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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 5/19/2026, Vol. 123 Issue 20, p1-5. 5p. |
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Neolithic Period, Foraging behavior (Humans), Seed industry, Magnetic anomalies, Forest ecology, Paleontology, Grain farming |
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This issue focuses on recent scientific advances across multiple disciplines, including the development of millet agriculture in Neolithic East Asia, the history and dynamics of geomagnetic anomalies in the Southern Hemisphere, and early human foraging behaviors evidenced by fossil assemblages in Kenya. Studies also explore ecological impacts of forest fragmentation on seed production in California valley oaks, microbial biosynthesis of nylon monomers from renewable sources, and the genetic mechanisms underlying human hand and foot evolution related to bipedalism. Additionally, research on hominin locomotion reveals differing climbing and walking adaptations in Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus robustus, while investigations into manganese photo-oxidation on early Earth and Mars suggest implications for planetary redox conditions and microbial metabolism. [Extracted from the article] |
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