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Hunters in South Africa were using complex poison arrows 60,000 years ago

Chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa reveals that humans were using plant-based arrow poisons around 60,000 years ago. GOP congressman splits with Trump over Greenland, calls it ...
Yahoo News Canada

Arrow tips found in South Africa are the oldest evidence of poison use in hunting

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boophone disticha. Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY The oldest evidence for the use of ...
The Conversation

Arrow tips found in South Africa are the oldest evidence of poison use in hunting

Professor with Research Focus in Stone Age Archaeology, Palaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from ...
CNN

Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago

Scientists have detected traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads that were used by hunter-gatherers in South Africa about 60,000 years ago. The find marks the oldest known poison arrows and ...
Nature

Oldest known poison arrows show Stone Age humans’ technological talents

Traces of toxic plant compounds have been found on a handful of 60,000-year-old African arrowheads, providing the oldest chemical evidence that Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers used poison to bring down ...
ubc.ca

How new front-of-package nutrition labels could reshape food choices in Canada

New front-of-package nutrition labels are now in effect across Canada, flagging packaged foods high in sugar, sodium and saturated fat. As the labels appear on store shelves, many shoppers may be ...
Al Jazeera English

Which countries will start using the euro in 2026?

On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will bid farewell to its lev currency and become the 21st European nation to adopt the euro. The Balkan country of 6.7 million people has been a European Union (EU) member ...
Al Jazeera English

Russia using Belarus territory to bypass Ukraine’s defences, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv’s defences. Zelenskyy ...
Us Weekly

Research Finds There Was a Coordinated Attack to Accuse Taylor Swift of Using Nazi Symbols

When Taylor Swift dropped The Life of a Showgirl, she was hit with inflammatory accusations online — which new research is showing was a coordinated attack. Back in October, social media posts accused ...
komonews

WSDOT no longer using artillery for avalanche control on Snoqualmie Pass

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Washington is changing the way it handles avalanche control at Snoqualmie Pass. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials say crews will no longer rely ...
Wired

Your Browser’s Password Manager Is Better Than Ever. You Still Shouldn’t Use It

Your browser wants to manage your passwords. Maybe it's to make your browsing experience more seamless in the hotly competitive browser wars, or maybe it's a response ...