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Recent Examples of hominid
Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
The prevalence of forearm fractures in hominids indicates that parents of the past did not have the luxury of preventing climbing and falling, an intrinsic part of their niche.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
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Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate What goes for hominids, goes for canines.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
The prevalence of forearm fractures in hominids indicates that parents of the past did not have the luxury of preventing climbing and falling, an intrinsic part of their niche.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Tesla demonstrated the latest iteration of its humanoid robot, codenamed Optimus after the Transformers character, in front of a stunned audience at its We Robot event in October.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The same concept had been incorporated into the design of what was arguably Japan’s first humanoid robot, a large, smiling automaton named Gakutensoku that was unveiled in 1928.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
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The result could be that humans starve and die off due to a lack of available resources.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Spies recognize that nearly all humans, regardless of their flaws, possess at least one redeeming quality—some kernel of humanity a spy can focus on.Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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In February, a person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting on a subway train in the Bronx.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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This is essential because while each person on a team controls their actions, working together as a cohesive group adds complexity.Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The global phenomenon of 2016, Pokemon Go generated over $200 million in its first month and drove millions of players outdoors to hunt for virtual creatures which appeared on their mobile phone screens.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024
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According to the museum, more than 150 fossils of these prehistoric creatures have been documented to date statewide, with around one-third of them coming from Orange County, where the latest bones were found.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Statistic of the week: One less There's one less white supremacist working at JP Morgan Chase after the Texas Observer revealed that a man working for the company was also running one of the most influential neo-Nazi accounts on X.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The two men have been trying to get released through the First Step Act since 2021, only to have Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Edward Korman swat down their requests.John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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However, as of Tuesday morning, online court records indicated that formal charges had not yet been filed against the individual.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Citing court records, federal authorities said that, on Feb. 28, 2023, Collier fled from a residence in Morristown, Vermont where law enforcement had arrested other individuals.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Brunner explains that native fish are vital to the park’s ecosystem, serving as a crucial food source for many species, including bears, otters and birds of prey.Rachel King, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Until the mid-20th century, fruit trees lined the routes children walked to school, and fish and crabs were plentiful in the Patapsco River.Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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However, our understanding of the rise of the pterodactyloids had been based almost exclusively on the fossil record of the Northern Hemisphere, with precious few specimens having been identified from the southern continents.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Analyzing Markers of Health in the Dead For this study, researchers used a skeletal collection of specimens curated at the Museum of London to uncover patterns of health, says lead study author Samantha L. Yaussy, an anthropologist at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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