Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91
Barbara Taylor Bradford became a publishing sensation in her 40s with "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than dozen other ...
The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes via Lucy to us – in one long read
Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.
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Health officials ignored as pandemic raged through Tucson church
The COVID fatality rate in a Tucson church was 10 times higher than that of Pima County, estimates show. The pastor ignored ...
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Huge organic farm in Iowa thrives without chemicals
WEST BEND — People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, ...
How a discovery 50 years ago rewrote human evolution theory
The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors’ brains grew steadily ...
EPISD approves $500 employee stipends; City OK’s pay increases for police, fire retirees;
City Council approved a cost of living pay increase for police and fire retirees hired after 2007. EPISD to give roughly 7,200 employees a $500 stipend.
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50 years after her discovery, Lucy's skeleton still shapes paleoanthropology
Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.