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☆ Cannibalistic Europeans likely ate their dead at funerals 15,000 years ago instead of burying them, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Europeans probably ate their dead loved ones instead of burying them 15,000 years ago. According to a new study, the consumption of dead people was not essential, but a ritual. Researchers also said people used the remaining bones as cups and chewed on them. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementCannibalistic Europeans likely feasted on their deceased loved ones at funerals instead of burying them, according to a new study.

Persons: —, Dr, Silvia Bello, William Marsh, Marsh Organizations: Service Locations: Europe, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Gough's

RAW Chief Ravi Sinha, the only serving official publicly affiliated with the agency, did not return messages seeking comment. All six officials denied that RAW engages in targeted killings, noting that the agency has no mandate for such operations. Fallout from the Vancouver incident has also raised concerns that RAW will come under greater global monitoring, Indian intelligence officials and analysts said. "The current developments have undoubtedly increased global curiosity about RAW," said Dheeraj Paramesha Chaya, an expert on Indian intelligence at Britain's Hull University. "Our footprint is growing in parts of the world which were not important earlier," a recently retired senior RAW official said, without providing specifics.

Persons: Blair Gable, Justin Trudeau's, Hardeep Singh, RAW's, Narendra Modi, Ravi Sinha, Sinha, Ajit Doval, Paramesha, Trudeau, David Headley, Headley, Adrian Levy, Levy, Modi, Krishn Kaushik, Sanjeev Miglani, Katerina Ang Organizations: High Commission of, REUTERS, Canadian, Reuters, RAW, National, Britain's Hull University, Ottawa, Washington Post, MUMBAI RAW, Indian Foreign Ministry, Indian, Islamabad, American Embassy, Intelligence Bureau, Hull, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, India deniability, South, CIA, U.S . Council, Foreign Relations, PRS, Thomson Locations: High Commission of India, Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, DELHI, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vancouver, India, Ottawa, Mumbai, West, Delhi, China, Washington, U.S, MUMBAI, Islamabad, North America, Chicago, United States, London, Britain, Australia, South Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia, New Delhi

☆ An orca pod has been harassing and killing porpoises for decades — but they don't eat them. Scientists still don't know why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But oddly enough, the killer whales don't eat the animals. Orcas are killing porpoises but not eating themFrom 1962 to 2020, researchers recorded and studied 78 episodes of Southern Resident Killer Whales harassing and, in many cases, killing multiple types of porpoises. They lead the majority of their lives in a group setting, in pods of up to 20 other killer whales, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The orcas' choice not to eat the porpoises was consistent with what Marino had seen in her years in the field. And sometimes they show them how to do it and then they don't actually eat the animal," she said.

Persons: —, Eric Lowenbach, Lori Marino, Martin Ruegner, Marino, We've, orcas, Serge Melesean, Deborah Giles, Giles Organizations: Service, Southern, Mammal, British Columbia, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Newsweek Locations: Pacific, North Pacific, Washington , Oregon, British, Mayotte, France

☆ A pair of sandals from the Stone Age reveals that ancient people were not immune to unfortunate fashion choices
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementIt appears dads could have been making fashion faux pas even since the Stone Age. The dating reveals evidence of basketry — the ancient craft of basket making — in hunter-gatherer communities in southern Europe during the Mesolithic period and the early Neolithic period when societies began to transition to agricultural ways of life. As to whether the sandals were rocked with socks — that fashion offense wouldn't appear until several millennia later.

Persons: —, Cueva, los, Francisco Martínez Sevilla, University of Alcalá, los Murciélagos Organizations: Service, University of Alcalá, Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of, Nike, Archaeological Museum Locations: Granada, Spain, Europe, Barcelona, Madrid

☆ Right again, Einstein! Study shows how antimatter responds to gravity
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Antimatter is the enigmatic twin of ordinary matter, possessing the same mass but with an opposite electrical charge. Under current theory, the Big Bang explosion that initiated the universe should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter. However, antimatter can be synthesized under controlled conditions, as in the ALPHA experiment, which used antihydrogen created at CERN. "The nearly complete absence of naturally occurring antimatter is one of the great questions facing physics," Wurtele said. "No matter how pretty the theory, physics is an experimental science," Fajans said.

