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  • Turkey: Early farmers from across Europe were direct descendants of Aegeans

    For most of the last 45,000 years Europe was inhabited solely by hunter-gatherers. About 8,500 years ago a new form of subsistence -- farming -- started to spread across the continent from modern-day Turkey, reaching central Europe by 7,500 years ago and Britain by 6,100 years ago. This new subsistence strategy led to profound cha…

  • United Kingdom: Ancient clay figurine repatriated to Cyprus from UK

    The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announced that an ancient clay figurine has been repatriated to Cyprus from the United Kingdom. The clay figurine depicts a horse and rider/warrior and dates to the Cypro-Archaic period (approximately 700 BC).The figurine was identified by the Departme…

  • Breaking News: Natural selection, key to evolution, also can impede formation of new species

    An intriguing study involving walking stick insects led by the University of Sheffield in England and the University of Colorado Boulder shows how natural selection, the engine of evolution, can also impede the formation of new species.A new study involving CU-Boulder looks at the role of natural selection on three types of stick …

  • Origin of Life: Icy comets serve as storks for life on Earth

    Early Earth was an inhospitable place where the planet was often bombarded by comets and other large astrophysical bodies.This simulation depicts a comet hitting the young Earth, generating the amino acids necessary for life [Credit: Matthew Genge/Imperial College London]Some of those comets contained complex prebiotic materials, …

  • Astrophysics: Accelerating research into dark energy

    A quick method for making accurate, virtual universes to help understand the effects of dark matter and dark energy has been developed by UCL and CEFCA scientists. Making up 95% of our universe, these substances have profound effects on the birth and lives of galaxies and stars and yet almost nothing is known about their physical …