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Building lives through blocks: the history of building blocks from wood to Lego

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Did you know one of your favourite toys as a child had a history worth hundreds of years? Building blocks have always played an important part in education, childhood development, and creative play for centuries. These simple yet profound learning tools have evolved from handcrafted wooden cubes to sophisticated digital and interactive sets, all […]

From rooms to boats to doorstep delivery, diving into the history of the moving libraries of India

February 17, 2025February 18, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Libraries have existed around the world for centuries. When I was in around third grade, I stumbled upon something new and exciting as a bookworm and a travelling enthusiast. A ship. And not just any ship, a ship called Logos Hope. What’s special about this fleet, you may ask? For an eight-year-old who adored […]

Ancient armoured worm could be ancestor of three major living animal groups

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] A well-preserved fossilised worm from over 518 million years could be the ancestor of three major groups of living animals, according to an international team including researchers from the University of Bristol, University of Oxford and the Natural History Museum. According to the University of Bristol, the creature is called Wufengella bengtsoni, and the […]

Australian fish fossils get to the heart of vertebrate evolution

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Scientists in Australia have unearthed beautifully preserved fossilized hearts and other internal organs of ancient armored fish in a discovery that provides insight into the evolution of the bodies of vertebrates – including humans. The researchers on Thursday described the heart, the organ that pumps blood through the body’s circulatory system, in fish called […]

Our first steps? Fossil may boost case for earliest ancestor

August 25, 2022August 26, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Twenty years ago, scientists discovered a 7-million-year-old skull that they concluded belonged to a creature who walked upright and was our earliest known ancestor. Not everyone was convinced. Now, the researchers are back with more evidence they say strengthens their case. Their new study published Wednesday analyzed arm and leg fossils found near the […]

Pivotal evolutionary change helped pave the way for human speech

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distinguishing people from other primates that may underpin a capability indispensable to humankind – speaking. Researchers said on Thursday an examination of the voice box, known as the larynx, in 43 species of primates showed that humans differ from apes and monkeys in lacking an […]