http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4643312.stm

Researchers have found that the shape of the human skull has changed significantly over the past 650 years.

Modern people possess less prominent features but higher foreheads than our medieval ancestors.

Writing in the British Dental Journal, the team took careful measurements of groups of skulls spanning across 30 generations.

The scientists said the differences between past and present skull shapes were "striking".

Plague victims

The team used radiographic films of skulls to record extensive measurements taken by a computer.

They looked at 30 skulls dating from the mid-14th Century. They had come from the unlucky victims of the plague. The skulls had been excavated from plague pits in the 1980s in London.

Another 54 skulls examined by the team were recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose which sank off the south coast of England in 1545.

All the skulls were compared with 31 recent orthodontic records from the School of Dentistry in Birmingham.

The two principal differences discovered were that our ancestors had more prominent features, but their cranial vault - the distance measured from the eyes to the top of the skull - was smaller.

Dr Peter Rock, lead author of the study and director of orthodontistry at Birmingham University, told the BBC News website: "The astonishing finding is the increased cranial vault heights.

"The increase is very considerable. For example, the vault height of the plague skulls were 80mm, and the modern ones were 95mm - that's in the order of 20% bigger, which is really rather a lot."

He suggests that the increase in size may be due to an increase in mental capacity over the ages.

Repatriating bones

The study of human remains has previously fallen into controversy, and a report commissioned by the UK government called for human remains to be repatriated where possible.

The ancient skulls used in this study, from which the radiographic films were taken, have either been reburied or are now housed in museums.

Professor Robert Foley is director of the Leverhulme Centre for Evolutionary Studies at Cambridge University, and sat on a government working group which has drawn up guidelines on working with human remains.

"The study of human remains can provide vital information about our past. There is a huge interest in our biological past - both from an evolutionary and a historical point of view - and research into human bones can tell us a great deal," he said.

"This new research shows how bones, and even the records of bones, can provide more knowledge to the scientific community, and ultimately the public."
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i keep hearing rumors of an new blue gender series is this true (how can they contine it if you seen the ending you will understanding, unless it set at the same time) can please tell me if it is true on not

The forum software has just been upgraded (vBulletin Version 3.5.3), thanks for being patient during the downtime

If you notice any anomalies please let me know by posting in this thread. Thanks!

I've noticed in the handhelds section lots of people talking about the DS version.My question to you is this:Have you ever played the GC version?What do you think of it?How far have you got?

So far,i need to pay off the 798,000 bells mortgage and am trying to catch the rest of the fish and bugs,so i can get the gold net.

A Nei's Claw!

Here are a few funny pics I have done on Photoshop. I hope you enjoy them.

Tony Hildeblair:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b199/m...eblair.jpg

Rag Rapper:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b199/m...Rapper.jpg

Platform: PSO: Blue Burst

I am looking for one of the following (preferably lower level, since I doubt I can afford a 200). I would prefer stats with as much Power as possable, with a good amount of Dexterity, no mind boosts, and as little defense boost as possable.

A small note...I haven't totally decided if I want to have a Shifta/Deband or Invincability power when my Mag hits a full photon bar, but at the moment, the Shifta/Deband one seems better for my RaCast (hence why that ones in the preffered slot, and the invincibility ones are in the try slot). If you have any other ideas for good Mags for RaCast, lemme know ^_^

Ones I want preferably: Chu Chu, Deva, Diwari, Pushan, Rati, Rukmin, Savitri

Ones I will also try to get: Madhu, Marica, Varaha, Pian, RoboChao, Dreamcast, Hamburger, Kapu Kapu

Things I have to trade:
104,832 Meseta
Guilty Light +8
Lord's Berdys +8
Varista +25
Visk-235W
Nice Shot
Grass Assassin's Arms
Yahoo's! Engine
Mind Material x2
(I also have HP Material x2, but on another character. I know some people are uncomfortable with doing a trade with two different characters, because of the opportunity to steal items)

ALL of my item's are legit ^_^

I don't know if I can really afford any of those (some of them I know are rare as hell, which is why I'm listing so many, some aren't that rare), but I will trade any/everything listed for any one of those (although I would prefer one in the prefered list...obviously.) ^_^

If you would rather find me in-game, i'll be hanging around Hyperion-07 (block 07 also), since almost nobody ever goes there, lol. Oh, and if I have no shot at buying any of those for what I have listed, please let me know =/ although I would think it's enough for a level 100 one...

NOTE: Please respond here: http://boards.sega.com/psobb/viewtopic.p...934#616934 I moved my thread there since somebody said theres more traders there. I wont be checking this thread again

Just wanted to know whether i can play blue burst offline,as i want to get it,but i need to get a broadband adaptor.If i can't play offline,i guess i'll have to get PSU instead.

A thread simalar to the ones i found one the BB boards, lets see who has the highest level Chars in each class, just say if you can beat the current level and i'll update this post!
Oh and stick the platform on too, i'll be using my BB Chars as my GC ones dont get used a huge amount anymore.

HUmar:: HUGO lv 176 Luke Lv 156 Chaos lv 200 Sephiroth lv 200
HUcast: - Lv 0
HUcaseal: - Lv 0
HUnewearl: Tiffany Lv 153 Lucinda-Mafa Lv 152 Shade Lv 109
RAmar: BLIZZARD Lv 23
RAmarl: - Lv 0
RAcast: - Lv 0
RAcaseal:Tafi Lv 76
FOmar:Lucieus Lv 118 Chaos lv 178 Lance lv81
FOmarl: - Lv 0
FOnewm: - Lv 0
FOnewearl: - Lv 0

Blue Burst
Gamecube
Xbox
Dreamcast

so, whats the 3 best melee weapons that will do exert the maximum amount of ATP on an enemy in a single combo of normal hits when they all hit that a RA can use legitly? i have my eye on the rika's claw, cos it looks teh shizz, but the RAmars claw combo... could be better, and its quite rare, and i havent looked at any multi hitting weapons. so... what are the top 3 ATP output during a combo weapons a RA can use?