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1 week agoThe vibrant colours of a house-hunting crab - August's best science image
Driven out by fire. Greece's wildfires on 13 August, some of the country's worst this year, led thousands of people and their livestock to be evacuated from several regions, including Patras city and the islands of Chios and Zakynthos. Hot, dry and windy conditions caused more than 150 blazes to erupt in a single day. Parts of western Europe have experienced exceptionally high temperatures this summer.
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1 week agoThe genius of trees: how forests have shaped humanity, from chocolate cravings to our ability to dream
A tree-dwelling young hominin fell from the canopy, sustaining catastrophic fractures that proved fatal; CT and MRI reconstructions of Lucy’s fossils revealed matching traumatic injuries.
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3 months agoThe curse of Toumai: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity's origins
The discovery of an ancient skull, dubbed Toumai, suggests new insights into human evolution, potentially being the oldest hominid found.
In September 2001, Michel Brunet unveiled an ancient skull linking early humans to a common ancestor with modern primates.
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