February 2019

Various populations of hominins lived in Denisova Cave

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Two articles published in the journal “Nature” show various discoveries about the first human beings who lived in Siberia. Two teams of researchers led by Dr. Katerina Douka and Professor Zenobia Jacobs used different dating methods that suggest that Denisova Cave in Siberia have been occupied since at least 200,000 years ago by Denisovans but the earliest hominins may have lived there 300,000 years ago.

manda Grayson (Mia Kirshner) and Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) in Point of Light (Image courtesy CBS / Netflix. All rights reserved)

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“Point of Light” is the 3rd episode of the 2nd season of the TV show “Star Trek: Discovery” and follows “New Eden”.

The investigation by the crew of the USS Discovery shows increasingly complex ramifications after Amanda Grayson (Mia Kirshner) arrives on the starship. The cosmic signals have been seen by someone among the Klingons as an omen and that adds fuel to the struggle for power.