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Not all Neanderthals were ‘cavemen’: half were women. What can archaeologists tell us about how they lived?

https://aeon.co/essays/what-do-we-know-about-the-lives-of-neanderthal-women?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=08a5730530-

Will 2021 Be the Year for Environmental Justice Legislation? States Are Already Leading the Way

 The new state laws address the disproportionate impact of climate change and pollution on communities of color. Joe Biden is promising to do the same in Washington.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15012021/environmental-justice-in-2021-legislation/?mc_cid=8155ca99e3&mc_eid=8b3219c7d6

Global Warming has Pushed Western States into a “Forever Drought”

Water experts say that worsening drought conditions across the nation may be here to stay. Extreme drought conditions in western states like Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico were once a semi-centennial occurrence, happening every 50 years. Now, these droughts are a common occurrence that disproportionately burdens low-income communities.

https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/global-warming-has-pushed-western-states-into-a-forever-drought/?mc_cid=0ff664852f&mc_eid=8b3219c7d6

A Question Hidden in the Platypus Genome: Are We the Weird Ones?

 Researchers have produced the most comprehensive platypus genome yet, as well as that of another monotreme, an echidna.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/science/platypus-genome-echidna.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210110&instance_id=25857&nl=the-morning&regi_id=115302112&segment_id=48890&te=1&user_id=bab0c19885770a26df4b52a3219e751a