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May 11, 2008
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From Perthshire in the heart of Scotland, host Fiona Ritchie brings together the ancient traditions and new beats of Celtic music around the world.



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Hosted by novelist and journalist Kurt Andersen, the series is a lively forum for the arts and culture that challenges listeners’ perceptions of the world.



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NEOUCOM professor links ancient whales to a small, deer-like animal

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A Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine anatomy professor says he's found one of the missing evolutionary links between whales and their land ancestors. In a study published in the journal Nature today, Hans Thewissen says the animal looked like a cross between a rat and tiny deer that enjoyed the water.

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