Greenland ice loss 40 trillion pounds bigger than thought Posted on September 22, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News Greenland is losing about 40 trillion pounds more ice a year than scientists had thought, according to a new study that used GPS to help estimate how much is melting. […]Read more Greenland ice loss 40 trillion pounds bigger than thought
Almost all living people outside of Africa trace back to a single migration more than 50,000 years ago Posted on September 22, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News Australian Aborigines have long been cast as a people apart. Although Australia is halfway around the world from our species’s accepted birthplace in Africa, the continent is nevertheless home to […]Read more Almost all living people outside of Africa trace back to a single migration more than 50,000 years ago
Ancient Skeleton Discovered on Antikythera Shipwreck Posted on September 21, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News An international research team discovered a human skeleton during its ongoing excavation of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck (circa 65 B.C.). The shipwreck, which holds the remains of a Greek trading […]Read more Ancient Skeleton Discovered on Antikythera Shipwreck
World’s hardiest animal has evolved radiation shield for its DNA Posted on September 21, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News They are the toughest known animals on Earth and now the secret to one of their superpowers – resistance to radiation – is out. Tardigrades, also known as water bears […]Read more World’s hardiest animal has evolved radiation shield for its DNA