Persons: Jonathan Wurtele, Joel Fajans, Wurtele, Einstein, William Bertsche, Bertsche, Fajans, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: European Center for Nuclear Research, CERN, Enterprise, University of California, ALPHA, UC Berkeley, University of Manchester, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Berkeley, England, Washington

☆ To Knock an Elephant Off Balance, Bring Out a Giant Blindfold
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Emily Anthes | More About Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“The bigger you are, the harder you fall,” said John Hutchinson, an expert on large animal locomotion at the Royal Veterinary College in Britain. “If an elephant falls, it’s in big trouble.”But scientists knew little about how elephants maintain their stability as they lumber across the landscape. A new study, published in Biology Letters on Wednesday in Britain, suggests that visual feedback helps elephants time their strides. “Our elephants were going slowly, very slowly, a really slow walk,” said Dr. Hutchinson, a co-author of the study. Otherwise, I would never have done the experiment.”Studies have shown that visual feedback helps humans fine-tune their steps.

Persons: ”, John Hutchinson, it’s, Hutchinson Organizations: Royal Veterinary College, Hollywood Locations: Britain

☆ Millennials looking to buy a home are worrying about climate risk. They're not wrong.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Over 80% of prospective homebuyers said climate risk impacted their search, Zillow found. Over 80% of prospective homebuyers said climate risk impacted their search, Zillow found. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile millennials logged higher concern over climate issues than their Gen Z counterparts, it turns out millennials' budget is often putting them in the path of climate risk. Zillow found 36% of millennial buyers were considering moving to an area with "greater climate risk'" compared with 19% of Gen Zers. The climate crisis puts coastal cities in Florida at a higher risk of flooding.

Persons: Zillow, Millennials, millennials, Zers, Manny Garcia, Zillow's, Garcia, Bob Stephens, Stephens, Jeffrey Greenberg, Jeremy Porter, Todd Bevington Organizations: Service, Carolinas, Insurance, First Street Foundation, AP Locations: Texas , Florida, Florida, California, Louisiana, Lahaina, Vermont, Maine, New York, Asheville , North Carolina

☆ Opinion: Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce frenzy sends a toxic message
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jane Carr | Opinion Frankie De La Cretaz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Taylor Swift broke sports media when she showed up to the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, seated next to tight end Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna. The outing capped a frenzied period of speculation in which the rumor mill had been working overtime to speculate whether Swift and Kelce were, in fact, an item. Swift has been incredibly vocal about how much she dislikes when people speculate about her dating life. “I feel like watching my dating life has become a bit of a national pastime,” she told Rolling Stone in 2014. “Taylor is very focused on work right now and hanging out with her girlfriends,” a source told People magazine.

Persons: Frankie de la, “, Mary, CNN — Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s, Donna, Swift, Delia M, Harrington, Kelce, Jason, Sophie Turner, “ Travis Kelce ”, Pat McAfee, “ I’ve, —, Stone, I’ve, ”, they’re, ” Swift, Stephen A, Smith, ” Kelce, Colin Cowherd, “ Travis Kelce, — MEL, “ Taylor, “ Travis Organizations: National Women’s Football League, ”, The New York Times, Sports, CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, MTV, ESPN, Chiefs, —, Swift’s PR Locations: Arrowhead

☆ Kirsten Grind — Enterprise Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Kirsten Grind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kirsten GrindKirsten Grind is an enterprise reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she has worked since 2012. She focuses on technology companies and executives, covering issues ranging from sexual harassment allegations to data privacy issues. She is the co-author of the recently released book “Happy At Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh,” from Simon & Schuster. Her first book, “The Lost Bank,” about the collapse of Washington Mutual, was named the best investigative book of 2012 by the Investigative Reporters & Editors association. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Persons: Kirsten, Gerald Loeb, Tony Hsieh, ”, Simon, Simon & Schuster Organizations: Wall Street, Simon &, Lost Bank, ”, Washington Mutual, Investigative Locations: San Francisco Bay

☆ Is Seattle Ready to Stop Deteriorating?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

