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AstronomyShedding light on the precursor to a supernova
A supernova lights up its surroundings, revealing evidence of what made the star explode.
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Health & MedicineStatin reduces dementia risk
A popular anticholesterol drug reduces older adults' chances of developing dementia.
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A simpler explanation for orangutans walking upright like humans is that this feature evolved in a common ancestor that did not include African apes. In other words, orangutans, not chimpanzees, are our closest living relatives. This would make sense of all the similarities in sexuality, reproduction, physiology, anatomy, and behavior that are unique to humans […]
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AnthropologyRed-Ape Stroll
Wild orangutans regularly walk upright through the trees, raising the controversial possibility that the two-legged stance is not unique to hominids.