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Xi and Putin talk up growth of their Eurasian bloc organisation as counterweight to Nato

At Nato’s 75th anniversary summit there has been, as you’d expect, a lot of attention on Russia’s war against Ukraine. It’s undoubtedly the most significant immediate challenge to Nato with wider implications for the rest of the globe.

The Conversation

Archaeologists have traced the origin of the horse and why humans ride them

Researchers believe the very earliest horse ancestors arose in North America

The Independent UK

A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia

Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people travelling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into Australia and New Guinea.

The Conversation

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10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health

Around 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health.

LiveScience

Early humans lived on 'Persian plateau' for 20,000 years after leaving Africa, study suggests

After early humans traveled out of Africa 70,000 years ago, they had a "hub" on the so-called Persian plateau, a new study suggests.

LiveScience

The war in Ukraine holds two lessons: Russia isn’t an imminent threat, and Europe must rearm regardless

Only a Europe truly able to defend itself can break its dependence on a US whose policies damage its security, says Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia programme at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

The Guardian - UK

Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool

Dogs have been in the Americas for more than 10,000 years. They were already domesticated when they came from Eurasia with the first people to reach North America. In the coastal parts of present-day Washington state and southwestern British Columbia, archaeologists have found dog remains dating back as far as…

The Conversation

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Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula

Huge ash columns have erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano and forced authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula

The Independent UK

How a 6.3 magnitude quake caused another of same intensity

Unusual 6.3 magnitude quake strikes NW of Herat, Afghanistan. Occurred due to thrust faulting near Hindu Kush Mt. range. Followed by 30 min later quake of same intensity. Half-dozen aftershocks. Oct 11 saw another 6.3 magnitude quake. Caused by horizontal compressive stresses, one block moves up relative to other. Occurred…

The Hindu

Scientific breakthrough confirms how early man left Africa 84,000 years ago

Early humans navigated along river channels while on their way to Eurasia, it’s been claimed

The Independent UK

Study Shows Humans Migrated To Europe During Prehistoric Warm Spell

Pollen analysis reveals ancient forests supported early human migration to Siberia and Eurasia

Zenger

Something changed about cyclone formation in the 1990s | Explained

Climate scientists are examining whether observed changes in climate variables, such as decreasing monsoon rainfall, increasing extreme rainfall, droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones, are trends, shifts, or decadal cycles. These distinctions are important for how we plan for resources, such as water, crops, and energy. A new study suggests a shift…

The Hindu

What caused the rare deadly earthquake in Morocco?

Experts believe the African plate moved north and collided with the Eurasian plate, causing the quake.

Al Jazeera

Eurasian foreign ministers gather in India on regional security

Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathered in India on Thursday to discuss regional security matters, including adding Iran and Belarus to a union of nations seen as a counterweight to Western influence in Eurasia.

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Saudi Arabia Boosts Ties with China, Eurasian Countries

Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), state news agency SPA said. The SCO is a political and security union of countries spanning much of Eurasia, including China, India and Russia. Formed in 2001 by…

The Independent UK

Carbon emissions from boreal forest fires rose in 2021

Smoke from wildfires that burned frosty, northern forests of North America and Eurasia in 2021 contributed the most to global fire carbon emissions since 2000, according to a new study

The Conversation

Birds evolve different body temperatures in different climates

During the northern hemisphere summer of 2022, yet another round of extreme heat waves roasted Eurasia, North America and northern Africa – a stark reminder that these conditions are becoming the new normal.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Putin's failure will pave the way for China's rise to pre-eminence in Eurasia

What had been suspected for some time has now come out into the open: China has “concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While this is hardly a big surprise, the source and venue of this admission is. Few would have expected Vladimir Putin himself to make such a statement –…

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Three survivors rescued after nine die climbing icy Russian volcano

The three surviving members of a Russian tour group stranded in freezing winds on Eurasia's highest active volcano were rescued on Tuesday, the regional emergency ministry said, after nine died on their way to the summit.

Daily Mirror

Eight killed after falling 13,000ft off highest active volcano in Europe and Asia

Four died instantly following falling at 13,000ft off Eurasia's highest active volcano, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, as another two tragically died shortly afterwards according to local media

The Conversation

Birds migrate along ancient routes – here are the latest high-tech tools scientists are using to study their amazing journeys

Although it still feels like beach weather across much of North America, billions of birds have started taking wing for one of nature’s great spectacles: fall migration. Birds fly south from the northern U.S. and Canada to wintering grounds in the southern U.S., Caribbean and Latin America, sometimes covering thousands…

The Conversation

Ukrainian people are resisting the centuries-old force of Russian imperialism - Ukraine war at 6 months

The war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has been described in many ways – an attempt to recreate the USSR, a militant attempt to create a new Eurasia civilization, or a proxy war between Russia and the West. But whatever Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions and aspirations were in…

The Hindu

Bringing Eurasia closer

The International North South Transport Corridor, which aims to bring Eurasia closer together, is a laudable initiative

The Independent UK

Spread of cold sores traced back to Bronze Age boom in kissing

Research suggests spread of HSV-1 strain of herpes virus coincides with mass migration – and the cultural import of smooching – from Eurasia to Europe around 5,000 years ago

The Independent UK

Spread of cold sores traced back to Bronze Age and advent of kissing – study

Research suggests the HSV-1 strain behind facial herpes arose in the wake of vast migrations of people from Eurasia to Europe around 5,000 years ago.

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