James Freeman is assistant editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and author of the weekday Best of the Web column. He is the co-author of "Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts and Bailouts at Citi," recognized as a New York Times Editors' Choice and a Financial Times Business Book of the Month. He is a contributor to the Fox News Channel and a host of "Deep Dive" on Fox Nation. Before joining the Journal in September 2007, James served as investor advocate at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he encouraged the transformation of financial reporting technology to benefit individual investors. Follow James on Twitter @FreemanWSJ

Persons: James Freeman, Bailouts, James Organizations: Citi, New York Times, Financial, Fox News Channel, Fox Nation, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Yale, Twitter

As the atmosphere warms, many forests and other natural ecosystems are becoming drier and more prone to catching on fire. “You don’t have to cook the books.”Together, the two studies show how wildfires are a growing health threat. Wildfire smoke can contain a variety of pollutants, including fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, a type of air pollution made up of very small particles that can invade the lungs and bloodstream. Thanks to the Clean Air Act, air pollution in the United States has generally improved since the 1970s. But levels of PM 2.5, which are routinely tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency and had been declining, took a marked turn back up around 2016.

Persons: Childs, “ It’s, something’s, ”, Marshall Burke Organizations: Stanford University, Act, Environmental Protection Agency Locations: Canada, United States

The U.S. homeowner’s insurance industry has had three straight years of underwriting losses, according to credit rating agency AM Best. Record numbers of Americans are now insured through state-affiliated “insurers of last resort” like California’s FAIR Plan, or Louisiana or Florida’s Citizens property insurance companies. These programs were designed to insure properties where private insurance companies have refused to insure or the price for private insurance is too expensive. In Florida, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. now has 1.4 million homeowners’ policies in effect, nearly triple in five years. “It used to be homeowner's insurance was an afterthought when you are looking at buying a property.

Persons: you’re, ”, California Sen, Bill Dodd, Jeremy Porter, Fannie Mae, Todd Bevington, “ I’ve, Jen Goodlin, ‘, ’ ”, “ We’ve, ” Dodd, Dodd, Porter, Guy Carpenter, Lara Mowery, Mowery, ” Mowery, That’s, ” Bevington, Adam Beam, Janie Har Organizations: First Street Foundation, Bank of America, Treasury Department, Paradise, FAIR, Citizens Property Insurance Corp, Farm, Allstate, National Flood Insurance, Swiss, Munich Re, Hurricane Locations: California, Florida, Louisiana, Lahaina, Vermont, Maine, New York, U.S, “, Paradise, Northern California, Colorado, Munich, New Orleans, Gulf, Asheland, N.C, Sacramento, Calif, San Francisco

☆ Bad news, star employees: You're not the ones who'll benefit the most from AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Consultants using AI completed tasks faster and produced higher-quality results than those without, according to a new study. The greatest gains were seen by below-average performers using AI, per the study's authors. AdvertisementAdvertisementThey were then assigned a series of practical consulting tasks for a fictional shoe company and had their performance graded by human and AI raters. The greatest gains were seen by below-average performers using AI, whose average performance improved by 43%. Their above-average counterparts only saw an average performance increase of 17% from using AI.

Persons: ChatGPT, Ethan Mollick, — Organizations: Service, Boston Consulting Group, Harvard, MIT, University of Warwick, University of Pennsylvania, Fortune Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wharton

Fewer than half of rural hospitals now have maternity units, prompting government officials and families to scramble for answers. The closures have worsened so-called “maternity care deserts" — counties with no hospitals or birth centers that offer obstetric care and no OB providers. Ultimately, doctors and researchers say, having fewer hospital maternity units makes having babies less safe. “It feels like you’re held in a way.”Some states and communities are taking steps to create more freestanding birth centers. It was a novel and “innovative” idea to request federal nurses to boost staffing at a rural maternity unit, Wyden’s office said.

