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• Language Acquisition
  Apes
  Child Development
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Behavioral Science
   

  Great Ape language

  Research into non-human Great Ape language has generated a great deal of evidence suggesting that apes are capable of using sophisticated communication with humans and other apes. Gorillas and ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolution
  Fossils
  Cultures
   
  

  Homo rudolfensis

  Homo rudolfensis is a fossil hominin species originally proposed in 1986 by V. P. Alexeev for the specimen Skull 1470 (KNM ER 1470). Originally thought to be a member of the species Homo habilis, the ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Cultures
   
  

  Homo erectus

  Homo erectus ("upright man") is a hominin species that is believed to be an ancestor of modern humans (with Homo heidelbergensis usually treated as an intermediary step). The species is found from ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Archaeology
  Fossils
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Cultures
   
  

  Mummy

  A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, or airlessness. The best-known mummies are those ... > more
• Weapons Technology
  Nuclear Energy
  Engineering
  Technology
  Sports Science
  Ancient Civilizations
   
  

  Weapon

  A weapon is a tool which can be used during combat to kill or incapacitate, to destroy property, or to otherwise render resources non-functional or unavailable. It may be used to attack and defend, ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Origin of Life
  Evolution
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Timeline of evolution

  This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. Dates given are estimates based on scientific evidence. In biology, evolution is the ... > more
• Caving
  Acid Rain
  Geography
  Geology
  Oceanography
  Water
   
  

  Limestone

  Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate: CaCO3). Limestones often contain variable amounts of silica in the form of chert or flint, as well as ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Early Mammals
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Animals
  Early Humans
   
  

  Evolution of cetaceans

  The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are descendants of land-living mammals, and remnants of their terrestrial origins can be found in the fact that they must breathe air from the surface; ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Archaeology
  Lost Treasures
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Cultures
   
  

  Egyptian pyramids

  The pyramids of Egypt, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived, constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Volcanoes
  Archaeology
  Lost Treasures
  Natural Disasters
  Cultures
   
  

  Pompeii

  Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompei. It was destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount ... > more

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