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Jawbone is earliest evidence of modern humans in NW Europe
New test of a prehistoric jawbone from England shows it to be between 44,000 and 41,000 years old - the earliest evidence of modern humans in northwest Europe.
November 2, 2011
Joel Cohen: Top 10 key population trends on Earth with 7 billion
How can we understand a world with 7 billion people? Population expert Joel Cohen explains the top population trends on a planet with 7 billion inhabitants.
October 30, 2011
World of 7 billion: What’s your number?
On October 31, 2011, the world population reached 7 billion people. Check out the "What's your number" calculators and find out your place.
October 30, 2011
Science this week – October 29, 2011
Science news for the week ending October 29, 2011 from EarthSky.
October 29, 2011
Study finds genes linked to mental illness in developing brain
A Yale study finds that most genes associated with psychiatric illnesses are expressed before birth.
October 26, 2011
No link between cell phone use and tumors says biggest study yet
A Danish study says there's no link between cell phone use and tumors of the brain or central nervous system. Read more about the study here.
October 25, 2011
Two-pronged path to sustainable world with 7 billion+ humans
How to make a sustainable world: Women empowered to make child-bearing decisions + humans overall using less energy and fewer resources. Read more.
October 25, 2011
Stone Age Viste Boy reconstructed
A forensic student reconstructs the head of a Stone Age youth known as Viste Boy. Archaeologists believe he lived in the Vistehola cave near Stavanger, Norway.
October 22, 2011
Science this week – October 21, 2011
This week's science news from EarthSky: the most complete digital topographic map of Earth, a “record-breaking” photo of a brown dwarf and more.
October 22, 2011
Offshore aquaculture project underway in Hawaii
An aquaculture company experiments with unanchored fish-farm cages set adrift on eddies near Hawaii.
October 19, 2011
