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An orangutan and a neanderthal face

Podcast Episode 90 l Our two cousins: A neanderthal and an orangutan

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We are discussing two different amazing news items in today's podcast. We have the reconstruction of the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal and then we learn about an orangutan who healed it...

In more than 20 years of field research, Rakus is the first orangutan to be observed using a medicinal plant to treat wounds. Armas / Suaq Project via Max Planck Institute

Orangutan Healed His Own Wound Using a Known Medicinal Plant

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Observed for the first time, an Orangutan Healed His Own Wound Using a Known Medicinal Plant. The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore wit...

Maypole Dancing

May 1 – Arrival of the Sun l Beltane

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May 1 is a day to celebrate the arrival of the Sun in many countries in the north for 2000 years, with dancing around a maypole and Morris Dancing in the UK

Earthrise taken on December 24 1968 by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders NASA

Earth Day

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Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG ...

A Chaunax (member of the sea toad family) found to the south of Rapa Nui, near the western end of the Salas y Gómez ridg.

Amazing new creatures found off the coast of South America

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Researchers exploring the Salas y Gómez ridge off Chile have found 50 species probably new to science.

Satellite views of Earth on the solstices and equinoxes. From left to right, a June solstice, a September equinox, a December solstice, a March equinox, via NASA Earth Observatory.

What is the Reason for the Season? Equinox, Solstice & Everything Else

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What is an equinox and what is a solstice? What is the reason for the four seasons we get during the year? And what is the difference between astronomical and meteorological seasons?

A turtle swimming in the ocean, which is an a bright blue green colour. Credit: Randall Ruiz on Unsplash

World’s First State of Migratory Species Report

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World's First State of Migratory Species Report was published this February 2024 and nearly 44 percent of species are showing a decline.

Red handfish patiently waits to be rescued. Photo: Jemina Stuart-Smith

Race to save red handfish in Tasmania

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Conervationists are in a Race to save red handfish in Tasmania this summer against high seas, rising temperatures and habitat loss.

A close up of a double helix strand of DNA in gold

Evolution may not be as random as we thought

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Evolution may not be as random as we thought according to a new study that analysed the pangenome of a single bacterium.

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