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Anthropology

Hominids may have hunted rabbits as far back as 400,000 years ago

Stone Age groups in Europe put small game on the menu surprisingly early.

Oceans

Tiny bits of iron may explain why some icebergs are green

Scientists originally thought the green hue of some icebergs came from carbon particles. Instead, iron oxides may color the ice.

Life

This spider slingshots itself at extreme speeds to catch prey

By winding up its web like a slingshot, the slingshot spider achieves an acceleration rate far faster than a cheetah’s.

Astronomy

The first planet Kepler spotted has finally been confirmed 10 years later

Astronomers had dismissed the first exoplanet candidate spotted by the Kepler space telescope as a false alarm.