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De-icing returns as enabler of ancient trips into North America: bit.ly/2vO03F3

The debate over people’s pathway into the Americas heats up

Defenders of an ice-free inland passage for early Americans make their case.

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People from far away were dying to come to Stonehenge 5,000 years ago: bit.ly/2n48wQn
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Wait for it -- U.S. preschoolers show a growing fondness for delayed gratification: bit.ly/2tGg2Vy

Kids today are waiting longer than ever in the classic marshmallow test

Preschoolers wait longer for extra treats than they used to. What does it mean?

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An extinct gibbon may just have emerged from an ancient Chinese tomb: bit.ly/2K5jRtj
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Tracking suicidal thoughts with smartphones may aid suicide prevention: bit.ly/2JXsl9l

Phone apps are helping scientists track suicidal thoughts in real time

Researchers are using smartphones to tap into the ups and downs of suicidal thinking that occur over hours and days, hoping to help prevent suicides.

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Hats for the Easter Island parade were delivered with island rock 'n' roll: bit.ly/2xRVNbK
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Rice rolled through SE Asia thanks to ancient Chinese movers and shakers: bit.ly/2k785nb
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An archaeologist's family helps him resurrect a Bronze Age mystery device: bit.ly/2HKHRku
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Give me a double half-caf latte laced with Chinese cultural differences -- to go: bit.ly/2HOUezo
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Massacred, left in place and rediscovered at an Iron Age fort: bit.ly/2FgYcev
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Middle finger up for ancient humans in Arabia. It's not what you think: bit.ly/2JxNhAw
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What is hip? 4.4-million-year-old Ardi combined apelike climbing with humanlike walking: bit.ly/2Gu7dq8
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People left footprints on Canada's west coast about 13,000 years ago: bit.ly/2J2b2AK
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Chimps put a new spin on debate over human ancestors' brains: bit.ly/2G5TLIO
Mass public shootings elicit lots of fear and anger, little research: bit.ly/2DPD7ag
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Wet or dry, tool innovations emerged around the time humans did: bit.ly/2FMtpaE
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Oldest known tattoo drawings were hiding on museum mummies: bit.ly/2IglDHM

Museum mummies sport world’s oldest tattoo drawings

A wild bull and symbolic designs were imprinted on the bodies of two Egyptians at least 5,000 years ago.

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It's almost daylight savings time and you're already sleep deprived. It's a human thing: bit.ly/2Fi7onW

Humans don’t get enough sleep. Just ask other primates.

Short, REM-heavy sleep bouts separate humans from other primates, scientists find. Sleeping on the ground may have a lot to do with it.

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Symbol-minded Neandertals drew on cave walls more than 64,800 years ago: bit.ly/2sMcxyP

Cave art suggests Neandertals were ancient humans’ mental equals

Ancient humans’ close relatives also created rock art and shell ornaments, studies assert.

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Orangutan numbers swing downward. Hunting is main culprit: bit.ly/2o8TmK5
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