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Scientists Just Found The World’s Oldest Bed In A 200,000-Year-Old South African Cave Dwelling
A. Kruger via Science MagazineThe early grass bedding was found during excavations at the Border Cave in South Africa’s mountains. According to Wadley, the large amount of plant matter found at ...
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China's caves are hiding plants that don’t exist anywhere else in the world
Their goal was to take note of every plant species they found in more detail than ever before. By the end of their work, they had uncovered 418 types of flora and fauna in the caves, including 31 ...
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Discovery in South Africa holds oldest evidence of mixing ingredients to make arrow poison
None of the plant species that contain digitoxin and strophanthadin occur naturally in the vicinity of Kruger Cave. The remains of these plants have also not been detected in archaeobotanical ...
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New plant species discovered in South China karst cave
was found in a karst cave at an elevation of about 530 meters and is unique to Bama county in northwestern Guangxi, according to Nong You, a member of the research team. Nong noted that plants in ...
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Case Study: Mammoth Cave National Park
Situated in south-central Kentucky, this extensive cave system faces challenges stemming from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities, which contribute to elevated levels of pollutants such ...