among the highlights from the physical anthropology meeting.
- Earth
Geologists develop weapons to combat that sinkhole feeling
What do five Porsches, several Kentucky thoroughbreds and a three-story building in Guatemala City have in common? They’ve all been swallowed by sinkholes. Sadly, the sudden cave-ins sometimes claim people’s lives as well. On February 28 the earth opened up underneath the Seffner, Fla., bedroom of Jeff Bush, entombing him. The freak accident highlighted Florida’s […]
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- Humans
Ardi’s kind had a skull fit for a hominid
Study of reconstructed skull section puts 4.4-million-year-old species in human evolutionary family.
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- Physics
Questions raised about lithium-ion cell’s claim to fame
For lithium-ion batteries, a user’s charging habits may affect estimates of remaining charge after all.
- Climate
Cuts in some greenhouse gases could slow sea level rise
Methane, ozone and other short-lived pollutants have a big impact on ocean heights, simulation finds.
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- Health & Medicine
Mental puzzles underlie music’s delight
MRI reveals brain’s processing, and its pleasure, when a person listens to an enjoyable new tune.
- Humans
Possible human ancestor in Australopithecus sediba
The hominid’s unusual build may place it in into humankind’s lineage.
