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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
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Why was this particular group of hominids so small?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 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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The Hobbit Relatives The team used that bone to calculate the ancient hominid’s height as 42 inches.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Why was this particular group of hominids so small?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 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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But because the additives has not been found to cause cancer for humans, the FDA has not taken action to ban it from food.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Diva is proof to me that dogs do know who their human is.Rachel McRady, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The person dressed as Santa Claus was then pulled into the building through the 6th-floor window.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Johnson, 57, will be the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Texas in Congress and the first elected from anywhere in the South, where legislation targeting LGBTQ rights is largely concentrated.The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Yet, in the span of three months, three of the deep sea creatures ended up on the shores of California.Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 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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Don't miss these Get to know the Wisconsin radio personality who also serves as in-game hype man at Packers games.JR Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Originally Published: December 14, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST Most Popular Most Popular Grand jury indicts Orlando man with defrauding donors of money meant for Trump, DeSantis, other campaigns A homeless man got five years in prison for a $30 drug delivery.Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Blanket preemptive pardons remain on table A far more delicate political calculation for Biden will be whether to offer blanket pardons to shield individuals who Trump has threatened.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The status bars city resources from being used to help federal authorities with deporting immigrants, except in cases involving individuals convicted of serious or violent crimes.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The only issue for the Bronx Bombers is that Soto’s contract requires him to play in Queens instead, as Steve Cohen and the Mets were able to land the market’s biggest fish.Tyler Small, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The state park is also an accessible spot to ice fish.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 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 21 Dec. 2024.
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