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Arctic hit by record high temperatures as rest of Europe shivers

Arctic hit by record high temperatures as rest of Europe shivers

27 February 2018

The extreme warmth is likely to slow or prevent the formation of Arctic sea ice, which has been shrinking for decades due to climate change.
Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

5 February 2018

Wooden tools are hardly ever preserved, but a cache found in Italy suggests Neanderthals made them with fire and used them to dig up foods like tubers

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