How the mouse came to live alongside humans

Mice have been living alongside humans for 15,000 years, according to fossil evidence.

This is earlier than previously thought - and predates the dawn of agriculture.

Scientists believe wild mice crept into settlements in the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean) region to steal wild grains and seeds that ancient people had gathered and stored.

The rodents became what we know today as house mice, enjoying free food and shelter in human homes.

"Nowadays, thanks to this relationship, house mice have colonised almost every corner of the globe to become almost as ubiquitous as humans and also one of the most invasive mammalian species," said Dr Thomas Cucchi of Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.

His research is based on studies of teeth from the remains of rodents found in the -read more

Evidence of ancient 'geological Brexit' revealed

The UK has now started the formal process of leaving the EU, but scientists say they have evidence of a much earlier "Brexit".

They have worked out how a thin strip of land that once connected ancient Britain to Europe was destroyed.

The researchers believe a large lake overflowed 450,000 years ago, damaging the land link, then a later flood fully opened the Dover Strait.

The scars of these events can be found on the seabed of the English Channel.

The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

Professor Sanjeev Gupta, who led the study, from Imperial College London, said: "This was really one of the defining events for north west Europe - and certainly the defining event in Britain's history.

"This chance geological event, if it hadn't happened, would have meant Britain was always connected to the continent."-read more

Holsworthy local karate club gesar karate makes me proud to be a student

Best ever results for Holsworthy Karate Club at Birmingham
Holsworthy Karate Club’s stars who managed to bring back four medals from the European Karate Organisation Championships held in Birmingham last month.
Holsworthy Karate Club’s stars who managed to bring back four medals from the European Karate Organisation Championships held in Birmingham last month.
HOLSWORTHY Karate Club enjoyed a fantastic day out at the European Karate Organisation Championships in Birmingham last month.
In total they collected four medals, two silvers and two bronze, as the club enjoyed one of their best ever days.
Instructor, Sensei Hjalmar Dentlinger, was extremely proud of his students, saying: “I’m extremely proud of everyone associated with Holsworthy Karate Club. It’s the best we’ve ever done. I was hoping for about two bronze medals but for us to get four means so much to us and we surpassed our expectations, especially the juniors.
“We’ve got lots of very talented students and most of them are destined to go onto bigger and better things. A lot of them are very young so they should keep on improving.
“The youngest to compete, Storm Piercy, did extremely well. She’s only eight and it was her first ever competition.?She got through the first round which was amazing. She puts in alot of hard work and she has so much time on her side.
“Also my assistant instructor Dan Hunt is aiming to qualify for the World Championships and he’s getting better and better all the time so he’s another one to watch.”
The students that competed are as follows:
Storm Piercey (aged 8, 6th kyu blue belt) — over 8 and under 12 kata category; Amber Dentlinger (9, 2nd kyu brown belt) — over 8 and under 12 kata category (bronze) & over 10 & under 12 kumite; Joshua Dentlinger (10, 1st dan black belt) — over 8 under 12 kata, over 10 & the under 16 under 4’9" kumite (Silver); Samantha Dentlinger (1st kyu brown belt) — women’s kata & women’s kumite; Lee Buckingham (21 — 8th kyu yellow belt), Jordy Daley (24 — kyu yellow belt) & Keith Martin (22, 8th kyu yellow belt) — all competed in the adult male under brown kata (Martin — Bronze) under brown kumite and team kumite; Mark Hardwick (17, 1st Dan black belt) adult male above brown kata; Dan Hunt (21, 1st dan black belt) — adult male above brown kata & brown kumite; Sensei Hjalmar Dentlinger (4th dan) — adult male above brown kata and kumite; Hardwick, Hunt and Sensei Dentlinger also competed in team kumite where they finished second.
Sensei Dentlinger puts the success down to a small but tight-knit group and the students willingness to learn.
He added: “We train very very hard when we do train but it’s also a very fun club where everyone is very welcoming. We’re like a community within the club and we would like to grow as much as we can. We train at the community college and the leisure centre so there’s opportunties for everyone.
“We can help you install self-confidence and a belief that anything is possible as well as the obvious skills that learning karate can teach you.”
For further information on Holsworthy Karate Club and to find out when they train, please contact Dentlinger on 07780877721 or email him at
h.dentlinger@yahoo.com

Human skull hole evolved 2 walking legs

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Humpback whale news

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Water bears

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M.R.I TEST UNCOOL

Today at north devon  district hospital i had to have a m.r.i test to look  at problems involved in mý neck problem and my mild small vessel disease in my brain.The test was alright at first as had a way to see out so less confined but the next part of test was thr hardest as was then moved right inside scanner which felt like being trapped in a coffin alive and on 2 occasions i was nearly blanking out,scary ,hopefully will not have to wait for results to long then off to see specialist. Read more. ..
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/procedures/examinations/a1161/mri-scan/

Deadman retired

If like me are a fan of wrestling you have heard of the undertaker who recently fought his last match against roman reigns at wrestlemania 33 .The undertaker has always  been one of my favourites since wff days as i enjoyed his ring  skills ,promotional videos for upcoming matches against all his opponents and especially liked the way would sit up after his fellow wrestler knock hin down .The undertaker always had a dark side which you could believe and he was a world heavyweight champion and tag team champion but its his wrestlemania record 23 -2 that stands out and like me his matches were the highlight so i sulute you and hope to see you induced in wee hall of fame ,thanks for the memories.
Read more. .
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/3240558/the-undertaker-retires-wwe-roman-reigns-win-wrestlemania/

CLASSIC MEETS PUNK ROCK .

