Wednesday, April 23, 2025

ARTICLES BY MALCOLM RITTER/AP SCIENCE WRITER

Oldest known stone tools found in Kenya

NEW YORK - By taking a wrong turn in a dry riverbed in Kenya, scientists discovered a trove of stone tools far older than any ever found before. Nobody knows who made them - or why.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fossil jaw sheds light on human evolution

NEW YORK - A fragment of jawbone found in Ethiopia is the oldest known fossil from an evolutionary tree branch that eventually led to modern humans, scientists reported Wednesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study: Recessions can delay motherhood ... forever

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Get out your wallet

NEW YORK - In over three decades of studying ferns, Duke University professor Kathleen Pryer has received her share of grant money. But for her newest project, she's getting help from a retired nurse in Canada and a 17-year-old in Arkansas.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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