Francis Dami
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Early Hominids Ate Just About Everything: The Real Paleo Diet
Simplicity and excessive neatness are prone to creep into reconstructions of human evolution. For instance, our ancestors might have stood on two legs to survey a field of tall grass or might have started speaking when they finally had something to say. The hypothetical food of our ancestors has also been oversimplified, much like the majority of our knowledge of early hominid behaviour.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in History
Astronomers confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen as we look back toward the Cosmic Dawn.
Our universe is transparent, with dazzling stars and galaxies shining against a pristine, pitch-black background. This, however, wasn't always the case because the universe's early history was veiled by a cloud of hydrogen atoms that blocked the light from the first stars and galaxies.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Futurism
Study of Video Games Shows What People Do If The World Ends
Few things are as challenging as studying the end of the world and how people will behave in its aftermath. You probably won't get a true impression if you attempt when the world isn't actually ending because the world isn't really ending.
By Francis Dami3 years ago in Earth
Archaeologists Are Afraid To Enter China's First Emperor's Tomb.
In an ordinary field in the Shaanxi province of China, farmers made one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time in 1974. They unearthed pieces of a clay human figure while digging. Simply put, this was the tip of the iceberg.
By Francis Dami3 years ago in History
Which of the earliest languages is still used today?
Since spoken words don't physically impact the world, tracing the beginnings of human language can be challenging. Additionally, language is always evolving, with words and their connotations changing with each new generation. Therefore, identifying one language as the oldest in the world would be misleading.
By Francis Dami3 years ago in History
The Best Time To Be Alive In History Is Up For Debate.
Okay, I admit that the recent years haven't been great. It's safe to say that the 2020s haven't been as blazing as we were expecting so far, whether it be due to COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdowns, the conflict occurring in Europe, or any of the accompanying economic troubles raging around the world.
By Francis Dami3 years ago in Earth
Why Is The Bermuda Triangle No Longer Mentioned?
The Bermuda Triangle, a region in the Atlantic Ocean that was gobbling up ships and airplanes like they were Reese's Pieces, was the subject of at least one documentary over a good portion of the latter part of the 20th century.
By Francis Dami3 years ago in Earth
People are finding out the hard way that it's unhealthy to remove their own earwax.
Even though earwax may appear unpleasant, it is not harmful to you and actually serves a necessary function in the delicate ear canal. Unfortunately, fighting earwax has become the norm, and many people inadvertently endanger their ear health by over-cleaning with dangerous instruments.
By Francis Dami3 years ago in Humans
