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The extraordinary story of Coates the Pedestrian in 1830s' Dublin
RTÉ News· 5 days agoOne such historical nuggets was the arrival of Robert Coates 'the pedestrian' in Dublin in the 1830s. Like other sports, athletics had earlier events such as ‘pedestrianism’. The father of ‘ ...
How a 280 million year old reptile was just black paint on a rock
RTÉ News· 5 days agoA palaeontologist is like a detective investigating a crime scene that took place millions of years...
Fossil of child with Down syndrome hints at Neanderthal compassion
Reuters· 6 days agoLiving among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years...
First case of Down syndrome among Neanderthals is discovered
Daily Mail· 6 days agoAmong the trio was 'an immature temporal bone (CN-46700),' the team wrote in the study published in...
Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome
New Scientist· 6 days agoA Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome survived until at least the age of 6, if interpretations of a fossilised ear bone are correct. The find adds to...
Fossilized skull of Neanderthal child with Down syndrome reveals communal caregiving among species
ABC News via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoFossils from the skull of a Neanderthal child that likely had Down syndrome shed light into the...
Victim of gang attack involving missing Jay Slater says 'stop talking nonsense'
Liverpool Echo via Yahoo News UK· 6 days ago-Credit: (Image: LancsLive) A victim who was injured in a gang attack involving missing Jay Slater...
What is meningococcal disease? UK issues health warning about potentially deadly condition
Evening Standard· 6 days agoIt is hard to spot some of these symptoms in babies, so the CDC also offers another list of signs to...
Jay Slater: Victim of gang attack involving missing teen speaks out as Tenerife search escalates
Manchester Evening News via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoJay was part of an gang of eight that split the skull of Tom Hilton, then aged 17, during an attack with a machete and an axe in Rishton, Lancashire, back ...
A.I. Will Fix the World. The Catch? Robots in Your Veins.
New York Times· 6 days agoA central conviction held by artificial intelligence boosters, but largely ignored in public discussions of the technology, is that the ultimate fulfillment of the A.I. revolution will require ...