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The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats

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The African crested rat’s fur is packed with a poison so lethal just a few miligrams can kill a human. Biologists confirmed where it gets its poison, and uncovered an unexpected social life.

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November 19, 2020

Earliest interbreeding event between ancient human populations discovered

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The new study goes back further than 23andme could have ever imagined.

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February 21, 2020

What drove Africa’s megaherbivores to extinction?

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This video features new research that disputes the decades-long view that our human ancestors drove the demise of large mammals in Africa over the last several million years.

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November 30, 2018

‘NEW CHILDREN OF ISRAEL’

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U professor’s new book examines Jewish identity among millions of African and Asian peoples who claim descent from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.

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October 13, 2017

HUMANS OF THE U: NICOLE SHAW

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Social work graduate student Nicole Shaw got an unexpected lesson during trip to Ghana.

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January 27, 2017

HITTING THE BOOKS

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A team from the U traveled halfway across the world this summer to improve educational opportunities for people learning to read in Botswana.

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July 29, 2016

LOBBYING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

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U law student describes her experiences interning with the South African Human Rights Commission.

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November 6, 2015

CLIMATE CHANGE AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

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A new U study found that climate change might lead to low birth weight in developing countries.

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October 9, 2015

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