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DNA sequences from living and ancient inhabitants show a single influx from Siberia produced all the "Paleo-Eskimo" cultures, which died out 700 years ago.

Modern-day Inuit and Native Americans arose from separate migrations.


When your reasons are worse than useless, sometimes the most rational choice is a random stab in the dark

Alumni Rally Round NYC's Top Public Schools That Admit Very Few Blacks Or Hispanics

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Stuy gets entirely too much media attention, giving the students an entirely inflated sense of their own self-importance.


Senegal Confirms Its 1st Case of Ebola

College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

Number of refugees fleeing Syria war tops 3 million, U.N. says

Iraqi Kurds say their fight is against more than just the Islamic State

Ft. Hood shooter asks to be 'citizen' of Islamic State

Despite Islamic State's Resources, U.S. May Not Be Its Prime Target

Most U.S. children get vaccines, but some states do better than others

Social class makes a difference in how children tackle classroom problems

With an eye on China, the U.S. and Japan grow closer

Man 3-D Prints A Concrete Castle In His Backyard

I don't know. I think the very idea was a folly.


Why trying to listen makes us freeze in place

Parents who try to understand their baby's babbling let their infants know they can communicate, which leads to children forming complex sounds and using language more quickly. The study's results showed infants whose mothers attended more closely to their babbling vocalized more complex sounds and develop language skills sooner.

A philanthropist couple have launched what they say is the world's first privately funded vessel to help migrants in trouble at sea. But can one ship really help the thousands of people who try to cross the Mediterranean each year?

Ukraine's pro-Moscow separatists have agreed to let encircled Ukrainian government forces leave the rebel-held areas following intervention from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"We are ready to give a humanitarian corridor," Alexander Zakharchenko, a rebel leader, told Rossiya 24 TV on Friday, adding that troops would have to leave their heavy armoured vehicles and ammunition.


Ancient DNA Could Return Passenger Pigeons to the Sky

The famous "ice bucket" challenge is inspiring thousands of Indians to follow suit, but with a twist - they are replacing ice with rice in a bid to help the country's vast population of poor, hungry people.

The world’s lack of progress in building toilets and ending open defecation is having a “staggering” effect on the health, safety, education, prosperity and dignity of 2.5 billion people, the UN deputy secretary general, Jan Eliasson, has warned.

Date: 2014-08-31 10:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elenbarathi.livejournal.com
Sorry; would you please Lj-cut this one too? And thanks again for fixing the others!

Date: 2014-09-03 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elenbarathi.livejournal.com
Thank you!

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