Ancient figurine may show sexual encounter between woman and goose
The 12,000-year-old clay figurine from Nahal Ein Gev II depicting a woman and a goose, accompanied by an artistic reconstruction…
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Personalized mRNA Vaccines Will Revolutionize Cancer Treatment—If Federal Funding Cuts Don’t Doom Them
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12,000-year-old clay figurine from Israel shows male goose mounting a squatting woman, according to archaeologists
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Woodpecker hammering is a full-body affair
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New ‘Transformer’ humanoid robot can launch a shapeshifting drone off its back — watch it in action
A Symphony of Robotic Motion – Collaboration Between Caltech & TII – YouTube Watch On Caltech engineers have developed a…