[BLOG] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Anthropology.net notes that interbreeding with Neanderthals restored ancient hominin DNA to homo sapiens.


• Centauri Dreams looks at signs of planetary formation in cometary rings.


• Bruce Dorminey notes a theory that advanced extraterrestrial civilizations could manipulate pulsars as beacons.


• Hornet Stories explains what "intersex" means.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money considers the perhaps baffling appeal of Florida real estate at a time of climate change.


• The LRB Blog considers the radical potential of asteroid mining. Could it help free us from resource scarcity? How should we manage it?


• Marginal Revolution shares an argument that humans, through transporting life, are increasing biodiversity.


• The NYR Daily argues that China has too many illusions over its "New Silk Road" initiatives.


• Peter Rukavina examines the changing shades of green used by GO Transit.


• Drew Rowsome really likes Toronto musical Bat Out of Hell.


• Window on Eurasia looks at how different non-Russian languages are present on the streets of St. Petersburg.