A New Species of Human
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Bower B. New dating suggests younger age for Homo naledi. Science News. July 5, 2016. Available at: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-dating-suggests-younger-age-homo-naledi. Accessed October 21, 2016.
Bower B. Pieces of Homo naledi story continue to puzzle. Science News. April 19, 2016. Available at: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pieces-homo-naledi-story-continue-puzzle. Accessed October 21, 2016.
Hawks J. Homo naledi: determining the age of fossils is not an exact science. The Conversation. September 25, 2015. Available at: https://theconversation.com/state-of-nsw-what-next-for-patients-suffering-health-reform-fatigue-4. Accessed November 21, 2016.
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McKie R. Scientist who found new human species accused of playing fast and loose with the truth. The Guardian. 26 October, 2015. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/oct/25/discovery-human-species-accused-of-rushing-errors. Accessed November 21, 2016.
Newly identified human ancestor Homo naledi handy with tools, walked like a person, scientists say. ABC News. 7 Oct 2015. Available at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-07/newly-identified-human-ancestor-was-handy-with-tools/6832520.
Shreeve J. This Face Changes the Human Story. But How? National Geographic. September 10, 2015. Available at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/. Accessed November 21, 2016.
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Wikipedia contributors. Homo naledi. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. November 21, 2016, 20:28 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homo_naledi&oldid=750784246. Accessed November 21, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. Rising Star Cave. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. October 21, 2016, 03:29 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rising_Star_Cave&oldid=745435847. Accessed October 21, 2016.
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National Geographic, Artist representation of Homo Naledi face, 2015, National Geographic Press release, http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/10/homo_naledi/
Lee Roger Berger research team, Dinaledi skeletal specimens, 2015, Wikimedia Commons, under attribution licence, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_naledi#/media/File:Homo_naledi_skeletal_specimens.jpg
Chris Stringer, Comparison of skull features of Homo naledi and other early human species, 2015, eLife, https://elifesciences.org/content/4/e10627
Paul H. G. M. Dirks et al, Illustration of the Dinaledi Chamber within Rising Star Cave, where the bones of H. naledi were excavated. 2015, Wikimedia Commons, under attribution licence, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_naledi#/media/File:Cartoon_illustrating_the_geological_and_taphonomic_context_and_distribution_of_fossils,_sediments_and_flowstones_within_the_Dinaledi_Chamber.jpg
National Geographic, Life-size rendering of H. naledi’s hand, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/#/1302_0262_rechte_Hand_ausgerichtet_Peter_sf_Kamera-4_001.ngsversion.1456428834347.jpg
National Geographic, An artist’s depiction of H. naledi group disposes of one of their own in Rising Star cave, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/#/2-first_human_graphics-2.ngsversion.1456428826165.jpg
National Geographic, Comparison of Homo Species, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/rights-exempt/nat-geo-staff-graphics-illustrations/2015/09/gurche_naledi_digital.ngsversion.1440242522230.jpg
Robert Clark – National Geographic, The braincase of this composite male skull of H. naledi, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/#/MM8345_20150306_134-3.ngsversion.1441905176070.jpg
Glowing Fingerprints
Glowing fingerprints to fight crime. CSIRO. 20 October, 2015. Available at: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2015/Glowing-fingerprints-to-fight-crime. Accessed: 1 December, 2016
CADDY A. Glowing fingerprints give criminals away. Australian Geographic. October 23, 2015. Available at:https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2015/10/fingerprinting-made-easier-and-faster/. Accessed: 1 December, 2016
Glowing fingerprints leave old forensic techniques in the dust. CNET. Available at: https://www.cnet.com/science/csiro-glowing-fingerprints-leave-old-forensic-techniques-in-the-dust/. Accessed: 1 December, 2016
Whyte M. Australian scientists discover faster, safer method for analysing forensic fingerprints. October 20, 2015. Available at: http://www.in-the-loop.net.au/australian-scientists-discover-faster-safer-method-for-analysing-forensic-fingerprints/. Accessed: 1 December, 2016
Dracula Orchids
Dracula vampira (vampire orchid). Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Available at: https://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/dracula-vampira-vampire-orchid. Accessed: May 17, 2016.
Policha T, Davis A, Barnadas M, Dentinger BTM, Raguso RA, Roy BA. Disentangling visual and olfactory signals in mushroom-mimicking Dracula orchids using realistic three-dimensional printed flowers. New Phytologist, 2016; DOI: 10.1111/nph.13855
University of Oregon. “Mystery of Dracula orchids’ mimicry is unraveled with a 3-D printer: Color and olfactory clues behind the plants’ mushroom mimicry to attract pollinators identified.” ScienceDaily. 23 February 2016. Available from: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160223091737.htm. Accessed: May 20, 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. Dracula (orchid). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. April 2, 2016, 07:43 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dracula_(orchid)&oldid=713152193. Accessed May 17, 2016.
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Eric Hunt, Dracula vampira, Wikimedia Commons, 2009, under attribution share-alike licence, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dracula_vampira_3.jpg
Orchi, Dracula chimaera, Wikimedia Commons, 2009, under attribution share-alike licence, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dracula_chimaera_Orchi_23.jpg
Aleah Davis/University of Oregon, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160223091737.htm
Parkes Telescope
CSIRO Media release. 15 June, 2016. Available at: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2016/Parkes-telescope-detects-key-feature-of-life-outside-our-solar-system. Accessed: 1 December, 2016
Amanda Slater, CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope, Flickr, 2009, under attribution share-alike licence, https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3662/3447750033_e3691b3e72_o_d.jpg
China Telescope:
CSIRO Media release – 5 may, 2016