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[ad_1] The two-million-year-old skull is a Paranthropus robustus specimen Australian researchers say the discovery of a two-million-year-old skull in South Africa sheds more light on human evolution. The skull was a male Paranthropus robustus, a “cousin kind” of Standing man – a species thought to be direct ancestors of modern …

[ad_1] Of Washington University in St. Louis November 9, 2020 The discovery of an extraordinarily well-preserved fossil of the extinct human species Paranthropus robustus suggests rapid evolution during a turbulent period of local climate change, resulting in anatomical changes that were previously attributed to sex. Credit: Image courtesy of Jesse …

[ad_1] A taurid fireball captured in 2015. P. Spurny / Czech Academy of Sciences One of the most explosive meteor showers of the year is active and will soon reach the peak of activity, which is good news if you like to see a small fire in the sky. The …

[ad_1] The Chang’e-4 spacecraft lander and rover resumed work for the 24th lunar day on the opposite side of the moon. The lander woke up at 3:12 am on Tuesday, Beijing time, and the Yutu-2 rover, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 10:17 am Monday, according to China National’s Lunar …

[ad_1] NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has revealed that he will be leaving his post now that it looks like Joe Biden will be the president. Bridenstine was nominated by Trump early in his presidency, and the NASA chief has been trying to raise funds for a return to the moon …

[ad_1] Nobody wants to go to hell, neither the place of eternal damnation nor a new planet recently discovered by scientists. The Royal Astronomical Society’s monthly notices recently published the results of astronomers who discovered Earth-like planets spinning so close to their host star that their surfaces had melted, making …

[ad_1] For the second time in a few months, a cable accident occurred at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, causing further damage to one of the largest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world. In August, both astronomers and science lovers were stunned to see a giant hole …

[ad_1] This illustration of Jupiter’s moon Europa shows how the ice surface can glow on the night side, the side facing the Sun. Variations in the glow and color of the glow itself could reveal information about the composition of the ice on Europa’s surface. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech New …

[ad_1] introduction The search for life beyond Earth is only just beginning, but science has an encouraging initial answer: There are many planets in the galaxy, many with similarities to ours. But what we don’t know fills the volumes. Observations from the ground and space have confirmed thousands of planets …

[ad_1] Paleoanthropologists have discovered a two-million-year-old adult hominid skull – the first known and best-preserved specimen of Paranthropus robustus ever found. Researchers from the Department of Archeology at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, led the excavation, reconstruction and analysis of the rare male fossil from the main Drimolen quarry …