science / science - 6 years ago
About 10 million years ago, a family of monkeys left the South American mainland on a cruise to Jamaica and, as is still the case for so many tourists today, swiftly fell for the lazy pace of island life. Over many generations, the primates' legs evolved for slow climbs up tropical trees, their mou...
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It was not so long ago when swimmers at Ein Gev would lay out their towels in the grass at the edge of the Sea of Galilee. "Every time we come we feel an ache in our hearts," said Yael Lichi, 47, who has been visiting the famous lake with her family for 15 years. "The lake is a symbol in Israel.
science / science - 6 years ago
A revolutionary new filter works in reverse of how we think they work, letting the small stuff in to keep the big stuff out.
science / science - 6 years ago
The rights group said Myanmar's leader has failed to speak out about atrocities against the Rohingya
science / science - 6 years ago
The overturning of Bibi's blasphemy conviction sparked widespread unrest which has prevented her from leaving the country
science / science - 6 years ago
This is a& re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Karin Kirk Credit: Image by Karin Kirk. Don’t feed the trolls. You’ve heard this advice before, but how can anyone sit on their hands when the trolls are just so … wrong? When you encounter a rude and inaccurate comment, often th...
science / science - 6 years ago
A lost piece of the world’s oldest analog computer (the Antikythera mechanism an ancient Greek device designed to calculate astronomical position) may have been discovered.
science / science - 6 years ago
Advocates for overseas voters harshly criticized President Donald Trump for arguing that some mail-in ballots shouldn't be counted.
science / science - 6 years ago
After transforming the once tranquil town of Paradise, California into charred automobiles and tales of horror, the Camp Fire takes its infamous spot as the deadliest wildfire in California history. At a multi-agency press conference Monday night, the Butte Country Sheriff's Office announced t...
science / science - 6 years ago
The Nov. 6 elections had the highest number of votes in a non-presidential election in U.S. history
science / science - 6 years ago
"Everyone was screaming out, 'Security!' He was a security guard"
science / science - 6 years ago
Trump is eager to tamp down threats to the economy
science / science - 6 years ago
Through retirements or losses, at least 39 current GOP chairs of committees or subcommittees won’t be in Congress next year.
science / science - 6 years ago
Lisa Vasquez, a lifelong Paradise, Calif. resident, describes her harrowing escape from the Camp Fire that killed 29 of her neighbors.
science / science - 6 years ago
If you often sit on a train pondering how the rail networks are coordinated then you are more likely to be male, new research suggests. Likewise if friends often come to you with their problems, then chances are you’re a woman. In the biggest ever study examining differences between the sexes, scien...