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Ancient yarn made by Neanderthals challenges theory they were far less intelligent than early humans

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Ancient yarn made by Neanderthals more than 40,000 years ago challenges the theory that our prehistoric cousins were far less intelligent than early Homo Sapiens The six-millimetre long piece of ancient yarn was unearthed in southern France It was wrapped around a stone tool and may have come from a handle or bag Creating bundles … Read more

Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’

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Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’ — and amateur astronomers are being encouraged to search for them SETI Institute experts are developing state-of-the-art ways to detect signs of life These ‘technosignatures’ might be laser emissions or structures orbiting stars The search will piggyback on the Very … Read more