Sentences with phrase «dwelling in a cave»

In a few thousand years of recorded history, we went from dwelling in caves and mud huts and tee - pees, not understanding the natural world around us, or the broader universe, to being able to travel through space, using reason to ferret out the hidden secrets of how the world works, from physics to chemistry to biology, we worked out the tools and rules underpinning it all, mathematics, and now we can see objects that are almost impossibly small, the very tiniest building blocks of matter, (or at least we can examine them, even if you can't «see» them because you're using something other than your eyes and photons to view them) to the very farthest objects, the planets circling other, distant stars, that are in their own way, too small to see from here, like the atoms and parts of atoms themselves, detected indirectly, but indisputably THERE.

It does, however, appear to have been our companion since we first took to dwelling in caves: At least 12 species of blood - sucking Cimex bugs are parasites of bats, and many others feed on cave - nesting birds.

In terms of evolutionary time, it hasn't been that long since we dwelled in caves and small villages.

Synopsis: Romulus (Samuel L. Jackson) is a homeless man who dwells in a cave in one of New York City's parks, but was once a promising composer.

This is rather misleading, unless you've been dwelling in a cave for the past two years.

Players must move boulders, use explosives to clear out walls and avoid any nasty creatures that may dwell in the caves in order to clear a path to the gems.

Originally, he is an unhappy man of Alefgard who dwelt in a cave.

Not exact matches

Even our cave dwelling ancestors managed to pass along a record of some of the critters in their lives...

Well then Esteban, why don't you dwell into your soul and take up a cave to live in?

These knuckle dragging, tree swinging, cave dwelling Neanderthals have no place in our society and like their namesakes they should also die off preferably quietly.

A wonderful playset for imaginative play, this fire - breathing dragon dwells in a stone - like (wooden) cave.

The fungal infection, which first emerged six years ago, was reported May 29 in a seventh species of North American bats — the largely cave - dwelling grays (Myotis grisecens).

Moreover, since cave - dwelling invertebrates, in general, receive scarce attention from researchers, it should come as no surprise that cave - dwelling snails are even less known.

Two years ago, Alexander Weigand described the cave - dwelling, Thorn Snail relative of these Spanish species from a plunging 950m - deep chasm in the Velebit Mts.

Scientists discovered a new species of a peculiar cave - dwelling snail in one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world, Lukina Jama - Trojama in Croatia.

The cave - dwelling snails, known as Thorn Snails, are less than 2 mm big and are amongst the smallest terrestrial snails known, some barely reaching 1 mm in shell size.

So Pääbo's team procured a similarly degraded non-human specimen from the same rocky dwelling for their proof of concept, published in August: the genome of a 400,000 - year - old cave bear.

In their research paper, «Comparison of the White - Nose Syndrome agent Pseudogymnoascus destructans to cave - dwelling relatives suggests reduced saprotrophic enzyme activity,» published Jan. 22, 2014, by the PLOS ONE, Barton and UA postdoctoral fellow Hannah Reynolds compare two closely related fungi species and reveal common threads, including the discovery that the related fungi share the same nutritional needs.

Researchers trying to better understand and treat blood - sugar disorders such as type 2 diabetes can look for new clues in odd little fish that dwell in Mexican caves.

In a blind fish that dwells in deep, dark Mexican caves, scientists have found evidence for a long - debated mechanism of evolutionary change that is distinct from natural selection of spontaneously arising mutations, as reported this week in the journal SciencIn a blind fish that dwells in deep, dark Mexican caves, scientists have found evidence for a long - debated mechanism of evolutionary change that is distinct from natural selection of spontaneously arising mutations, as reported this week in the journal Sciencin deep, dark Mexican caves, scientists have found evidence for a long - debated mechanism of evolutionary change that is distinct from natural selection of spontaneously arising mutations, as reported this week in the journal Sciencin the journal Science.

Lurking in the dark vaults of some of the world's deepest caves, the Hades centipede has also had its name picked to pair another underground - dwelling relative named after Persephone, the queen of the underworld.

«New blind and rare planthopper species and genus dwells exclusively in a Brazilian cave.»

This cave planthopper species new to science is only the second dwelling exclusively in the subterranean depths of Brazil from its family.

Arachnologist Wilson Lourenço of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris initially sought to test the fluorescing capabilities of four recently discovered, cave - dwelling scorpion species (one of which is shown above, left).

