Letâs be open to the idea of returning stolen cultural objects, and remaking international relationships with honesty
âBritainâs museums sorely need revitalisation, and the question of human remains and artefacts offers a position from which to see debates around them in a clearer light.â The V&A, London, December 2020. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian
âBritainâs museums sorely need revitalisation, and the question of human remains and artefacts offers a position from which to see debates around them in a clearer light.â The V&A, London, December 2020. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian
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10 Incredible Firsts In The Evolution Of Life On Earth
In order to attain the awe-inspiring diversity of life on this planet, nature had to overcome numerous obstacles over billions of years of evolution. New environments had to be conquered; new forms had be created to exploit newly available resources. Since man first began to look back through the long history of the natural world via paleontology and geology, we’ve uncovered some of the turning points in the development of life on Earth.
10The Earliest Humans
The Omo Remains
Of course, you can trace humanity’s family tree back a long way. But who were the earliest modern humans, like you and the people you know? Well, Omo I and II might just hold the answers. The two partial skulls, discovered in Ethiopia around 1967, were recently confirmed to be an astonishing 195,000 years old, making them the earliest known anatomically modern humans. (There actually is some debate around Omo II, but Omo I is agreed to be a fully mode
Researchers have discovered how seals and sea lions evolved to swim.
The findings could have potential implications for improving the design of man-made machines such as underwater drones and submersibles.
Using cutting-edge engineering and animal behaviour, scientists have explained the origins of efficient swimming in the animals.
Seals and sea lions are fast-swimming ocean predators that use their flippers to “fly” through the water.
But not all seals are the same – some use their front flippers to swim, while others propel themselves with their back feet.
Fur seals and sea lions have wing-like front flippers specialised for swimming, while grey and harbour seals have stubby, clawed paws and swim with their feet.
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