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A palaeoanthropologist is being honoured for his work tracing the evolution and origins of humans. A blue plaque will be installed at the former home of Louis Leakey in High Street, Foxton, ...

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A recent study from a team of researchers, including those from UC San Diego, gives new credence to the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic spread naturally from bats, suggesting it arrived in Wuhan ...

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Scientists have investigated the unique biology of the Haenyeo, women from the South Korean island of Jeju who are known for ...

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David Wood never set out to study evolutionary science — let alone reinterpret one of the world’s most iconic military texts.

University of California, Irvine scientists have expanded on a longstanding model governing the mechanics behind slip banding ...

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