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A recent paper in the prestigious journal Nature claims to show that modern humans originated about 200,000 years ago in the region around northern Botswana . For a scientist like myself who studies human origins, this is exciting news. If correct, this paper would suggest that we finally know where our species comes from. But there are actually several reasons why I and some of my colleagues are not entirely convinced. In fact, there’s good reason to believe that our species doesn’t even have a single origin. The scientists behind the new research studied genetic data from many individuals from the KhoeSan peoples of southern Africa, who are thought to live where their ancestors have lived for hundreds of thousands of years. The researchers used their new data together with existing information about people all around the world (including other areas traditionally associated with the origins of humankind) to reconstruct in detail the branching of the human family tree. We can thi

The View 3 Pro is a lower mid-range smartphone from value-focused French manufacturer Wiko. It features a 6.3-inch IPS display with FHD+ resolution and a Mediatek Helio P60 chipset. Its 128Gb of internal storage can be expanded via an SD card slot. On the imaging side of things, the device offers a triple-camera setup that includes a 12Mp wide-angle with a 27mm-equivalent focal length lens, and a 13Mp ultra-wide-angle lens that has a 16mm-equivalent field of view . The third camera is a depth sensor that is predominantly used to create the bokeh simulation in portrait mode. Wiko is a brand name that is not familiar to everyone; let’s see how the View 3 Pro fared in our DXOMARK Camera testing. Key camera specifications: Triple-camera setup Primary: 12Mp 1/2.9″, 27mm-equivalent f/2- aperture lens, PDAF Ultra-wide: 13Mp sensor, 16mm-equivalent f/2.2-aperture lens 5Mp depth sensor LED flash 1080p at 30fps video About DXOMARK Camera tests : For scoring and analysis in our smar

The Fairphone 3 is the latest modular offering from the Amsterdam-based Fairphone company. For those unfamiliar with Fairphone devices, they are designed to allow users to easily replace parts (battery, camera, speaker, screen, etc.) so as to extend their life and reduce their impact on the planet. The single camera comes with a 12MP sensor and f/1.8 lens. The device runs on the Android 9 OS, is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor, and comes with 4 GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (along with a slot for a microSD card). Read on to see how the Fairphone 3 performed in our DXOMARK Camera tests. Key camera specifications: Single camera 12MP sensor 27mm-equivalent, f/1.8 aperture lens Dual- pixel PDAF Dual-LED flash 4K video @ 30fps About DXOMARK Camera tests : For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DXOMARK engineers capture and evaluate over 1600 test images and more than 2 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor an

As the film Ghostbusters showed, true believers in the supernatural rarely prosper in the scientific establishment. Throughout history, scientists who entertained theories on ghosts, magic and the afterlife were discredited by their peers and condemned for tarnishing the rational foundations of the discipline. Even Isaac Newton carefully downplayed his interest in alchemy to preserve his reputation as the father of modern science. Victorian Britain experienced the golden age of the literary ghost story – when imaginations ran wild at the very thought of the supernatural. But at the same time, there seemed no dark corner that a rational, scientific mind couldn’t illuminate. Researchers such as John Ferriar and Samuel Hibbert were keen to clear up all the talk of phantoms. With their scientific remedy to hauntings and apparitions, the Ghostbusters may have found a favourable audience in Victorian Britain. Urko Dorronsoro/Wikipedia , CC BY-SA These pioneering physicians interprete

Announced in May 2019, the Honor 20 Pro is the latest top-end device from Huawei’s budget-friendly sub-brand. The phone’s specifications are impressive, featuring a 6.26-inch LCD, a high-end Kirin 980 chipset, and 8Gb of RAM. Its quad-cam setup performed admirably in our rear camera tests—ahead of some of the more expensive flagship competitors. Its front camera features a high- resolution 32MP sensor coupled to an f/2 lens for stills, and 1080p video with gyroscope-enabled Electronic Stabilization ( EIS ). Read on to see if the Honor 20 Pro can also punch above its weight in our DXOMARK Selfie tests. Key front camera specifications: 32 Mp sensor with 0.8µm pixels f/2.0- aperture lens 1080p/30fps video with gyro EIS About DXOMARK Selfie tests : For scoring and analysis in our smartphone front camera reviews, DXOMARK engineers capture and evaluate over 1500 test images and more than 2 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor and outdoor scenes, u