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2008-2012


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Tuesday, August 14
August 14, 2012

Researchers from the University of Cambridge think that Neanderthals and modern humans probably shared similar DNA because of a common ancestor, and not because of interbreeding. Using computer simulations, evolutionary biologists Anders Eriksson and Andrea Manica found that the amount of DNA shared by modern humans from Eurasia and Neanderthals could be explained if both groups […]

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Monday, August 13
August 13, 2012

Fighting in Syria continues to take its toll. A stone footbridge leading into Syria’s Citadel of Aleppo and a gate into the fort have reportedly been damaged by insurgents. Syrian archaeologists have also accused government forces of damaging the World Heritage site with mortar fire. Two dams have been demolished along Washington’s Elwha River by the […]

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