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Modern face of Homo antecessor may have had insufficient room for wisdom teeth

6 years ago from Physorg

A study led by the University of Bordeaux and the Dental Anthropology Group of the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), which has been published this week...

Are the aliens us? UFOs may be piloted by time-traveling humans, book argues

6 years ago from Space.com

Could the creatures piloting UFOs be us? A recent book argues that reports of aliens here on Earth may be describing our distant human descendants, returning from the future to...

Online campaign to save malnourished lions at Sudan park

6 years ago from Physorg

Online calls grew Sunday to help save five "malnourished and sick" African lions held at a park in Sudan's capital, with some demanding the creatures be shifted to a better...

Famous birthdays for Jan. 20: Skeet Ulrich, Buzz Aldrin

6 years ago from UPI

Actor Skeet Ulrich turns 50 and astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 90, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 20.

Top SAG Awards go to 'Parasite,' 'Crown,' 'Maisel'

6 years ago from UPI

The stars of "Parasite" were named Best Ensemble in a Film at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday.

'Frozen,' 'Hamilton' co-stars lend voices to 'Central Park' cartoon characters

6 years ago from UPI

Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. have joined the vocal cast of the Apple TV+ cartoon, "Central Park."

Trail Blazers trading Kent Bazemore to Kings in five-player swap

6 years ago from UPI

The Portland Trail Blazers agreed to trade veteran swingman Kent Bazemore to the Sacramento Kings in a cap-saving deal.

80 soldiers killed in airstrike on military base in Yemen

6 years ago from UPI

At least 80 Yemeni soldiers were killed in an airstrike at a military camp, the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen said Sunday.

'Bad Boys For Life' tops the North American box office with $59.2M

6 years ago from UPI

"Bad Boys For Life" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $59.2 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Famous birthdays for Jan. 19: Tippi Hedren, Katey Sagal

6 years ago from UPI

Actor Tippi Hedren turns 90 and actor Katey Sagal turns 66, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 19.

Italian officials confirm authenticity of Gustav Klimt painting found in wall

6 years ago from UPI

A gallery in Italy has confirmed that a painting discovered behind its walls is an authentic work by renowned Austrian painter Gustav Klimt.

Did a killer walk free after this man's autopsy?

6 years ago from CBC: Health

A killer may have walked free after an autopsy report into the suspicious death of an Alberta man in 2010, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.

'Firefly: The Unification War Vol. 2' reveals Mal Reynolds' military past

6 years ago from Space.com

Browncoats, it's finally here — the next chapter of the Unification War of the "Firefly" sci-fi franchise in a new comic from creator Joss Whedon and others.

'Dancing dragon' shows feathers grew differently on dinosaurs and birds

6 years ago from Reuters:Science

An exquisite fossil of a fierce little Chinese dinosaur dubbed the "dancing dragon" that lived 120 million years ago - an older cousin of the Velociraptor - is showing scientists...

Look: Dwayne Johnson honors late dad, Rocky Johnson

6 years ago from UPI

Dwayne Johnson paid tribute to his father, Rocky Johnson, after the wrestling star died at age 75.

Texas 'killer nurse' Genene Jones given life sentence for killing 2nd toddler in 1980s

6 years ago from UPI

Genene Jones, a former nurse convicted and imprisoned for killing a child in her care nearly 40 years ago, will now likely die in lockup after she pleaded guilty to...

Acoustic communication first emerged nearly 200 million years ago

6 years ago from UPI

For the first time, scientists took acoustic communication back to its evolutionary roots. Researchers followed acoustic communication's phylogenic path back some 200 million years through evolutionary history.

Giants hire Alyssa Nakken as first female coach in MLB history

6 years ago from UPI

The San Francisco Giants have hired Alyssa Nakken, making the former softball standout the first female coach in Major League Baseball history.

Mysterious little red jellies: A case of mistaken identity

6 years ago from Physorg

Little red jellies are commonplace near the deep seafloor in Monterey Bay and around the world. Most of them are small—less than five centimeters (two inches) across—and a ruddy red...

Fins and limbs tell evolutionary tale

6 years ago from Physorg

About 400 million years ago, our early ancestors took their first hesitant steps out of the primordial seas on to land.

Native plants can flourish after bushfire, but there's only so much hardship they can take

6 years ago from Physorg

In a fire-blackened landscape, signs of life are everywhere. A riot of red and green leaves erupt from an otherwise dead-looking tree trunk, and the beginnings of wildflowers and grasses...

An evolving understanding of extinction

6 years ago from Physorg

Few things related to science capture the imagination more than the magic of worlds past. This includes the origins of life, dinosaurs, mass extinctions, meteorite impacts, and the evolution of...

Watch: Al Pacino answers fan questions on 'Kimmel'

6 years ago from UPI

Al Pacino took questions from fans walking on Hollywood Boulevard on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

Human ancestors may have eaten hard plant tissues without damaging teeth

6 years ago from Science Daily

Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors' diet than currently presumed, according to a new experimental study of modern tooth enamel. The results...

Dinosaur extinction: 'Asteroid strike was real culprit'

A team of scientists discounts the idea that large-scale volcanism drove the demise of the dinosaurs.

Green in tooth and claw

6 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors' diet than currently presumed, according to a new experimental study of modern tooth enamel from Washington...

Famous birthdays for Jan. 17: Zooey Deschanel, Betty White

6 years ago from UPI

Actor Zooey Deschanel turns 40 and actor Betty White turns 98, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 17.