‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this more than 3 million year old human ancestor lived

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Graphic: Comparison of the virtually intact initially cervical vertebra of ‘Little Foot’ and two other Australopithecus from Sterkfontein in South Africa and from Hadar in Ethiopia displaying how complete ‘Little Foot’… watch more  Credit score: Amélie Beaudet/Wits University Superior-resolution micro-CT scanning of the skull of the fossil specimen identified as “Minor […]

A 3D study of a tiny beetle that attacks the fruits of coffee reveals details of its anatomy and secret life that can help fight this pest

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Scientists from the College of Granada (UGR), belonging to the Department of Zoology, have delivered new facts on Hypothenemus hampei, a very small beetle of just over a millimeter in measurement that is recognised as ‘the coffee berry borer’, mainly because it attacks coffee berries digging tunnels with cameras in […]