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Neanderthal Legacy

A documentary on the archaeological work in the cave of La Grande Roche at Quincay, France. The idea was also to show the team work, the diversity (coming from different places in the world: the Netherlands, but also Spain, Australia, … Continue reading

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Skin, mouth, lungs … it’s not just your gut that has a microbiome | The Conversation

ImageFlow/Shutterstock Most people have heard of the gut microbiome, but the lungs, skin, mouth and genitals all have their own unique microbiome. A lot has been written and said about the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria, viruses, fungi … Continue reading

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What do Vietnamese People Order in a Vietnamese Restaurant?

[…] Thank you so much to Brian, Hien, Thinh, and Kimberly for all your amazing help with my order! Menu for Nón Lá on Grubhub’s website: https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/nn… More about the fried okra from my North Indian delivery episode I mentioned: … Continue reading

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Could an Orca Give a TED Talk? | Karen Bakker | TED

What if we could hear nature’s ultrasonic communication — and talk back? From a bat’s shrill speech to a peacock’s infrasound mating call, conservation technology researcher Karen Bakker takes us through a sound bath of animal noises that are far … Continue reading

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What fascinating creatures.

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What makes some languages sound HORRIBLE?

[…] Is 🇮🇹Italian delightful and 🇩🇪German disgusting? Is 🇨🇳Mandarin a melodic mess? In this episode, Rob meets the linguists who’ve tried to work out which are the prettiest and ugliest languages. The results are sure to surprise you. ==LINKS== Niklas … Continue reading

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Emerging Tipping Points in Antarctica

Antarctica currently has very little sea ice – the lowest ever recorded. What are the causes and likely consequences of this reduction? […]

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Why do Birds have baby Crocodile skulls?

hroughout nature there are many examples of fully grown adult animals retaining juvenile features making them look like babies. This may make them look cuter but it also conceals an incredibly powerful phenomenon of evolution that allows animals to adapt … Continue reading

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Very smart bird

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Why White People are Called Caucasian (Illustrated)

(7:14 – Main Presentation) Nell Painter combines the discursive meanings of scholarship with the visual meaning of painting, to answer, literally, why white people are called ‘Caucasian,’ what that looks like, and how they all relate to our ideas about … Continue reading

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