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Over the Labor Day weekend, the New Horizons probe shifted into data delivery mode to send massive amounts of data back to earth. 

 the first of the images from this data delivery that will continue through the summer of 2016. 

This weekend follow the aspirations of the new Ukrainian police force, explore a possible new human evolutionary ancestor, and watch carnivorous Hawaiian caterpillars hunt.

Two thousand newly trained Ukrainian police officers hope to reclaim faith in law enforcement from the past corruption of the 'militsiya' national police.  

Homo naledi: Scientists claim to have discovered a new ancient hominid species

This week, scientists said they discovered a new species that they are calling Homo naledi. The bones that spurred this discovery were found deep in a South African cave. 

To learn more about our convoluted evolution, explore the 

blurry picture of the hominid family tree

A single protein is the root of Dengue's virulence

The human immune system's response to this particular viral protein might allow the creation of a  vaccine based on the protein. 

 (sometimes referred to as 'mad cow disease') discovered a possible link with Alzheimer's disease and possible prion transmission under extraordinary circumstances. 



University of Edinburgh physicist Cait MacPhee has been experimenting with bacterial proteins in place of traditional emulsifiers to slow the melting of ice cream. 

NASA releases entire 1970s Graphics Standard Manual online for free

Last week a Kickstarter campaign started to attempt to republish the iconic 1970s NASA graphics style guide, and seemingly in response 


Meet Jason Scott, one of the people that are devoted to preserving documents, manuals, and and other artifacts before they are swallowed by the ravages of time.  

Bizarre beasts living in Romania's poison cave


In a cave, filled with low oxygen air laden with hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide, a thriving ecosystem defies convention relying upon chemicals not the sun for the foundation of their food chain.

National Geographic reshapes itself with Fox deal

, the trend of partnerships between prominent non-profit media continues. 

• Carnivorous caterpillars from National Geographic

Carnivorous Caterpillars | World's Weirdest

Space whiskey, aged on the International Space Station, returns for evaluation

The initial report about the space-aged whiskey is that it was "not particularly good." 

NanoRacks Brings Ardbeg Distillery’s Research to Space Station

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This weekend follow the aspirations of the new Ukrainian police force, explore a possible new human evolutionary ancestor, and watch carnivorous Hawaiian caterpillars hunt.


NASA | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | Southwest Research Institute

Prof. Lee Berger kisses Homo naledi skull

New Ukrainian police, proteins, and killer caterpillars: Your weekend reading list

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