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Human ‘hobbit’ ancestor may be hiding in Indonesia, new controversial book claims
26th April 2022 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

Between about 700,000 years ago and 60,000 years ago, a diminutive early human walked the island of Flores, in what is now Indonesia.

Friendship ornaments from the Stone Age
26th April 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

According to Postdoctoral Researcher Marja Ahola from the University of Helsinki, not all objects have necessarily been broken by accident. Instead, it is possible some were fragmented on purpose as part of maintaining social relations, bartering or ritual activities.

Starwatch: search the skies for Venus and Jupiter in conjunction
25th April 2022 | theguardian.com | Humans, Space

The two brightest planets will be a beauty to spot if you can find somewhere with a low enough eastern horizon.

Image from: User:1j1z2 (Wiki Commons)

 

What has no eyes, walked on stilts and died in ‘Paleo Pompeii’? This ancient weirdo.
25th April 2022 | livescience.com | Ancient, Animal Life, Weird

Named Tomlinsonus dimitrii, the species represented by the specimen is part of an extinct group of arthropods known as marrellomorphs that lived approximately 450 million years ago, during the Ordovician period, the research team reported in a new study.

New study suggests “comedowns” associated with MDMA are not a result of the drug itself
25th April 2022 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

The drug MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) might not produce depressive “comedowns” when used in a controlled clinical setting, according to new research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

Psilocybin use was associated with lowered odds of opioid use disorder
23rd April 2022 | psypost.org | Humans, Misc.

Psychedelic use has been proposed as a treatment for various substance use disorders, leading people to question if it would be an effective treatment for opioid abuse. A study published in Nature: Scientific Reports suggests that psilocybin use, but no other psychedelics, was linked to lower odds of opioid abuse.

Marine mollusk shells reveal how prehistoric humans adapted to intense climate change
23rd April 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Animal Life, Earth, Humans

Current global climatic warming is having, and will continue to have, widespread consequences for human history, in the same way that environmental fluctuations had significant consequences for human populations in the past.

New discovery sheds light on the peopling of the Pacific
23rd April 2022 cosmosmagazine.com | Ancient, Humans

An epic migration story is revealed through a piece of pottery.

1,700-year-old sandal found on a remote mountain in Norway
23rd April 2022 | livescience.com | Ancient, Humans

The sandal reveals that humans historically used the icy pass.

Large Hadron Collider to restart and hunt for a fifth force of nature
23rd April 2022 | theguardian.com | Humans, Tech

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will restart on Friday after a three-year hiatus and is expected to resolve a scientific cliffhanger on whether a mysterious anomaly could point to the existence of a fifth fundamental force of nature.

420 – another reminder that Britain’s cannabis laws are not fit for purpose
21st April 2022 | independent.co.uk | Humans, Misc.

It’s high time we had a sensible conversation about cannabis reform. From Canada to Georgia, Mexico to Malta, countries around the world are changing their laws. But in the UK the substance continues to be banned. We are failing to keep up with global trends and new thinking.

The Neanderthal lifestyle: archeological insights from Valencia
21st April 2022 | jpost.com | Ancient, Humans

A research team from the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Valencia (UV) has discovered and dated in Aspe (Alicante) an open-air neanderthal habitat over 120,000 years old in the Natural Park of Los Aljezares.

Newly-Released Documents Shed Light on Government-Funded Research Into Worm Holes, Anti-Gravity and Invisibility Cloaks
21st April 2022 | vice.com | Humans, Misc., Weird

A tranche of documents released to Motherboard through FOIA show the research priorities of the secretive Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Application Program.

Prehistoric people created art by firelight, new research reveals
21st April 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans

Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed.

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have water where life could exist, say scientists
21st April 2022 | theguardian.com | Humans, Space

Surface features similar to ones seen on Greenland ice sheet suggest underground liquid water that could host organic matter.

Researchers develop new ways of visualizing ancient small objects by combining technologies
20th April 2022 phys.org | Ancient, Humans, Tech

Experts have developed new ways of visually representing ancient objects such as stone tools and fossils developing technologies currently only used in video games and computer graphics.

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