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is releasing a 13 track album called The Anarchy Aria,s featuring singer,s from English National Opera which has favorites by The Sex Pistol,s,The Clash ,Buzzcock,s . The move to do this was inspired by Sex Pistol,s bass guitarist Glen Matlock and is due out in june this year.-READ MORE

Discovery of new predatory dinosaur species gives new insight on their evolution

Jayc Sedlmayr, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of an international team of scientists who discovered a new tyrannosaur with an unusual mode of evolution. Their findings include that Daspletosaurus horneri, or "Horner's Frightful Lizard," evolved directly from its geologically older relative, D. torosus, a rare form of evolution called anagenesis where one species gradually morphs into a new one. The research also changes the face of tyrannosaurs, which the team concluded was covered by a lipless mask of large, flat scales, with smaller patches of armor-like skin and horn, as well as a highly touch-sensitive snout. The work is published online in Nature Research's Scientific Reports.

The team, led by Thomas Carr, PhD, of Carthage College's Department of Biology, also included Dr. David Varricchio of Montana State University, Dr. Eric Roberts of James Cook University and Dr. Jason Moore of the University of New Mexico. Dr. Carr is an expert on the evolution and growth of Tyrannosaurus rex and its closest relatives, collectively called tyrannosaurs.

LSU Health New Orleans' Dr. Jayc Sedlmayr, an evolutionary biologist whose research is in evolutionary anatomy, provided the biological non-boney anatomical perspective and interpretation. -READ MORE

WEIRD BOTTLE,S FOUND ON DEVON BEACH .

The following were discovered on Woolacombe Beach,Devon  numerous small empty bottles ,some had straw,s in and had -GLOXI 10 ML -on label which is a so called height enhancer.-READ MORE ABOUT GLOXI

VELELLA OR BY THE WIND -SAILOR FOUND ON DEVON BEACH .

Thousand,s of Blue Jellyfish like creature,s known as Velella a  or by common name By-The-Wind-Sailor,s .These fish have a stiff jelly -like oval disc with a distinct sail arising from middle ,suspended from the disc,s  is a large central feeding polp with mouth, numerous tentacles around the fringe with stinging cell,s to capture prey ,grow up to 10 cm long and normally live on the ocean flor preying on small plankton.This was at Woolacombe Beach,Devon.-read more about velella

Meet SAM, the bricklaying robot

MUSIC MAKES BANANA,S GROW AT EXETER,DEVON.

Gardener,s at Exeter University have managed to cultivate banana,s by playing them electronic music track,s and chart song,s .The banana plant has been growing in the University ground,s since 2012 ans has now started to produce fruit.

Gibraltar- keep british

Gibraltar

British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and headland, on Spain's south coast. It’s dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, a 426m-high limestone ridge. First settled by the Moors in the Middle Ages and later ruled by Spain, the outpost was ceded to the British in 1713. Layers of fortifications include the remains of a 14th-century Moorish Castle and the 18th century Great Siege Tunnels, which were expanded in WWII.

Capital: Gibraltar

Dialing code: +350

Area: 6.8 km²

Population: 30,001 (2012) UNdata

Currencies: Pound sterling, Gibraltar pound

Official language: English

Points of interest

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St. Michael's Cave

Rock of Gibraltar

Europa Point

Gibraltar Botanic Gardens

WORLD,S OLDEST MEAT PROCESSING PLANT .

This meat processing plant date back to 400,000 year,s old and was discovered on a site in Agapuerca,Spain.his pre-date,s neanderthal,s and is the first known case of communal hunting in which animal,s were drove to a cave where killed.The discovery was made by analysis of teeth and some 23,000 bone,s dug up at this prehistoric bison graveyard.

TURA! Tura Satana Documentary w/ John Waters & Margaret Cho

“TURA!” is the true life story of cult movie icon & burlesque dancer TURA SATANA, chopped straight from the pages of her handwritten memoir. Best known as the star of Russ Meyer’s classic film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura stunned 1960’s movie audiences as the sexy, dominant, fast-driving, karate-wielding lesbian gang leader Varla. Her groundbreaking look, attitude, and performance were all years ahead of their time and continue to influence everyone from Quentin Tarantino and Rob Zombie to John Waters and Dita Von Teese. 

Still, Tura's screen life was nothing compared to her real life. As a child, Tura was imprisoned at Japanese American WWII internment camp Manzanar. As a pre-teen, she was the victim of a brutal, racially-motivated gang rape. But instead of letting those early tragedies destroy her, Tura flipped it around, reinventing herself into a world famous burlesque dancer, Asian American cinema hero, and most importantly, the living definition of female self-empowerment.

Featuring incredible new interviews with John Waters, Dita Von Teese & more, and narrated by Margaret Cho, TURA! will be a fascinating, thrilling white-knuckle ride through the life and career of one of the most infamous “bad girls” in cinema history. TURA! also serves to finally place Tura Satana alongside Bruce Lee in the pantheon of the most influential Asian American performers the world has ever known.

The production of this film was Tura Satana’s deathbed wish. Help her, and us, make it a reality. TURA! -- Just do it!

(This film is the AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTARY Tura Satana personally initiated prior to her death, being produced by her estate and closest friends).-READ MORE AND PLEASE SUPPORT

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