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Americans Fall Short of Global Leaders on the Height Chart

by Malcolm Ritter AP Science WriterJuly 26, 2016

In this 2015 photo provided by Texas A&M's Center for the Study of the First Americans, divers investigate the Page-Ladson archaeological site in Florida. Scientists say artifacts found deep underwater in a Florida sinkhole show people lived in that area some 14,500 years ago. That makes it the earliest well-documented site for human presence in the southeastern U.S., and important for understanding the settling of the Americas, experts said. (S. Joy/CSFA via AP)

First Snowbirds? Florida Discovery Shows People Lived There 14,500 Years Ago

by Malcolm Ritter AP Science WriterMay 13, 2016

This 2012 photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution and the Liang Bua Team shows Liang Bua, a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, as the Liang Bua Team prepares for new archaeological excavations. In 2004, researchers reported that evolutionary cousins of modern humans, nicknamed hobbits, lived until fairly recently in the cave. Now a new study indicates they died out much earlier than originally believed. (Smithsonian Digitization Program Office and Liang Bua Team via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Hobbit’ Fossils Older Than Thought

by Malcolm Ritter AP Science WriterMarch 31, 2016

The Electron micrographs of clusters of JCVI-Syn 3.0 cells magnified about 15,000 times. This is the world’s first minimal bacterial cell. Its synthetic genome contains only 473 genes. Surprisingly, the functions of 149 of those genes are unknown.

Stripped-Down Microbe May Hint at Secrets of Life

by Malcolm Ritter AP Science WriterMarch 26, 2016