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Scientists have traditionally discounted oral traditions, such as stories of floods and other catastrophes, but now a new study has shown that they should be given much more respect. It shows that Australian Aboriginal oral traditions accurately depict not only the rise of global sea levels, but also their timing, from between 7,000 to 13,000 years ago.
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In one of the most fantastic finds in the history of paleontology, scientists have discovered 15 skeletons of a previously unknown human ancestor in South Africa. The skeletons are believed to be 2.5 million years old, and are believed to have either been buried in the cave or to have died there for unknown reasons. Farther back in the cave, there appear to be many more skeletons. Because the cave is called Rising Star Cave, the species has been named "homo naledi." "Naledi" means "star" in the regional Sesotho language. The skeletons were found behind a large stone known as the Dragon’s Back.
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