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Dispute over ancient Skull settled with a CAT scan

Ancient skull was one of our earliest hominid ancestors

A CAT scan of the skull of seven-million-year-old Sahelanthropus tchadensis settles a scientifc dispute because it confirms this was a hominid biped, not a quadruped ape. The latest research on the conditions needed for the formation of life four billion years ago. How learning complex skills could be done subconsciously, even while watching sport on TV. Nasa's nuclear space propulsion research, Project Prometheus, enters the design phase.

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主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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