The origins of human innovation have traditionally been sought in the grasslands and coasts of Africa or the temperate environments of Europe. More extreme environments, such as the tropical rainforests …read more Source:: Science
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Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered
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•It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it: In September 2017, a slightly radioactive cloud moved across Europe. …read more Source:: Science
Freshwater mussel shells were material of choice for prehistoric craftsmen
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•Researchers have discovered that 6000-years-ago people across Europe shared a cultural tradition of using freshwater mussel shells to craft ornaments. …read more Source:: Science
Mysterious eruption came from Campi Flegrei caldera
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•The caldera-forming eruption of Campi Flegrei (Italy) 40,000 years ago is the largest known eruption in Europe during the last 200,000 years, but little is known about other large eruptions …read more Source:: Science
Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels
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•A new study reports that Volkswagen is not the only auto manufacturer to make diesel cars that produce vastly more emissions on the road than in laboratory tests. The study …read more Source:: Science
Scientists can predict which storks will migrate to Africa in autumn and which will remain in Europe
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•Scientists can predict which storks will migrate to Africa in autumn and which will remain in Europe. …read more Source:: Science
DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade
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•New research using DNA from the fish bone remains of Viking-era meals reveals that north Norwegians have been transporting — and possibly trading — Arctic cod into mainland Europe for …read more Source:: Science
Raw foodies: Europe’s earliest humans did not use fire
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•Europe’s earliest humans did not use fire for cooking, but had a balanced diet of meat and plants — all eaten raw, new research reveals for the first time. …read more Source:: Science
Europe’s oldest known living inhabitant
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•A Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) growing in the highlands of northern Greece has been dendrocronologically dated to be more than 1,075 years old. This makes it currently the oldest known …read more Source:: Science
Record-breaking volcanic kettle on Iceland explored
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•The Bardarbunga eruption on Iceland has broken many records. The event in 2014 was the strongest in Europe since more than 240 years. The hole it left behind is the …read more Source:: Science