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HUMAN EVOLUTION
In 1983, 'doomsday argument' predicted how many humans will ever live, now a study reveals when will human civilization be wiped off the face of the earthPerhaps the greatest value of the doomsday argument lies not in predicting when humanity might disappear but in encouraging reflection on h...- Did violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? A landmark 2016 study linking the East African Rift Valley to Homo sapiens around 300,000 years ago says they may haveDid violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? New science says yes. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, massive eruptions shook the ...
- At Kenya’s Lake Turkana, 21 ancient footprints from 1.43 million years ago don’t fit the known hominins, and the size clues point in two directionsThe unveiling of 1.43 million-year-old fossilized footprints near Lake Turkana, Kenya, has left researchers in a conundrum. The prints do n...
- Psychology says people who constantly look for signs from the universe are just trying to make sense of the uncertain worldPeople who frequently look for signs from the universe are engaging in normal mental processes that help humans understand uncertainty and ...
- Jurassic Sharks on Shark Week 2026: When and where to watch the prehistoric special in the US and UK without a cable subscriptionJurassic Sharks Sharks Week: Shark Week 2026 is taking viewers back to the age of prehistoric predators with "Jurassic Sharks." 'Shark Week...
- Vishal Sikka bets on 'AI surfing' with Hang Ten, raises $32 million to help enterprises ride the waveHang Ten Systems, a new enterprise AI startup, has secured significant seed funding. The company aims to guide businesses in leveraging art...
- 40,000 years ago, our closest ancient human relatives did something that changed the manifestation of relationship, bonding foreverKiss may last only a moment, but its evolutionary history could span millions of years. That simple gesture—today associated with love, fri...
- NASA's AI-powered Mission PRAXIS aims to touch Saturn's rings for the first time: Here's how it could solve a decades-old mysteryNASA is exploring a new mission concept called PRAXIS. This robotic explorer aims to directly sample particles from Saturn's rings. Artific...
- How AI fraud detection is reshaping banking and financial services in IndiaEvery digital payment, loan approval and investment decision carries an invisible layer of intelligence. AI products are quietly helping fi...
- In the early 2000s, researchers found that holding their breath for days helps insects stay aliveMore than twenty years after those early studies attracted attention, scientists continue investigating how insects breathe, survive, and a...
- Humans have a 'third eye' in the brain: Study links it to a 600-million-year-old Cyclops ancestorHumans cyclops connection: Scientists claim our eyes and even a hormone-regulating gland in our brain trace back to a bizarre, one-eyed sea...
- To create a 'New Soviet Man,' the Bolshevik government in 1926 funded a Russian biologist's quest to create a human-ape hybrid; instead, it produced one of science's strangest scandalsIn 1926, Soviet biologist Ilya Ivanov attempted to create a human-ape hybrid in French Guinea. This controversial experiment aimed to provi...
- Quote of the Day by Bill Bryson: ‘Where body meets air, we are all cadavers…’ - American-born author explains the remarkable science of the human body's endless renewalHousehold dust contains discarded skin cells from our bodies. Bill Bryson's quote highlights this constant shedding process. Our outer skin...
- In 1948, America built Mud Mountain Dam for flood control; decades later, a $112 million facility was designed to carry 1.2 million fish around it annuallyThe Mud Mountain Dam serves as a crucial flood prevention structure, shielding communities downstream from severe weather. Yet, its constru...
- AI in Modern Surgery: How artificial intelligence is improving surgical precisionSurgical robotics is transforming healthcare AI, equipping surgeons with greater precision and control to perform very delicate procedures....
- In 2013, the Army Corps fortified Lake Borgne with the $1.1 billion 'Great Wall of Louisiana,' the biggest design-build in its history, to shield New Orleans from another KatrinaIn the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the weaknesses in infrastructure were starkly highlighted, leading to the creation of the IHNC–Lake ...
- Quote of the day by David Bowie: 'I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman...' Powerful life lessons on confidence and why accepting your imperfections leads to great success by the British musicianQuote of the Day by David Bowie: David Bowie's lyric, “I'm not a prophet or a stone-aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I...
- A couple gave up on a failing Sussex farm, pulled out the fences and let 3,500 acres go feral; it became the template for British rewildingA British farm, once burdened by debt, became a successful rewilding project. Free-roaming herbivores were introduced to restore the land's...
- Quote of the Day by Hannah Arendt: ‘The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution’ - German-American philosopher explains why the fight for change ends when power arrivesQuote of the Day by Hannah Arendt explains why revolutionaries often become conservatives after achieving change. This shift occurs as resp...
- Have you ever wondered why your fingers aren't all the same length? The fascinating science behind every finger's unique purposeThe evolution of human fingers showcases a fascinating variety of lengths tailored to specific purposes. This diverse morphology allows for...
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