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When did sweet potatoes arrive in the Pacific – Expert Reaction

When did sweet potatoes arrive in the Pacific – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 April 201813 February 2019

New research has cast doubt on the theory that the presence of sweet potatoes in Polynesia indicates early contact with […]

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New Zealanders shed light on Madagascar’s genetic mystery

In the News  |  Published: 22 March 201222 March 2012

New research from a Massey University computational biologist has estimated that the island of Madagascar was settled by  just 30 […]

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Sunday Star Times: Jessica Alba wins in the mathematics of sex appeal

In the News  |  Published: 30 August 2010

According to research conducted by a Wellingtonian anthropologist, men find women with waist-to-hip ratios of 0.7 most attractive. The ratio […]

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Dom Post: Intriguing new branches broaden the human family tree

In the News  |  Published: 12 April 201015 April 2010

Bob Brockie writes in the Dominion Post about the recent fossil discoveries which suggest that modern humanity lived with several […]

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