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Leakey, Richard

Richard Leakey- Homo habilis Richard Leakey was born December 19, 1944 in Nairobi, Kenya. His parents were the esteemed anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey. Richard first became a tour guide in Kenya, but changed his mind when he found an extinct human jaw. He then schooled himself by completing ...

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Big Bang

Fifteen billion years ago, give or take five billion years, the entirety of our universe was compressed into the confines of an atomic nucleus. Known as a singularity, this is the moment before creation when space and time did not exist. According to the prevailing cosmological models that ...

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A Geological Journey

On October 17, 1998, the UST Geology students met in the UST parking lot and around 7:00 a.m. in the morning, we left to start our day long field trip to Central Texas. Right after we left the parking lot, we saw Kirk, one of our classmates, and picked him up. He woke up late and almost missed ...

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The Origin Of Humanity

We live on a planet believed to be 4.5 billion years of age with millions of people covering all parts of it. Where did they come from? Did the whole human population originate from one of people or were we placed here and then improved or changed by an intervention? I believe that humanity on ...

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Australopithecus

Date: December 15th There are many types of the hominid called australopithecus, which means southern apes. These were small ape-like creatures(with a height between 107cm and 152cm) that showed evidence of walking upright. It is difficult to tell whether these begins are "humans" or ...

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The Kangaroo

1. Describe the creature physically. a. What does it look like? b. What does it feel like? c. What does it smell like? d. How many legs does it have? e. Does it have a tail? f. What are the animal's habits? g. Is it intelligent? ...

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Dinosaurs

When dinosaur bones were first found they thought that they belonged to giant lizards. The word "dinosaur" means "terrible lizard". The larger must have seemed to be terrible to the smaller animals. Some of the first were only about as big as a small dog. That is how big the horses of that ...

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The Origin Of Humanity

We live on a planet believed to be 4.5 billion years of age with millions of people covering all parts of it. Where did they come from? Did the whole human population originate from one of people or were we placed here and then improved or changed by an intervention? I believe that humanity on ...

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Multi-regional Continuity: The Fossil Evidence

Multi-Regional Continuity: The Fossil Evidence With regards to the multi-regional continuity model of human evolution, there is without a doubt a preponderance of fossil data that supports the diverse origins of Homo sapiens in different regions of the globe. Skulls displaying a wide variety of ...

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Little Green Men Or Just Little Microscopic Organisms?

? The question of life on Mars is a puzzle that has plagued many minds throughout the world. Life on Mars, though, is a reality. When you think of Martians, you think of little green men who are planning to invade Earth and destroy all human life, right? Well, some do and some do not. Though ...

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Evolution

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ............................................... 2 DARWINIAN THEORY OF EVOLUTION .............................. 4 THE THEORY OF BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: CONTRIBUTING ELEMENTS ....................... 7 WALLACE'S CONTRIBUTIONS ...

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The Origin Of Humanity

We live on a planet believed to be 4.5 billion years of age with millions of people covering all parts of it. Where did they come from? Did the whole human population originate from one of people or were we placed here and then improved or changed by an intervention? I believe that humanity on ...

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By The Waters Of Babylon

The short story and the movie planet of the apes were both futuristic stories. They also both showed the evil sides of today’s man and the chaos and mass destruction that we are capable of accomplishing. They portrayed today’s man as selfish, violent, and full of hate and rage. ...

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Diverrsity Of Plants

Plants evolved more than 430 million years ago from multicellular green algae. By 300 million years ago, trees had evolved and formed forests, within which the diversification of vertebrates, insects, and fungi occurred. Roughly 266,000 species of plants are now living. The two major groups of ...

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Charles Darwin

was a very famous British scientist who laid the foundation of modern evolutionary theory with his concept of the development of all forms of life through the slow working process of natural selection. His work was mainly based on the life and earth sciences an on modern thought in ...

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Darwinism: The Theory That Shook The World

Other than Mendellson and his studies with genetics, Darwin has by far contributed the most to our modern science. From his theories on variation of species to his explanation of natural selection Charles Darwin has shocked the world by proving the world older than previously thought and ...

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Alberta

is located in the western part of Canada. The size of is 255,285 square miles, including 6,485 square miles of water surface. is bounded on the east of Saskatchewan, on the north by Fort Smith Region, North West Territories, on the west by British Columbia and on the south by ...

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Continental Drift Notes

Adrian Clamonte TA: 30 Lg 18 notes Evidence of continental drift * Continents were one joined together , but drifted * Coast of continents can aligned * Regions of some continents that are far apart have similar rocks, mountain ranges, ...

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Mill Creek Park

Unit 9 Assignment 1 Geology of the Area Mill Creek Park, located in southern Mahoning County Ohio, is as area of approximately 4,400 acres. It was founded in 1891 by a local attorney. Some parks are founded based on natural features such as the ...

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Dolphins 2

A great philosopher by the name of Plutarch once wrote that the dolphin “is the only creature who loves man for his own sake. To the dolphin alone, nature has given what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.” The foundation to a relationship like this is based on communication. ...

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