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Untangling the enigmatic origins of the human family’s newest species

Callao cave in the Philippines, where fossils from Homo luzonensis were found Florent Detroit/Callao Cave Archaeology Project This is an…

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Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins

International trade may have helped medieval elites acquire the best horses for jousting tournaments PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Horses owned…

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Ancient bronze hand may offer clue to the origins of Basque language

An ancient bronze hand found at Irulegi in northern Spain Juantxo Egana Inscriptions found on a 2000-year-old metal hand may…

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Latin Music Erases The Black Origins of Many Genres

Like the United States, Latin America uses Black imagery and culture as a marker of marketable street culture or “cool,”…

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AI sheds light on the ancient origins of England’s place names

Places with “ton” in their name, such as Shitterton in Dorset, are said to be the most archetypically English James…

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GPCR structure: Research reveals molecular origins of function for a key drug target

Through an international collaboration, scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital leveraged data science, pharmacology and structural information to conduct…

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The ancient origins of cannabis and our changing attitudes towards it

Cannabis related items on display at Housing Works, New York’s first legal cannabis dispensary Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock Cannabis is having a…

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A rare, extremely energetic cosmic ray has mysterious origins

The “Oh-My-God” particle has a new companion. In 1991, physicists spotted a particle from space that crashed into Earth with…

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Researchers explore origins of lupus, find reason for condition’s prevalence among women

For years, researchers and clinicians have known that lupus, an autoimmune condition, occurs in women at a rate nine times…

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A second big bang? The radical idea rewriting dark matter’s origins

Gilles & Cecilie Studio POP the kettle on. Sit down and listen closely to the bubbles of water vapour as…

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