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"Human": Powerful New Images Mark The Most Scientifically Accurate “Hyper-Real 3D Models Of Human Species Ever”

Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo neanderthalensis

"Human": Powerful New Images Mark The Most Scientifically Accurate “Hyper-Real 3D Models Of Human Species Ever”

Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo neanderthalensis

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"Human": Powerful New Images Mark The Most Scientifically Accurate “Hyper-Real 3D Models Of Human Species Ever”

Do you like your humans with massive heads? Or very, very small? There’s a Homo to suit every taste.

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DNA From Greenland Sled Dogs – Maybe The World's Oldest Breed – Reveals 1,000 Years Of Arctic History

A photo showing a Greenland Sled dog resting on a rock. The dog is laying facing the camera. It's eyes are closed and its head it right at the rock's edge. It has a creamy white thick coat. The background shows grass behind the dog.

DNA From Greenland Sled Dogs – Maybe The World's Oldest Breed – Reveals 1,000 Years Of Arctic History

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"Powerful Image" Of One Of The World’s Rarest Tigers Exposes The Real Danger In Taman Negara

A rare Malayan tiger sighted in Taman Negara that survived losing its foot in a poacher’s snare.

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"Powerful Image" Of One Of The World’s Rarest Tigers Exposes The Real Danger In Taman Negara

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Tomb Of First King Of Ancient Maya City Discovered In Belize

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Evolution, Domestication, And A Lot Of Very Good Boys: How Wolves Became Dogs

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1.8 Million Years Ago, Two Extinct Humans Had One Of The Gnarliest Deaths In History

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Chimps Are Sticking Grass In Their Ears And Rears As They Embrace “Pointless” Fad

A chimpanzee with a passion for fashion performing the "grass-in-ear" behavior.

Chimps Are Sticking Grass In Their Ears And Rears As They Embrace “Pointless” Fad

Coming soon to a runway near you: grass in the ass.

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Scientists Dropped A Cow Carcass 1,629 Meters Into The South China Sea – And 8 Unexpected Visitors Turned Up

A pacific sleeper shark swims over a cow carcass on the bottom of the sea floor. The shark appears to be grinning at the camera. Small orange organisms feed on the carcass.

Scientists Dropped A Cow Carcass 1,629 Meters Into The South China Sea – And 8 Unexpected Visitors Turned Up

It's a surprise Pacific sleeper shark party!

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"Potential Impact On Saturn": Astronomers Appeal For Help As Video Appears To Show Object Hitting The Gas Giant

Saturn, captured by Cassini.

"Potential Impact On Saturn": Astronomers Appeal For Help As Video Appears To Show Object Hitting The Gas Giant

On July 5, between 9:00 and 9:15 UTC, something appears to have hit Saturn. If verified, it will be the first ever to be caught on camera.

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What NASA's Galileo Spacecraft Saw As It Plunged Into Jupiter

Artist impression of Galileo probe entering Jupiter.

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What NASA's Galileo Spacecraft Saw As It Plunged Into Jupiter

"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA explained.

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