Marine geophysicist Jenny Anne Barretto has discovered another unique feature within the Philippines’ Benham Rise – the world’s largest caldera. The Benham Rise, also known as the Philippine Rise, is Luzon Island’s natural submarine prolongation that spans 3,000-3,500 meters below sea level. Philippine marine scientists say it is home to at least 200 fish species, […]
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University of the Philippines-led international archaeology team discovers new human species Homo luzonensis in Callao Cave
University of the Philippines (UP) professor Armand Salvador B. Mijares today presented to media the findings of an international multidisciplinary team’s discovery of a new hominin species, Homo luzonensis, a new human species contemporaneous with Homo sapiens dubbed “Ubag” (nickname from a mythical cave man). The Callao Cave Archaeology Project report received by Good News […]
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