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50 years on, Lucy offers lessons for achieving fossil fame

50 years on, Lucy offers lessons for achieving fossil fame

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anatomy: (adj. anatomical) The study of the organs and tissues of animals. Or the characterization of the body or parts of the body on the basis of structure and tissues. Scientists who work in this field are known as anatomists. ancestor: A predecessor. It could be a family forebear, such as a parent, grandparent or great-great-great grandparent. Or it could be a species, genus, family or other order of organisms from which some later one evolved. For instance, ancient dinosaurs are the ancestors of today’s birds. (antonym: descendant) anthropologist: A social scientist who studies humankind, often by focusing on its societies and cultures. argon: An element first discovered on August 13, 1894, by Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay and English physicist John William Strutt, better known as Lord Rayleigh. Argon was the first “noble” gas, meaning one that does not react chemically with other elements. For its discovery, Ramsey would receive the 1904 Nobel Prize in chemistry and Rayleigh the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics. ash: (in geology) Small, lightweight fragments of rock and glass spewed by …

Sumo wrestling to return to the Royal Albert Hall after 30 years

Sumo wrestling to return to the Royal Albert Hall after 30 years

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Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

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Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearby Google Earth Archaeologists have discovered a massive network of ancient fisheries in Belize constructed by hunter-gatherers some 4000 years ago. The system of earthen channels exceeds 640 kilometres in length and dates to the Archaic Period, which preceded the emergence of Maya civilisation centuries later. It is the oldest large-scale fish-trapping facility ever recorded in Central America. “We were all expecting it to date to a period of sedentary Maya civilisation,” says Eleanor Harrison-Buck… Source link

Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived

Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived

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(The Conversation) — Some years ago, I was rushing past the treasures of the Louvre in Paris, on the way to the “Mona Lisa,” when a painting stopped me in my tracks. Massive and unusually elongated, “The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas” depicts the 13th-century saint throned in a golden sun, with Aristotle and Plato standing reverently on either side. The Renaissance artist Benozzo Gozzoli paints Christ and the writers of the Gospels looking down at Aquinas approvingly. But who is the turbaned figure under Aquinas’ feet, crushed by his frankly famous weight and crawling away in defeat? That would be the 12th-century Muslim philosopher Ibn Rushd, or Averroes, as he became known in Latin Europe. “Oh no,” I said out loud. Us vs. them As a Catholic philosopher and avid student of Aquinas, I am always fielding questions about whether this medieval saint is “still worth” reading today, nearly 800 years after his birth. Aquinas is a giant of Western philosophy and theology, and for good reason. His writing is clear, well organized, free …

It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy

It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy

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On Sunday November 23 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an intriguing article, amid several large adverts for fur coats. The headline read: Finds Spiral Nebulae are Stellar Systems: “Dr Hubbell Confirms View That They Are ‘Island Universes’; Similar to Our Own”. The American astronomer at the centre of the article, Dr Edwin Powell Hubble, was probably bemused by the misspelling of his name. But the story detailed a groundbreaking discovery: Hubble had found that two spiral-shaped nebulae, objects made up of gas and stars, which were previously thought to reside within our Milky Way galaxy, were located outside it. These objects were actually the Andromeda and Messier 33 galaxies, the closest large galaxies to our Milky Way. Today, up to several trillion galaxies are estimated to fill the Universe, based on observations of tens of millions of galaxies. Four years before Hubble’s announcement, an event called “the great debate” had taken place in Washington DC between the American astronomers Harlow Shapley and …

Campuses are ground zero in debates about antisemitism − but that’s been true for 100 years

Campuses are ground zero in debates about antisemitism − but that’s been true for 100 years

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(The Conversation) — When Eliza arrived on her West Coast college campus in the fall of 2020, building community was difficult due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Yet over time she forged a network of friends, anchored by her sorority. Three years later, those relationships were severely tested by events over 7,000 miles away: the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza. Due to her support for Israel, she was ostracized by people she once considered close friends, including her sorority sisters. Walking around campus, she removed her Star of David necklace. To be clear, Eliza was not concerned about her physical safety. But she sensed a social penalty for being Jewish and wanted to avoid dirty looks and political confrontations. As the civilian death toll in Gaza mounted, progressive campus activists, including some Jews, fervently adopted the Palestinian cause as an extension of their battles for racial and social justice. Opposition to the war has become a generational cause for earnest Zoomers, akin to the Vietnam War for …

World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident

World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident

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Measuring the massive coral Inigo San Felix/National Geographic Society In the south-west Pacific, off the coast of one of the tropical Solomon Islands, a giant structure beneath the water’s surface has just been identified as the world’s largest known coral. Visiting the remote site in mid-October, a team of scientists and film-makers from National Geographic thought the object was so large, it must be the remains of a shipwreck. But when underwater cinematographer Manu San Félix jumped into the water to take a closer look, he was astonished by what he saw. “I remember perfectly just jumping and looking down, and I was surprised,” he told reporters during a briefing. Instead of a shipwreck, San Félix had stumbled upon the largest coral ever discovered. “It is enormous,” he said. “The size is close to the size of a cathedral.” The coral, which lies a few hundred metres off the eastern coast of Malaulalo Island, has been identified as the species Pavona clavus. It measures 34 metres wide by 32 metres long, making it larger than …

Ricky Martin shares adorable video with teen son: ‘I’ve been wanting to do this for years’ — watch

Ricky Martin shares adorable video with teen son: ‘I’ve been wanting to do this for years’ — watch

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Ricky Martin has posted an adorable dancing video with his 16-year-old son Valentino, revealing that it was a moment he had been waiting for for years. The pair recorded themselves for a TikTok, dancing to “Love Nwantiti” by CKay, and the two showed off their skills with a big smile on their face. “I’ve been wanting to do a video like this with my son for years and finally the jr. agreed,” he captioned the post with several emojis including the dancing man, heart hands and a smiling face. Watch the video below: Watch Ricky Martin dance with his teen son Tino “WOW just WOW,” Valentino – who goes by Tino – commented, with the displeased face emoji. Ricky is dad to twin sons Valentino and Matteo, and the family recently made a rare public appearance to join Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally in Philadelphia prior to November 5, 2024. © InstagramKamala Harris with Ricky Martin and his twin sons Valentino and Matteo Ricky performed for the crowd and the 16-year-olds waited backstage and later met Kamala, …

Hauser & Wirth’s Elaine Kwok Departs After Two Years

Hauser & Wirth’s Elaine Kwok Departs After Two Years

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Elaine Kwok, a veteran of the Hong Kong art market, has officially left her position at Hauser & Wirth after a two-year stint. The gallery announced her departure in an email to staff. In that email, which was obtained by ARTnews, Hauser & Wirth’s leadership wrote, “Elaine’s contribution in leading our Asia activities has been invaluable. Her commitment to our artists, programs, clients, and community, along with the successful opening of our new Hong Kong space she spearheaded, has positively shaped both the region and the gallery as a whole.” Related Articles In the interim, the daily operations of the Hong Kong space will now be directly overseen by CEO Mirella Roma. Before her role at Hauser & Wirth, Kwok spent 15 years in various roles at Christie’s Hong Kong. In 2022, she joined Hauser & Wirth as the Asia Managing Partner, a newly created role focused on expanding the gallery’s client base and building institutional relationships in the region. Her leadership culminated in the expansion of the gallery’s space. Previously, Hauser & Wirth was …