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Students Patrick Rohrer, Sarah Warthen, Alix Piven and Lauren Urane are led by Mercyhurst University Archeologist Andy Hemmings. Their project has picked up where Florida's State Geologist Elias Sellards left off in 1915. Sellards led an excavation of the

Can You Dig It? More Evidence Suggests Humans From The Ice Age

10:40am February 28, 2015

by Greg Allen

Initially dismissed as a hoax a century ago, scientists have found evidence in Florida of humans living 14,000 years ago. If the findings hold up, they will help rewrite the history of early man.

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Rats Blamed For Bubonic Plague, But Gerbils May Be The Real Villains

10:40am February 28, 2015

by Scott Simon

Rats have had a bad reputation ever since they were blamed for spreading bubonic plague. But perhaps the blame was misplaced. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the roles of rodents.

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Researchers Examine The Ways Of Southern Coyotes

10:40am February 28, 2015

by Grant Blankenship

The number of coyotes in the Deep South is growing, but biologists know relatively little about their habits across the south and how they are diverging from their cousins out west.

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A Neuroscientist Weighs In: Why Do We Disagree On The Color Of The Dress?

8:13pm February 27, 2015

Robert Siegel speaks with Dr. Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist at Wellesley College, about the dress that has the whole Internet asking: What color is it?

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Eyelashes Grow To Just The Right Length To Shield Eyes

4:04pm February 27, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

Eyelashes keep dust out and fend off drying breezes, a study finds. To do that they need to be a very precise length. Extra-long fake eyelashes hurt more than they help.

From Naked Mole Rats To Dog Testicles: A Writer Explores The Longevity Quest

4:03pm February 27, 2015

"Nature knows how to let animals live a very long time," says Bill Gifford, whose latest book is Spring Chicken, a look at the history of anti-aging schemes and current ways people try to live longer.

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A field of unharvested wheat is seen in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England, in 2012. Wheat wasn't cultivated in Britain until some 6,000 years ago, but DNA evidence suggests early Britons were eating the grain at least 8,000 years ago.

Stone Age Britons Were Eating Wheat 2,000 Years Before They Farmed It

10:45am February 27, 2015

by Chris Joyce

Scientists have recovered cultivated wheat DNA from an 8,000-year-old submerged site off the British coast. The finding suggests hunter-gatherers were trading for the grain long before they grew it.

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This NASA file image shows a true color photo of Saturn assembled from images collected by Voyager 2.

Exploring The Solar System Through The Eyes Of Robotic Voyagers

9:06am February 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Voyager spacecraft revolutionized our understanding of space. In a new book, The Interstellar Age, planetary scientist Jim Bell shares stories about the planning and excitement back on Earth.

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Science Says The Dress Is Blue

7:42am February 27, 2015

A debate about the color of a dress on Wired.com has been consuming people. Some say the dress is blue and black, while others say it is white and gold. Each side emphatically believes it is right.

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Marine Biologist Eugenie Clark Remembered As Passionate Shark Advocate

9:42pm February 26, 2015

During a career that spanned almost 75 years, Dr. Eugenie Clark was one of the world's foremost marine biologists and defender of sharks. Clark died Wednesday at the age of 92.

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