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The locomotion of hominins in the Pleistocene was just as efficient as that of current humans

Researchers have analyzed the influence of body proportions on the cost of locomotion by means of an experimental energetic study with 46 subjects of both sexes, whose results indicate that the walk of Pleistocene hominins was no less efficient energetically … Continue reading

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Rise of Earth’s atmospheric oxygen controlled by efficient subduction of organic carbon

Nature Geoscience 10, 387 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2939 Authors: Megan S. Duncan & Rajdeep Dasgupta Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds

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Mining: Bacteria with Midas touch for efficient gold processing

Special ‘nugget-producing’ bacteria may hold the key to more efficient processing of gold ore, mine tailings and recycled electronics, as well as aid in exploration for new deposits, research has shown. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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