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  • A jawbone found in China has now been identified as belonging to a Denisovan, an ancient human species related to Neanderthals
    Science
    Jawbone reveals enigmatic early hominins beat modern humans to China
    A fossilized jawbone discovered on the Tibetan Plateau has been found to belong to a Denisovan, an enigmatic early human species closely related to Neanderthals. Its age suggests that Denisovans were the first hominins to occupy the area, long before the arrival of modern humans.
  • A diagram of the pad (top), along with a prototype of the real thing
    Medical
    Transparent heating pad could have users seeing red
    People such as the elderly can sometimes get burned by heating pads. What would help is if they could see through the pad, to see when their skin is getting red. With that in mind, scientists have developed a clear heating pad.