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The Banyoles jaw could be from the first ‘sapiens’ in Europe

The Banyoles jaw could be from the first ‘sapiens’ in Europe

A new study suggests that the Girona fossil could be the oldest skeletal remains in Europe attributed to an anatomically modern humanThe hypothesis, published this Wednesday, will have to be confirmed with genetic studies The banyoles jaw (Girona) belonged to a 'Homo sapiens' that inhabited this area of ​​the Iberian Peninsula between 45,000 and 65,000 years ago, which makes it the Oldest skeletal remains in Europe attributed to the UN anatomically modern human. This was determined by a published this Wednesday in the scientific magazine 'Journal of Human Evolution', in which North American and Spanish scientific studies have contributed. As…
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The oldest DNA in the world allows us to reconstruct what the planet was like two million years ago

The oldest DNA in the world allows us to reconstruct what the planet was like two million years ago

Look around you and look at any landscape. Now try to imagine what that environment should have been like millions of years ago. What would that ecosystem be like? What kind of plants do you have? And what animals would swarm there at that time? The image you are drawing in your head may look somewhat like that of some movies, but as of today, you may have some more 'realistic' clues to imagine this prehistoric world. The discovery of the oldest DNA samples found to date have allowed us to reconstruct a prehistoric landscape two million years ago. The…
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Cold Moon 2022 |  When is the last full moon of the year and how and where can it be seen?

Cold Moon 2022 | When is the last full moon of the year and how and where can it be seen?

The last full moon of the year, December's, is about to occur. The call 'Cold Full Moon' (either 'Cold Moon' or of 'the long night') -because the nights of this month are in their longest and darkest stage and during this month the cold is usually stronger, according to the POT- agree with mars in oppositionthat is to say, the moment in which the red planet will be located forming a straight line with the sun and the earth and it is closer to Earth than it has been all year. For this reason, the face of the red planet…
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Orion lands successfully in the Pacific

Orion lands successfully in the Pacific

The first flight of NASA's new lunar program returns to Earth after traveling 25 days in space After more than 25 days traveling through space, flying over the Moon and exploring the path that humanity will one day travel again, Artemis is finally coming home. this sunday has completed successfully the first space mission of NASA's new lunar program. Around 6:40 p.m. (Spanish peninsular time), the Orion capsule has landed in the Pacific, just off the Mexican island of Guadalupe, to the applause of the mission's technical team. In this first test flight, the ship was empty. But after the…
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