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Strange Science: Mammals

Strange Science: Mammals
Perhaps as long as 5,000 years ago, a group of sailors found skulls belonging to a race of hideous giants whom the ancient Greeks named cyclops. Dwelling in their mythical land, entrusting the fate of their crops to their evil gods and devouring any humans they could find, these creatures terrified generations of Europeans. Today, relatives of these monsters can still be found — roaming the African savannas or the Indian jungles, or even eating peanuts from the hands of small children in city zoos. Most Recent Additions May-31-2015 May-17-2015 Apr-11-2015 Year: 1486 Artist: Erhard Reuwich Originally published in: Perigrinationes ad Terram Sanctam Now appears in: The Unicorn by Nancy Hathaway Unicorn "sightings" occurred throughout the world, but the mythical creature wasn't the same in each description. Century: 12th Now appears in: "Narwhals or Unicorns? Year: 1798 Scientists: Thomas Jefferson and Georges Buffon Originally described in: Advertisement Now appears in: Mr.

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Society6 Artists Art Prints | Print Shop How to Make Paper Lanterns - Cute Round Oriental Style Looking for instructions on how to make paper lanterns? My husband designed an easy template for making paper lanterns in a cute round shape. They look a bit oriental, don’t you think? These “lanterns” are purely decorative and aren’t designed to have a lamp inside them, but they do make great festive decorations. By the way, if you want to learn how to make a lantern that you can put a lamp inside of, then check out my instructions for making paper star lanterns . They make great homemade gifts to post in the mail because they can pack flat. Instructions: How to Make Paper Lanterns Before we get started, here’s a little cartoon to give you the big-picture of how everything fits together. Equipment pretty paper or card-stock printer scissors glue or double sided tape needle and thread You’ll also want to download my round paper lantern template . Print the template onto your paper or card-stock, making sure that you print onto the blank side! Variation: Halloween Lanterns

How We Won the Hominid Wars, and All the Others Died Out | Human Evolution How did our species come to rule the planet? Rick Potts argues that environmental instability and disruption were decisive factors in the success of Homo sapiens: Alone among our primate tribe, we were able to cope with constant change and turn it to our advantage. Potts is director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Program, curator of anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and curator of the David H. Why did our close relatives—from Neanderthals to their recently discovered cousins, the Denisovans, to the hobbit people of Indonesia—die out while we became a global success? That is the million-dollar question. The classic view of human evolution doesn’t emphasize adaptability. But recently discovered fossils show an incredible diversity in the human family tree. Right. How did you come to see adaptability as the key to our ultimate evolutionary success? Our ancestors had to survive all these settings.

Sketches : Kevin Ragnott - StumbleUpon Contact Blog | Facebook | Copyright 2010 KCRWorks Arthouse Page 1 Arthouse Page 2 Arthouse Page 3 Arthouse Page 4 Arthouse Page 5 Arthouse Page 6 Arthouse Page 7 Arthouse Page 8 Arthouse Page 9 Arthouse Page 10 Arthouse Page 11 Arthouse Page 12 Arthouse Page 13 Peabody Museum EDDIE ROSS - Pink Ombre Cake Here's a cake sure to sweeten up the Valentines in your life. Pick up three boxes of your favorite white cake mix—or work from scratch if you have the time—along with a bottle of Wilton's Icing Color in petal pink. Split each box into two batches for a total of six, then add increasing amounts of dye little by little until you achieve the ombre effect.

Adirondack Chair Project Metric version page 2 How to build an Adirondack Chair By Les Kenny Note: There is now a new version of this project with more detail, photos, drawings, and a video. To go to the new version click here . Note: All the measurements given here are in millimetres. This chair is made from 150x25 and 100x25 rough-sawn treated pine, all except the chair arms which are made from 150x50 dressed or smooth treated pine (finished size 145x45). Below are is the material list followed by brief instructions and the plans. Materials List Some brief instructions. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4.

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