Global cooling: Chinese study reveals how a big chill killed off potential human origins in Asia
Human beings could have originated in Asia if not for a massive cooling event that wiped out all large primates in the region some 34 million years ago, according to a joint study by Chinese and US scientists. The research team led by professor Ni Xijun, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, came to the conclusion after analysing the fossils of six new species of early primates found in southwest China. The findings are repo..>> view originalQueensland koalas at risk of extinction
Koala populations in south-east Queensland are at risk of extinction unless urban development in known habitats is limited, an expert says.Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles announced on Saturday an expert panel would be appointed in the next month to come up with ways to protect koalas that inhabit areas in and around Brisbane. Koalas in south-east Queensland are suffering because of urban development. The announcement followed the release of a University of Queensland report ..>> view originalUncharted 4 single-player review - a rollicking, globetrotting adventure
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If the opposition parties want to debate the Paris Agreement on climate change, they now have their chance. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna tabled the United Nations treaty in the House of Commons Friday. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed it in New York on April 22, he said the agreement would be tabled in Parliament and would be formally ratified later this year. It pledges Canada will do its bit to limit global temperatures from rising by no more than ..>> view originalAre these snapshots proof that aliens do exist? Some theorists are convinced. Picture UFO Sightings Daily
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ACTON, Australia, May 6 (UPI) -- In light of new research, Australia's government has decided to change the status of the Tasmanian swift parrot from "endangered" to "critically endangered." Last year, the research, conducted by a team scientists at the Australian National University, moved the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to upgrade the threat level faced by the swift parrot, Lathamus discolor. A number of conservation organizations offer various classifications for vulne..>> view originalHolden Trailblazer Coming This Year - Replacing Colorado 7
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