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Neanderthals are often recognized for their distinct facial features—large, forward-projecting midfaces, prominent brow ridges, and wide nasal openings. In contrast, modern humans have relatively smaller, flatter faces with retracted midfaces and more delicate bone structures. For decades, researchers have debated the evolutionary forces behind these differences.
Today, I ran a new Rack and Stack using some familiar EduProtocols but with a fresh flow. The whole lesson was built around this opening statement: The Lowell Mill Girls had an extraordinary opportunity. That one sentence carried us through the entire class. I wanted students to come back to it over and over again, thinking critically about whether or not it was actually true.
The early human settlement of South America stands as one of the last great migrations in human history, yet the environmental conditions that shaped this journey remain debated. New research by Lorena Becerra-Valdivia, published in Nature Communications 1 , suggests that humans did not simply follow stable climates but adapted to fluctuating conditions, sometimes settling in areas experiencing severe cold.
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The Guna indigenous people have inhabited the island of Gardi Sugdub, one of the 365 islands in the Guna Yala archipelago in Panama, for over 100 years. However, experts predict that this Panamanian island might become uninhabitable in less than 30 years. Driven by rising sea levels and overcrowding, 300 families from this indigenous community have become Panama's first official climate refugees.
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The Guna indigenous people have inhabited the island of Gardi Sugdub, one of the 365 islands in the Guna Yala archipelago in Panama, for over 100 years. However, experts predict that this Panamanian island might become uninhabitable in less than 30 years. Driven by rising sea levels and overcrowding, 300 families from this indigenous community have become Panama's first official climate refugees.
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