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☆ If Trump Is Going to Win Again...
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: James Freeman, Bailouts, James Organizations: Citi, New York Times, Financial, Fox News Channel, Fox Nation, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Yale, Twitter

They don't split their $1,900 monthly rent 50-50 but instead according to their income levels, since it is their biggest expense. Talk about money like you do the dishesJust as cleaning the kitchen and vacuuming need to be done on a regular basis, so do certain financial tasks, Whitman said. "Include financial management as one of the chores when making a list of who does what," Whitman said. Whitman also suggests regular chats about your financial goals, big and small. Couples might have "money dates" once a month to discuss their financial anxieties and aspirations, said Daigle, a member of the CNBC FA Council.

Persons: Wynne Whitman, Whitman, Hailey Pinto, Pinto, Sophia Bera Daigle, Daigle Organizations: Pew Research, Gen, CNBC FA Locations: Connecticut, Charlotte , North Carolina, Denver, Austin , Texas

☆ Couples share up to 89% of values, new study says: 'There are very few traits where opposites actually do attract'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Partners, on average, share up to 89% of traits, including deeper values such as religiosity and political learnings, and also experiences such as smoking and sexual activity. When it comes to finding a partner, it turns out that opposites don't attract . They analyzed findings from 199 published papers — some dating as far back as 1903 — that looked at 22 commonly studied traits among couples. Don't miss: Successful couples share 3 key values—forget ‘opposites attract,’ says dating expertQualities, experiences or traits that couples had in common varied. There were just three traits on which couples tended not to align: hearing difficulty, tendency to worry and whether they were morning or night people.

Persons: Jared Balbona, Balbona, ’ Organizations: University of Colorado Boulder Institute, Behavioral Genetics, CNBC, Partners

☆ Opinion: Thanks to Coco Gauff, we can dream big
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Kirsi Goldynia | Opinion Roxanne Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Coco Gauff has been crowned America’s new tennis darling after her amazing US Open championship win against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Like Serena, Gauff is unafraid to speak out on social issues or speak up after a bad call from the umpire. “[Venus and Serena] are the reason why I have this trophy today, to be honest,” Gauff told media after her US Open win. Growing up there weren’t too many black tennis players dominating the sport. Despite the many obstacles, Black tennis thrived back in the early 1900s.

Persons: Roxanne Jones, Jones, ”, CNN — Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Serena Williams, Serena, she’d, Coco Gauff, She’s, That’s, Gauff, Coco, Serena —, Venus —, ” Gauff, Williams, ’, you’ll, Lucy Diggs Slowe, Slowe, Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson, Lori McNeil, Zina Garrison —, Gibson, Lucy Slowe, Lindsay Davenport, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Zina Garrison Organizations: ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, US, “, United States Tennis Association, USTA, tennis, American Tennis Association, Black, Wimbledon, Twitter, Madison Locations: Belarus, Serena

☆ Analysis: Here’s why many Black people despise Clarence Thomas. (It’s not because he’s a conservative.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN —Long before he became a Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas told a story at a public gathering that still sounds shocking years later. Justice Clarence Thomas jokes with his clerks in his chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington in 2016. AP“His entire judicial philosophy is at war with his own biography,” Michael Fletcher, co-author of “Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas,”. “He’s arguably benefited from affirmative action every step of the way.”Thomas has admitted that he was accepted at Yale Law School under an affirmative action policy. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas looks at the displays inside the Pin Point Heritage Museum.

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☆ Georgia indicted Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Why hasn't any other state?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Georgia is the only state to indict Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Donald Trump and his merry band of indicted lawyers and fake electors tried to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, and Michigan. Trump went further in Georgia than in any other state to overturn the results of the election. REUTERS/Elijah NouvelageIn addition to bringing criminal charges against Trump personally, Smith is examining other modes of interference in the 2020 election. "Those who wish to avoid felony charges in Fulton County, Georgia — including violations of Georgia RICO law — should not commit felonies in Fulton County, Georgia," Willis wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Fani Willis, David Graham, plumb, Norm Eisen, Amy Lee Copeland, Jack Smith, haven't, Elijah Nouvelage, Smith, Kathy Boockvar, Joe Biden, Boockvar, it's, Dana Nessel, Nessel, Alex Brandon Wisconsin, Josh Kaul, Aaron Ford, Josh Shapiro, Willis, schoolteachers, John E, Floyd, Eisen, Brad Raffensperger, Ronald Carlson, Brad, Joe Raedle, Jim Jordan of, shouldn't, —, Jordan, Floyd — Organizations: Service, Peach State, The New York Times ., Trump, DOJ, Capitol, New Mexico —, Justice Department, Washington, Washington Post, Security, Republican, RICO, Office, Brookings Institution, Biden, University of Georgia School of Law, Trump Force, State Locations: Georgia, Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, Wall, Silicon, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin , Arizona, New Mexico, Michigan, Fulton County, Atlanta, The, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada , New Mexico, Wisconsin, Michigan , Wisconsin, Georgia , Michigan, Fulton, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Fulton County , Georgia