Two of the three previous outbreaks of Marburg in the wild have been traced to people who spent time in caves, and scientists have suspected that bats or cave - dwelling rats might harbor the virus.

But a new cave - dwelling fish discovered in southern Germany 2 years ago is turning that assumption on its head.

Differences in otolith morphologies between surface - and cave - dwelling populations of Poecilia mexicana (Teleostei, Poeciliidae) reflect adaptations to life in an extreme habitat.

Dwell in the heart of Himalayas; sink into deep yogic practices by the side of Holy River Ganges or meditate in some of the most ancient caves during Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikul Yogshala in Rishikesh, India.

The curmudgeonly recluse Grinch, who hates Christmas, becomes annoyed with the out - of - control Christmas festivities in Whoville, the town lying below his cave dwelling on Mt. Crumpit.

Female spelunkers encounter some cave - dwelling creepy - crawlies, while Freudian analysts in the audience have themselves a ball amid pools of sickening gore.

Set in the 15th Century, it's a stodgy, visually drab, instantly forgettable reworking of Bram Stoker's novel in the action - centred Underworld / I, Frankenstein vein, with Fast and Furious 6 villain Luke Evans starring as Drac, a Transylvanian prince who makes a pact with a cave - dwelling demon (Charles Dance) for some handy dark magic to protect his family and people against the evil clutches of Turk Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper)....

«Game of Thrones» star Isaac Hempstead Wright lends his distinct voice to Eggs, the orphan boy affectionately raised by a community of cave - dwelling creatures in «The Boxtrolls,» LAIKA's beautiful new 3D stop - motion a...

Whether slicing through giant spiders in first person mode or hurling spells at cave - dwelling denizens in third - person view, there is rarely any feeling of impact to the combat.

«Game of Thrones» star Isaac Hempstead Wright lends his distinct voice to Eggs, the orphan boy affectionately raised by a community of cave - dwelling creatures in «The Boxtrolls,» LAIKA's beautiful new 3D stop - motion animated fantasy - adventure.

Imposing forests of skyscrapers jut up from the concrete, cave dwellings yawn open at the base of the Manhattan Bridge, and the city's homeless specialize in ad hoc musical theatre.

The new buildings the college has built in recent years are monuments to cave - dwelling and air - conditioning.

See the troglodyte cave dwellings at Guadix, the 14th century Alhambra Palace and passionate Flamenco in Seville before heading to Portugal's A...

The Church of St. George in Lalibela (Ethiopia) ⠀ ---- ⠀ The eleven medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th - century «New Jerusalem» are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular - shaped dwellings.

Cappadocians chiselled homes in the soft rock, paving the way for cave - dwelling hippies and today's boutique fairy - chimney hotels.

The eleven medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th - century «New Jerusalem» are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular - shaped dwellings.

Prior to boarding in Creel, you can buy local crafts (made by Copper Canyon's cave - dwelling Tarahumara Indians) at the trading post Mission store in Creel.

Today, many of the cave dwellings in Matera have been updated and upgraded for a tourist clientele with boutique hotels and cozy bistros popping up, but the reality of life in the sassi just a few decades back, would have been completely different.

Çavuşin is best known for St. John's Church, one of the oldest and biggest cave churches in the region, dating back to the 5th century A.D.. On the city's north face, there's a nice trio of minarets topped with boulders and, towards the west, a small batch of secluded mountain dwellings look out onto the plateau.

The town sits in a small canyon and is most famous for its «sassi», a collection of ancient cave dwellings that have UNESCO World Heritage status.

There are plenty of travel agencies running tours to the most visited sights in the park, including the fairy chimney dotted landscape of Pasabag (Monks» Valley) and the ancient cave dwellings of Ihlara Gorge.

Much less visited than other destinations in Puglia, Matera best known for its «Sassi» - ancient troglodyte caves used as dwellings since the Palaeolithic era.

This luxury boutique hotel blends in perfectly with the surrounding area, featuring volcanic formations and cave dwellings.

Within this fascinating cave are artifacts, relics and remains that depict a different aspect of Mayan culture: rather than living in the sophisticated dwellings built at Tikal, this underworld of dark mystery housed indigenous peoples, all of whom disappeared without a trace.

If you're interested in ancient history, the fascinating Belmaco Archaeological Park, is only about a 10 - minute drive south, and features an ancient cave dwelling with some incredible cave paintings.

Whether slicing through giant spiders in first person mode or hurling spells at cave - dwelling denizens in third - person view, there is rarely any feeling of impact to the combat.