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[Lina Zeldovich @LinaZeldovich]

AI is now advanced enough to help humans explain their own brains. But what if it’s telling us a false story? What if its narrative makes sense, but it's not the story of our brain at all? @BaharGholipour eavesdrops on neurons w/ @EngelTatiana @NautilusMag https://t.co/oTOnRVYzB6

[Lee R Berger @LeeRberger]

We had scanned #sediba @esrfsynchrotron years ago but the tech has advanced significantly and we have new specimens! The goal of this experiment is to see disruptions in incremental growth lines in teeth and by matching them across teeth establish the exact age of death of Karabo

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Vertebra discovered in the Jordan Valley tells the story of prehistoric migration from Africa https://t.co/5FvsDxOvvD via @HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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Ancient DNA Boom Underlines a Need for Ethical Frameworks https://t.co/vACd6XWziB

[Human Biology Association & Amer J Hum Biol @HumBioAssoc]

For our 150th episode...(yes, 150!), we are pleased to have Drs. @AHGoodman18 & Joseph Graves "back" to promote their new book "Racism Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions." https://t.co/NE7WGMoZQV

[Bernardo Yañez @_barnavi]

Emocionado por nuestro nuevo artículo en @AmAnthroJournal sobre " Asymmetries and praxis in aDNA research: a bioanthropological critique ". Ha sido increíble realizar este trabajo con J.M. Argüelles y @Anthrofuentes . Gracias por su tiempo y amabilidad. 1/ https://t.co/tXi2CWr30M

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Evidence that RNA Viruses Drove Adaptive Introgression between Neanderthals and Modern Humans
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‘Acquired by dubious means’: Should museums give back the bones of Black people? https://t.co/otERIoCaqd

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First archaeological experiment in space https://t.co/CYon3q91oW via @physorg_com

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Tracing the origins of plants in West African cuisine https://t.co/46zpOM2v4r via @physorg_com

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Digging deep: DNA molecules in ancient dirt offer a treasure trove of clues to our past https://t.co/aAMjeRX7NX via @ConversationEDU

[Science News @ScienceNews]

Clovis hunters have long been assumed to have been mammoth hunters. But their status as adept killers of giant beasts has come under fire https://t.co/nrWjNTgOyf

[Science Friday @scifri]

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey died on January 2 at age 77. He was part of the team that discovered ‘Turkana Boy,’ a Homo erectus skeleton—one of the most complete early hominin skeletons ever found.

On #SciFriLive📻, revisit our 2011 conversation.
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[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

For years, scientists have known that ancient sediments harbor DNA samples from our earliest human relatives. But this year, multiple teams made strides in finding—and untangling—those threads, rewriting the histories of humans and animals living in caves from Spain to Siberia.

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Check out the discussion on Homo bodoensis over in the BioAnth News Facebook group! https://t.co/WTvf2prJrH

[Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag]

Researchers have developed a method to detect vitamin D deficiency in cremated human remains.

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[Black in Natural History Museums @BlackInNHMs]

The schedule is here!!👇👇👇
Looking forward to a great week! 🦊🕷️🐍🦉🌹🐞
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[Prof Jamie Woodward @Jamie_Woodward_]

BREAKING: Ancient footprints provide evidence of humans in North America at the Last Glacial Maximum 📷 Dan Odess #IceAgeAmerica https://t.co/fYBHiGbIqB