Our Early Human Ancestors – Hominins – Had Varying Diet Preferences

An international team of scientists has reconstructed the dietary preferences of 3 groups of hominins found in South Africa.The paper, “Evidence for diet but not landscape use in South African early hominins,” is a joint effort between the Ecole Normale Supérieure, the Université de Toulouse Paul Sabatier, and the University of the…

  
  
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Child Stars Gone Wild: Celebrities In The Press For Negative Reasons

They may look cute when they’re young but — as Britney Spears knows all too well — they’re not that innocent.Most recently, former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes was involved in a series of car mishaps, including an alleged DUI in April. She made headlines again earlier this month when she was reportedly involved in another hit-and-run.…

  
  
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Jennie Garth Addresses Post-Divorce Weight Loss: ‘Your Body Changes With Your Emotional State’

Divorce is a struggle and actress Jennie Garth is the first to admit it. Garth’s post-divorce weight loss made headlines, with some gossip outlets criticizing her skinny frame, but the 40-year-old actress wants everyone to understand that sometimes emotional upheaval takes its toll.Garth, whose husband, “Twilight” actor Peter Facinelli,…

  
  
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Papa John’s Pizza To Raise Prices Because Of Obamacare, CEO John Schnatter Says

After President Obama’s health care law takes full effect, the slogan for national pizza chain Papa John’s may need an update. Instead of, “Better ingredients. Better Pizza,” may we suggest, “Better health care. Pricier pizza.”Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter says thatObamacare will result in a $0.11 to $0.14 price increase per pizza,…

  
  
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Josh Beckett Booed As Red Sox Fall To Rangers 10-9 At Fenway Park

BOSTON — Josh Beckett usually reserves these kinds of Fenway performances for the New York Yankees.Beckett gave up a season-high eight runs over five-plus innings and the Boston Red Sox couldn’t outslug Texas, losing to the Rangers 10-9 Wednesday.”It’s tough. It’d be a lot better if we were winning two out of every three games. That’s…

  
  
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Shark Fin Soup In US Restaurants Contain Threatened Species

The plight of the shark has been a hot topic for conservationists as of late, most appalled by the continuing presence of shark hunting that ends up with many threatened species being mutilated only for their precious fins for use in the popular Chinese delicacy shark fin soup.Shark fin soup has been a popular Chinese dish for decades, but…

  
  
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Graduate Student Finds Extinct Snail Is Actually Alive

A University of Alabama graduate student scored a victory for Mother Nature recently when he came across a snail species previously thought to have been extinct.The rare happy development regarding biodiversity and conservation occurred when Nathan Whelan, a doctoral student in UA’s department of biological sciences, convinced three of…

  
  
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Ann Romney ‘Thrilled To Death’ By Horse Rafalca’s Olympic Dressage Performance

LONDON — The horse with the weight of a U.S. presidential campaign riding on her back didn’t disappoint.Ann Romney said Thursday that Rafalca “thrilled me to death” with a solid performance at her Olympic debut in dressage – an ancient equestrian sport now seen as the province of the wealthy 1 percent that has been thrust into the…

  
  
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The Cost Of Being An Olympic Athlete

Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be Olympians.It may not have the ring of the original Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings song title, but it certainly applies – considering some of the financial back-stories at the London Olympics. Think about U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, whose divorced parents are facing the foreclosure of their Florida…

  
  
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New Lacewing From Malaysia Discovered Online Accidentally

Green lacewings live in a wide variety of habitats, especially tropical forests. They are delicate green insects with large, lace-like wings. Adults mostly eat flowers, but the larvae are ferocious predators of other insects, using their enormous, sucking tube-like jaws to frequently carry the dead carcasses of their prey on their backs after…

  
  
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