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Finding Toumai Man, the oldest hominid, in Chad [PALEONTOLOGY, July 22] fits in well with the theory of punctuated equilibrium developed by paleontologists Niles Eldridge and Stephen Jay Gould. [The theory explains why new species, rather than evolving gradually over millions of years, seem to suddenly appear in the fossil record, punctuating long periods of species stability, or equilibrium.] The Toumai fossil could have been a member of a peripherally isolated community that evolved into our oldest ancestors. You reported that several modern-looking hominids coexisted, and this also jibes with the introduction of members of an isolated community into...
...longer, healthier lives. They are living them differently ... In some places it seems a wholly different, more leisurely universe, full of choices and passions long delayed. There is Hulda Crooks, 91, who has climbed 97 mountains since she turned 65, most recently Mount Fuji in Japan. And Dentist James Jay, 74, who finished, along with 51 other septuagenarians and four octogenarians, that 26-mile ribbon of pain, the New York City Marathon ... But these days, many of those over 65 who prepared themselves for a life of leisure found they were not cut out for it. For them, the greatest...
...their instructors is Jay Jensen, 69, a retired drama teacher who now works as a drama coach and teaches music appreciation, as well as English as a foreign language. "I'm incensed," he says of scandals rocking the stock market. "Every time I look, I'm getting poorer." But he's not letting that slow him down. "My theory is, you die if you don't keep moving," he says. "The people I hang out with are in their 20s and 30s. I want to be around people who want to paint a picture, be in a play, become...
...Diego-based Diversa Corp. is one of the most active prospectors. The company has searched for useful microbes at geothermal and hydrothermal vents, in acidic soils and alkaline springs, in marine sediments, at industrial sites and all over Antarctica, among other places. "Eventually," says Diversa CEO Jay Short, "we want to sample every portion of the globe." Any profits will be shared with the country of origin...
...DIED. JAY BERWANGER, 88, first winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1935 and first player ever drafted by the NFL; in Oak Brook, Ill. In the days before platoon football, Berwanger had to pass, block, tackle, punt, kick off, boot extra points and return punts. Unimpressed by football fame, he stored the trophy at the home of his aunt, who used it as a doorstop...