000 years ago’) comprised ‘just a few dozen individuals’, most biologically related. They led a fairly meagre existence, ‘hunting and gathering whatever wild animal and plant species happen to live in an acre of forest’. (Why just an acre, he never explains). And their social lives, ...
- Many jurisdictions are using "predictive policing" to shift resources to likely "hot spots." O'Neill says that depending on how data is fed into the system, this could lead to discovery of more minor crimes and a "feedback loop" which stigmatizes poor communities. - Some courts rely on...
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This may make males more hesitant to use arboreal spaces that do not offer a sturdy support system, such as the small loblolly pine trees that are the predominant species in the habitat at Chimp Haven. Loblolly pine trees have also naturally evolved to drop their lower limbs as they age, ...
floresiensis opened up the possibility that there could be many hitherto unknown human species living and evolving in Southeast Asia. “In theory you could have something special on every single island,” Ingicco says. A breathtaking view of the chapel inside Callao Cave's first chamber. Phot...