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Complex teaching and tools ‘evolved together’

[ad_1] IMAGE: Ten versions of instruments that develop (from left to right) in the different study conditions. View More Credit: University of Exeter The human ability to teach and our use of complex tools may have evolved together, according to new research. The improvement of technologies across generations, known as …

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Satellites lost due to rocket wiring error | World

[ad_1] Faulty wiring by a technician who helped build a European space rocket appears to have caused it to fail in flight with the loss of Spanish and French satellites costing more than 300 million euros. The Vega launcher deviated from its intended course eight minutes after taking off from …

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Complex teaching and tools evolved together in humans, the study says

[ad_1] Ancient humans’ ability to master tools coincided with their ability to teach others, says a new study. British researchers have conducted experiments designed to replicate the evolution of man-made tools over several hundred years with pipe cleaners and pieces of paper. Experts found that participants who taught each other …

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How Dinosaurs Had Long Necks Wasn’t Fairy Tale | news

[ad_1] It’s a story of the Jurassic era just like that: thanks to a new fossil unearthed in Patagonia, scientists believe they have solved the mystery of how the largest dinosaurs got so tall. Sauropods, which include the famous diplodocus and the brontosaurus, were the most massive creatures ever to …

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