article thumbnail

Paleolithic Humans Caused Extinction of Dwarf Hippos and Elephants on Cyprus

Anthropology.net

These extinctions occurred within a span of less than 1,000 years, driven by hunting practices and the environmental impacts of the early human settlers on the island. Despite its diminutive size, it was the dominant large herbivore on the island before human arrival. Image credit: Corey J.A. Bradshaw / Flinders University.

article thumbnail

As colleges lose enrollment, some turn to one market that’s growing: Hispanic students

The Hechinger Report

About 43 percent of all jobs will require at least bachelors degrees by 2031, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce estimates; a decline in the number of college graduates portends a massive labor shortage in industries that need them, according to the labor market analytics firm Lightcast.