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Why Neanderthals had big noses

London, Oct 28 : Anthropologists have suggested that Neanderthals had big noses because of the degree to which their face used to jut forward, indicating that the odd feature was a fluke of evolution, not some grand adaptation.

The Neanderthal nose has been a matter of befuddlement for anthropologists, who point out that modern cold-adapted humans have narrow noses to moisten and warm air as it enters the lung, and reduce water and heat loss during exhalation.

Big noses tend to be found in people whose ancestors evolved in tropical climates, where a large nasal opening helps cool the body.

But Neanderthals go against this trend, according to Tim Weaver, a palaeoanthropologist at the University of California, Davis.

Astronauts wouldn’t need to wear spacesuits in NASA’s new Moon rover

Astronauts wouldn’t need to wear spacesuits in NASA’s new Moon roverLondon, Oct 28 : NASA has unveiled a new lunar rover that aims to transform space exploration by allowing astronauts to roam large distances without cumbersome spacesuits when they return to the Moon by 2020.

According to a report in New Scientist, a team of scientists is testing the Small Pressurized Rover Concept vehicle, which resembles a small, futuristic recreational vehicle mounted on six sets of wheels. 

Britney Spears set to relive her breakdown on the big screen

Britney SpearsLondon, Oct 28 : After experiencing one of the most harrowing times in her life, pop princess Britney Spears is all set to go through it again, but this time on the big screen.

Spears, 26, is all set to star in a film biopic of her catastrophic life, especially after the good reviews she got for the sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

The film will be directed by Brit director Phil Griffin, whose recent music videos include Rehab and Back to Black for Amy Winehouse.

The strangest places amorous couples have sex revealed!

London, Oct 28 : When overwhelmed with desire, British couples don’t care about the place they end up romping in.

A new study has revealed the weirdest of places where lovers have been caught getting frisky, which include canal path, police station and even a church, reports The Sun.

Here are some of the very unlikely places that couples have been spotted making it out—

Canal Path— Scots Gareth Black and Clair Muir were caught sharing a moment of passion in broad daylight by policeman on the bank of Falkirk''s Union Canal. It was the locals who called the police after spotting them from their windows.

Britney Spears set to relive her breakdown on the big screen

London, Oct 28 : After experiencing one of the most harrowing times in her life, pop princess Britney Spears is all set to go through it again, but this time on the big screen.

Spears, 26, is all set to star in a film biopic of her catastrophic life, especially after the good reviews she got for the sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

The film will be directed by Brit director Phil Griffin, whose recent music videos include Rehab and Back to Black for Amy Winehouse.

Brits have at least nine sexual partners on average in their lifetimes

London, Oct 28 : You can call them experimenting or promiscuous, but according to a sex poll, an average Briton has had at least nine sexual partners.

The survey, conducted by ICM Research in Sept 2008 interviewed a sample of 1,044 UK adults, above 16 years of age.

The participants were asked to complete a confidential questionnaire, which was then placed in a sealed envelope. Also, the researchers conducted Interviews across the country and weighed the results to the profile of all adults.

According to the survey, only 20 per cent of the population have had more than 10 sexual partners, reports The Guardian.

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