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Juliette Brophy, LSU paleoanthropologist, explains to us her research that helped identify a newly-discovered human ancestor, the Homo Naledi. This new…
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When local authorities find a decomposed body they can’t identify, what do they do?Well, they send it to the LSU FACES Laboratory.“It goes through a…
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On the corner of Dr. Juliet Brophy's desk is a skull fossil. "We have Australopithecus africanus, known as Mrs. Ples, that’s my favorite fossil. Everytime…
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Women, particularly pregnant women around the world, have been known to crave "white dirt." A filmmaker explores the hidden practice in the South, where baggies of the stuff are sold at flea markets.