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1. Rethinking the orangutan

   The critically endangered orangutan—one of human’s closet living relatives—has become a symbol of wild nature’s vulnerability in the face of human actions and an icon of rainforest conservation.

2. The Conversation: Most humans haven’t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates – here’s why

   Evolutionary biologists Dr Laura Buck and Dr Kyoko Yamaguchi write in The Conversation on how human species (hominins) have coped with cold climates over the millennia.

3. Join the LJMU Part-time Jobs Fair and Boost Your Career Prospects!

   Meet an impressive line up of employers at the Part-time Jobs Fair on Friday, September 29, from 12.00 PM to 2.00 PM at the Student Life Building.

4. LJMU celebrates Paralympics with Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

   Sport experts at LJMU are backing the transformational power of the Paralympic Games, which start today in Tokyo.

5. World’s rarest great ape virtually wiped out in a century

   The survival of the worlds rarest great ape the Tapanuli Orangutan is hanging in the balance, according to a team of scientists.

6. LJMU launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA)

   LJMU were joined by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL & Professor Greg Whyte to launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA Network) this month.

7. Stars’ odd behaviour gives up hidden black holes

   Black hole hunters are turning detective to uncover hidden behemoths in Space.

8. Neanderthals made tools from lion bones

   Study in Scientific Reports by LJMU and scientists from Belgium

9. Man killed by quartz arrow 12,000 years ago

   Dr Alex Wilshaw, LJMU paleoanthropologist in the Forensic Research Institute co-authors study of remains of ancient hunter-gatherer killed by a quartz-tipped arrow

10. Prehistoric predators kept large animals in check and shaped ecosystem

    Our prehistoric ancestors may have had large carnivores – giant lions, saber-tooth cats, bears and hyenas up to twice the size of their modern relatives – to thank for an abundance and diversity of plants and wildlife.