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Angered mothers slam Amazon for selling “Let’s Make Down Syndrome Extinct” t-shirt 

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Eugenics is the belief that society can be improved by encouraging selective breeding. Before the atrocities of Nazi Germany, eugenics – the system of measuring human traits, seeking out the desirable ones and cutting out the undesirable ones – was once practiced the world over.  In the decades following the 1859 publication of Charles Darwin’s … Read more

Ancient tomb with skeletons of 72 members of extinct Canary Islands civilisation found by drone

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Amateur archaeologists have found the mummified ancient remains of 72 pre-Hispanic ‘Guanche’ natives in the holiday island of Gran Canaria. The remains, of 62 adults and 10 newborns, were found in the Valley of Guayadequeon on the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Spanish Canary Islands. Archaeologist Veronica Alberto and culture councillor Javier Velasco … Read more

Ten popular 1980s and 1990s cars that could soon be extinct

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Some popular cars that were a mainstay on Britain’s roads in the 1980s and 1990s are extremely close to extinction, according to new research. Models including the Lada Riva, Alfa Romeo 146 and Fiat Uno – all of which were stalwarts in the eighties and nineties – are starting to dwindle, Driver and Vehicle Licencing … Read more