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World Service,14 Sep 2006,26 mins

Did Neanderthals overlap with modern Man?

Science In Action

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New findings in a cave in Malta suggest that Neanderthal man survived until at least 28,000 years ago and there was probably an overlap with modern man. Avain flu virus is more deadly to humans because it replicates in the body faster than the human virus. The restriction on air travel after 9/11 correlates with the slow spread of seasonal flu at the time. Using geoengineering to counteract global warming by mimicking the action of a volcanic erruption. Plus, how your words say one thing but your hands might say another.

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