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downpunxx , in The face of a Neanderthal from 75,000 years ago has been found by scientists
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nonsense. that's the us representative from the georgia 14th. i'd recognize that face anywhere.

snooggums ,
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Is saying that all Neanderthals look alike racist?

wesker ,
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Shots fired!

Devi , in Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists

Zoos have known this for a long while, this study from London zoo went into it in 2006, and look at the sources going back into the 90's.

It's cool that this new study has come out, but this isn't news really.

Midnitte , in Safer Sunscreen: Stanford researchers explore novel approach to sustainable sun protection

Great research since current sunscreen can be so damaging to reefs.

We thought maybe we can then use them as a novel form of sunscreen because they are so abundant and completely biodegradable

I wonder if eventually we could sidestep the use of bactiophages and instead manufacture the microscopic structures themselves as sunscreen.

Gaywallet OP Mod ,
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I wonder if eventually we could sidestep the use of bactiophages and instead manufacture the microscopic structures themselves as sunscreen.

There's a good number of biological processes that are much simpler, cheaper, and require much less materials when the biological process is preserved. A good example of this is water cleaning/breaking down sewage with bacteria which give off methane which is also collected as fuel. Given that the main outcome here is sunscreen that doesn't damage biology and it's generally not that expensive to keep sustain life like this, it might make the most sense to simply leave it at production/farming of bacteriophages.

some_guy , in Physics confirms that the enemy of your enemy is, indeed, your friend

This is the kind of hard science we need!

SteposVenzny , in Physics confirms that the enemy of your enemy is, indeed, your friend

That last paragraph is wild. Why would you even try to apply social dynamics to drug compatibility?

HumanPenguin , in Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists
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It could be inherited from a common ancestor.

Or it could just have likely evolved multiple times in different primate branches.

As we have absolutely no way to document how early it first happened in our own branch. To assume it is linked is just more attempts to try and indicate the human branch is special. Use of tools has been seen in many many branches. We don't assume that came from a joint ancestor that crawled out of the water. Or before.

tardigrada OP , in Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists

Here is tbe study: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan

hayalci , in Ancient Graves Found in Gaza Strip

News from September 2023, rehashed with a current date

https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/archaeologists-find-largest-cemetery-discovered-in-gaza-and-rare-lead-sarcophogi-1530549.html

Boomkop3 , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?

I've never experienced this, I've been in the woods plenty of times tho

Paradachshund ,

Same, never had this happen and I've also been in the woods many times.

Alsjemenou ,

I would like to add to this. I spend at least 20 hours a week in forests, and have heard a lot of things. Never my name.

Karyoplasma , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?

This reminds me of Black & White, the god simulation game from, idk, the early 2000s. They had a list of common names and if your save profile matched one, a creepy voice would call you from time to time.

umbrella ,
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this is cool

loops ,

That game was so good.

bradorsomething ,

It need to come back on VR head sets.

Spitzspot , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?
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*John Timber enters the chat

Coskii , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?
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If this isn't an SCP, it definitely should be. That being said I've never experienced this and I spent an awful lot of time wandering in the wildernesses in Monterey.

Neato ,
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If you hear your name called while collecting samples in [redacted] Forest, ND, DO NOT respond. Calmly walk back to your vehicle and radio for support. An extraction team will be at your location shortly to remove you from the gaze of [redacted].

Whimseymimple ,
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Oh no. Did you say ND? 👀

doom_and_gloom , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?
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Because our brains are pattern recognition machines.

Fun article, although I wish it had gone a bit deeper.

onlinepersona , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?

This is the equivalent of people seeing Jesus in rice grains, but the aural version.

Anti Commercial-AI license

LallyLuckFarm , in Why do people hear their names being called in the woods?
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Why do I hear my name being called in the woods? Gray catbirds

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