Hr1: News Roundup, Telescope, Sunscreen, Paleoanthropology

Science Friday

A new report says only one quarter of SPF products on the market are up to snuff. And a customizable melanin-like material could offer better protection from the sun.Plus, hominin fossils dating to 300,000 years ago have been found at a site in Morocco.

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