☆ Under-the-radar burnout is crushing America's managers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A higher share of managers are looking for new roles than non-managers, Gallup found. This comes at a time when, overall, managers are experiencing higher levels of burnout and disengagement than their staff, the Gallup post said. "For many managers, they are being asked to communicate and enforce requirements that they personally may not prefer." AdvertisementAdvertisementAdditionally, compared to their staff, managers are more likely to be looking for a job, Gallup found. Managers are also more likely to feel like their organization cares little about their wellbeing, Gallup found.

Persons: Gallup, Gallup's Heather Barrett, Nela Richardson, Richardson, Heather Barrett, Barrett, — Organizations: Service, Gallup, Fortune, Companies, ADP, ADP Research Institute, ADP Research Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Scientists grew a model human embryo in a lab without a sperm or egg, bringing humans one step closer to understanding the secrets of how our bodies are built
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists used stem cells to create a model of an embryo in the lab without sperm or egg. Researchers brought us one step closer to understanding those early days by making a model of a human embryo in the lab, without using sperm or eggs. How scientists grew a model human embryo without a sperm or eggAn illustration of embryonic stem cells. Stem cells are cells that form other, more complex cell types depending on what messages the body sends them. Starting with stem cells, the researchers turned them into types of cells that make up a human embryo, from placenta to fetus.

Persons: Jacob Hanna, Hanna, aren't Organizations: Service, Weizmann Institute of Science, Mayo Clinic, BBC Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Putin's biologist daughter is still getting published in science journals in the West despite the Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Maria Vorontsova, Putin's daughter, is a scientist at Moscow State University. Vorontosova, Putin's eldest daughter, is a researcher at Moscow State University specialising in endocrinology, or the study of the system in the body that regulates hormones. The three articles published in MPDI publications appeared in 2022 and 2023, according to Vorontsova's university research profile. Her sister, Katerina Tikhoniva, is a dancer and also works in a senior position at Moscow State University, Reuters reported. In the wake of the Ukraine invasion, the US and other Western allies of Ukraine imposed sanctions on Putin's family.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Maria Vorontsova, Vladimir, Putin's, Young Vladimir Putin, Vorontsova, MDPI, Putin, Lyudmila Putina, Mikhail Fridman, Katerina Tikhoniva, Tikhonova's Organizations: Moscow State University ., Service, Moscow State University, US Endocrine Society, Moscow Times, Getty, Putin Reuters, Reuters, US Treasury Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Russia, MDPI, Dresden, Germany, Dutch, Netherlands, Moscow

☆ ‘A 25-Minute Flight on 20 Minutes of Fuel’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: James Freeman, Bailouts, James Organizations: Citi, New York Times, Financial, Fox News Channel, Fox Nation, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Yale, Twitter

☆ 'Bizarre' long-legged bird-like dinosaur has scientists enthralled
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A life reconstruction of the bird-like dinosaur Fujianvenator prodigiosus, which lived 148 million to 150 million years ago in China, is seen in this illustration. Asked for a word to describe Fujianvenator, Wang replied, "I would say 'bizarre.' Fujianvenator is a member of a grouping called avialans that includes all birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives, Wang said. "The forelimb is generally built like a bird's wing, but with three claws on the fingers, which are absent from modern birds. There is still a big gap between the oldest known bird and the second-oldest known birds," Zhou said.

Persons: Chuang Zhao, Handout, Fujianvenator, Min Wang, Wang, Zhonghe Zhou, Zhou, Will Dunham, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Vertebrate Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Thomson Locations: China, Fujian Province, Germany, Fujianvenator, Washington

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