Ayna Lile
@aynalile.bsky.social
Writer of fiction from Norway. Former veteran-journalist
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My latest archaeology coverage for @arstechnica.com, in which Neanderthals continue to be fascinating. 🧪
Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons
Neanderthals were apparently no easier on their art supplies than modern kids.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My latest archaeology coverage for @arstechnica.com, in which Neanderthals continue to be fascinating. 🧪
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Scariest Halloween outfit... ;)
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Scariest Halloween outfit... ;)
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Hybrid Neanderthal-human moms may have carried an allele that caused problems for their offspring. 🧪🏺
Differences in red blood cells may have 'hastened the extinction' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests
Gene variants in red blood cell function may have doomed the hybrid babies of Neanderthals and modern humans.
www.livescience.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hybrid Neanderthal-human moms may have carried an allele that caused problems for their offspring. 🧪🏺
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Ny Ozzy-anekdote. Denne da han kom tilbake til Amerika etter å ha brukket rygg og mye annet i firhjulingulykke.
October 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ny Ozzy-anekdote. Denne da han kom tilbake til Amerika etter å ha brukket rygg og mye annet i firhjulingulykke.
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Archeologists Find 400,000 Year Old Carved Mammoth Tusks That Are The Oldest Examples Of Carved Ivory twistedsifter.com/2025/09/arch...
Archeologists Find 400,000 Year Old Carved Mammoth Tusks That Are The Oldest Examples Of Carved Ivory
Imagine the life our ancient ancestors lived
twistedsifter.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Archeologists Find 400,000 Year Old Carved Mammoth Tusks That Are The Oldest Examples Of Carved Ivory twistedsifter.com/2025/09/arch...
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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Venice is a tapestry of culture— and a mighty winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian republic, across the city.
Possibly the most famous version is a bronze statue standing atop a column in the Piazzetta adjoining St. Mark’s Square — and now, researchers think the statue was made in China.
Possibly the most famous version is a bronze statue standing atop a column in the Piazzetta adjoining St. Mark’s Square — and now, researchers think the statue was made in China.
Venice’s famous winged lion statue is actually Chinese, scientists say | CNN
To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, waterways, bell towers, red roofs — and a mighty winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian republic, carved into structures across the c...
cnn.it
September 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Venice is a tapestry of culture— and a mighty winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian republic, across the city.
Possibly the most famous version is a bronze statue standing atop a column in the Piazzetta adjoining St. Mark’s Square — and now, researchers think the statue was made in China.
Possibly the most famous version is a bronze statue standing atop a column in the Piazzetta adjoining St. Mark’s Square — and now, researchers think the statue was made in China.
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if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities
September 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities
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She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩
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Private Eye hits the nail on the head
July 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Private Eye hits the nail on the head
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My mum was complaining that her fitbit app was broken because the slider next to her distance goal never moved. I explained that’s because she’d set her daily walking distance to 7,500km
June 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My mum was complaining that her fitbit app was broken because the slider next to her distance goal never moved. I explained that’s because she’d set her daily walking distance to 7,500km
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The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), Rio Lobo (1970), The Long Goodbye (1973), Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1977). All movies written or co-written by Leigh Brackett. Read about her approach to screenwriting. gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-they-wri... #movies #screenwriting
June 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), Rio Lobo (1970), The Long Goodbye (1973), Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1977). All movies written or co-written by Leigh Brackett. Read about her approach to screenwriting. gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-they-wri... #movies #screenwriting
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Moron or Idiot would work perfectly fine now if you’re in charge of the whole country!!
😅🤣😂😅🤣😂
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May 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Moron or Idiot would work perfectly fine now if you’re in charge of the whole country!!
😅🤣😂😅🤣😂
😅🤣😂😅🤣😂
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ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
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Someday, everyone will have their own podcast.
April 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Someday, everyone will have their own podcast.
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
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A great summary of recent research revealing that humans have hunted communally for hundreds of thousands of years. Beautiful artwork too - not AI! - by David Palumbo showing women & children engaged in the hunt too.
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
Ancient horse hunts challenge ideas of ‘modern’ human behavior
An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.
www.sciencenews.org
April 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A great summary of recent research revealing that humans have hunted communally for hundreds of thousands of years. Beautiful artwork too - not AI! - by David Palumbo showing women & children engaged in the hunt too.
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
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Def Leppard releases “Pour Some Sugar On Me” as a single 37 years ago today.
It wasn’t expected to be a hit, said Phil Collen, but “strippers in Florida — God’s honest truth — started requesting it, because it was a great song to strip to, to dance to .. It took off from there. The album went #1.”
It wasn’t expected to be a hit, said Phil Collen, but “strippers in Florida — God’s honest truth — started requesting it, because it was a great song to strip to, to dance to .. It took off from there. The album went #1.”
April 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Def Leppard releases “Pour Some Sugar On Me” as a single 37 years ago today.
It wasn’t expected to be a hit, said Phil Collen, but “strippers in Florida — God’s honest truth — started requesting it, because it was a great song to strip to, to dance to .. It took off from there. The album went #1.”
It wasn’t expected to be a hit, said Phil Collen, but “strippers in Florida — God’s honest truth — started requesting it, because it was a great song to strip to, to dance to .. It took off from there. The album went #1.”
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A lightning storm dances above Hiratsuka, #Japan in this timelapse.
Each bolt traces the raw energy of the atmosphere.
Lightning can heat the air to over 30,000°C, five times hotter than the sun’s surface.
Each bolt traces the raw energy of the atmosphere.
Lightning can heat the air to over 30,000°C, five times hotter than the sun’s surface.
April 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A lightning storm dances above Hiratsuka, #Japan in this timelapse.
Each bolt traces the raw energy of the atmosphere.
Lightning can heat the air to over 30,000°C, five times hotter than the sun’s surface.
Each bolt traces the raw energy of the atmosphere.
Lightning can heat the air to over 30,000°C, five times hotter than the sun’s surface.
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How Ice Age Humans Mastered Fire During the Coldest Era in History. Learn more about how a geoarchaeological discovery from 26,000 years ago is rewriting the history of fire.
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
How Ice Age Humans Mastered Fire During the Coldest Era in History
Learn more about how a geoarchaeological discovery from 26,000 years ago is rewriting the history of fire.
www.discovermagazine.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
How Ice Age Humans Mastered Fire During the Coldest Era in History. Learn more about how a geoarchaeological discovery from 26,000 years ago is rewriting the history of fire.
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
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