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Recent Examples of hominid
Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Two Proto-Humans Shared a Habitat Although plenty of evidence shows that multiple hominids occupied Earth at the same time, the footprints provide the most conclusive signs of more than one hominid species sharing a habitat.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
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The area has yielded many archeological finds in the past, such as 1.8 million-year-old hominid skull fragments uncovered in 1999 and 2000.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Two Proto-Humans Shared a Habitat Although plenty of evidence shows that multiple hominids occupied Earth at the same time, the footprints provide the most conclusive signs of more than one hominid species sharing a habitat.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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The first humanoid robot, the WABOT-1, is demonstrated at Waseda University in Japan.—
Gil Press,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Aiming to craft humanoid robots that closely mimic human anatomy, Clone’s mission is to redefine what robots can do to help in our daily lives.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Marburg virus is spread by certain fruit bats to humans and other primates.—
Katherine Hignett,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Early socialization also influences how cats interact with humans later in life.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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In November 2024, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, representing the state of Delaware.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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By leveraging cutting-edge genetic engineering technologies, Colossal aims to restore these creatures to their rightful place in the ecosystem, potentially mitigating the devastating effects of biodiversity loss.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Abe paid special attention to tailoring and craft to construct men’s and women’s collections.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
25 Jan. 2025
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The acting categories were largely dominated by first-time nominees, with 13 individuals scoring their first Oscar nods, including Kieran Culkin, Demi Moore, Isabella Rossellini and Zoe Saldaña.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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In one of his first actions as president, Donald Trump canceled sanctions targeting dozens of far-right Israeli individuals and settler organizations accused by the Biden administration of violent extremism against Palestinians.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the reservoirs will be filled with the endangered smelt fish California worked to save.—
William Choslovsky,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2025
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The facility shared a photo of the scene on X, along with the fish, who appeared to be comforted by the fake visitors’ presence.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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To confirm their finding, the researchers conducted morphological and genetic analyses of six specimens.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Researchers from Hanoi University obtained a series of sea bug specimens from Vietnamese fishermen and restaurants.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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