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Evaluation of main earthquakes helps stress discount assumptions
A complete evaluation of 101 main earthquakes across the Pacific ring of fireside between 1990 and 2016 reveals that a lot of the aftershock exercise occurred on the margins of the areas the place the faults slipped quite a bit … Continue reading
Meteorite analysis shows reduced salt is key in Earth’s new recipe
Scientists have found the halogen levels in the meteorites that formed the Earth billions of years ago are much lower than previously thought. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Paleogenomic analysis sheds light on Easter Island mysteries
New paleogenomic research appears to rule out the likelihood that inhabitants of Easter Island intermixed with South Americans prior to the arrival of Europeans on the island in 1722. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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3-D analysis of dog fossils sheds light on domestication debate
In an effort to settle the debate about the origin of dog domestication, a technique that uses 3-D scans of fossils is helping researchers determine the difference between dogs and wolves. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Easter Island not victim of ‘ecocide,’ analysis of remains shows
Analysis of remains found on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) provides evidence contrary to the widely-held belief that the ancient civilization recklessly destroyed its environment. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry
A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study researcher. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
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Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry
A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study researcher. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins … Continue reading
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Smaller desert dust cooling effect estimated from analysis of dust size and abundance
Nature Geoscience 10, 274 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2912 Authors: Jasper F. Kok, David A. Ridley, Qing Zhou, Ron L. Miller, Chun Zhao, Colette L. Heald, Daniel S. Ward, Samuel Albani & Karsten Haustein Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Britain’s last hunter-gatherers discovered using breakthrough analysis of bone fragments
Archaeologists from the Universities of York, Cambridge and UCL have identified rare human bones from the UK dating to the Late Mesolithic era (around 4000 BC, just prior to the arrival of farming in Britain) using an innovative new bone … Continue reading
New Piltdown hoax analysis points to work of ‘lone forger’
Latest analysis of the famous Piltdown Man forgeries points the finger of suspicion even more firmly at their discoverer, Charles Dawson. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily