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Neanderthal Genes Could Explain Why Some of Us Are Morning People
If you’re irritated by the morning people in your life, you might have Neanderthals to blame for their existence, at least a little bit. New research suggests that our hominin relatives possessed genetic variations that predisposed them to waking up early and that they passed on these genes to our Homo sapiens ancestors through interbreeding.…
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Tyrannosaur Ate Baby Dino Drumsticks Before It Died, Stunning Fossil Reveals
A team of paleontologists revealed a remarkable fossil: a young tyrannosaurid with the hindlimbs of two year-old dinosaurs in its stomach. In other words, this theropod was chowing down on baby legs. The fossil is the first example of in-situ stomach contents in a tyrannosaur, the team said. Besides offering a unique window into the…
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The World’s Fastest Robot Dog is Faster Than Most Humans, This is Nothing to Worry About, Right?
A South Korean Robot Dog called HOUND is the world’s fastest quadruped over 100m, and it’s capable of going even faster than that. That’s… fine… right?
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The Geminids: How to Watch the Year’s Best Meteor Shower
Each December sees the return of the Geminid meteor shower – and people all over head out to enjoy the show.