Patricia A. Beddows, Northwestern University (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Patricia A. Beddows, Northwestern University

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Cave-diving scientist Patricia A. Beddows of Northwestern University is pictured in the technical SCUBA gear she uses to access the flooded cave systems in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. She is a contributing scientist for the Hoyo Negro site, where one of the oldest human skeletons in North America was found alongside at least 16 other animal species.

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Credit: E. Monroy-Rios

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