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  • Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans

    Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans

    Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the U.S. more likely than younger children to die from injury. But what’s responsible for this uptick in risk-taking around puberty?

    Our new observations of physical risk-taking…

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  • Moroccan Cave Fossils Yield a Possible Missing Link in Human Evolution – The New York Times

    1. Moroccan Cave Fossils Yield a Possible Missing Link in Human Evolution  The New York Times
    2. Moroccan Cave Fossils Capture a Crossroads in Modern Human Evolution  ScienceAlert
    3. We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans  Ars…

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  • Synthetic skin based on octopus biology promises uses in robotics

    Synthetic skin based on octopus biology promises uses in robotics

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    Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture,…

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  • Most planets in our galaxy are born ‘bloated’, new study suggests

    Most planets in our galaxy are born ‘bloated’, new study suggests

    Astronomers may have uncovered how the most common types of planets in our Galaxy grow, a new study has revealed. The discovery confirms astronomers’ theories that these planets start as ‘bloated’ babies but quickly lose much of their thick…

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  • Scientists have found a new kind of object in deep space. And it could help solve one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries

    Scientists have found a new kind of object in deep space. And it could help solve one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries

    Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have identified an entirely new kind of object in the Universe.

    This strange object is a starless, gas-rich cloud that’s dominated by dark matter, and is thought to be a remnant left over from the…

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