Humans, unlike most other species, have a knack for making tools. Six million years ago, our apelike ancestors probably smashed nuts with rocks or caught termites with sticks. Around 3.3 million years ago, hominins began using flakes of stone, perhaps to cut flesh from carcasses or chop plants. And by 1.5 million years ago, they […]
Talks come as Israel continues to block supplies of humanitarian aid into Gaza after first phase of ceasefire expired. The United States is engaging in direct talks with Hamas as negotiations on a ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian armed group and Israel are hanging by a thread. “These are ongoing talks and discussions, I’m not […]
Women’s brains are superior to men’s in at least in one respect — they age more slowly. And now, a group of researchers reports that they have found a gene in mice that rejuvenates female brains. Humans have the same gene. The discovery suggests a possible way to help both women and men avoid cognitive […]
Anthony Lewis Local Democracy Reporting Service Holder Mathias Architects Plans for a ski slope in Merthyr Tydfil have raised concerns among council officers Plans that could see Merthyr Tydfil become Wales’ St Moritz are facing the cold shoulder after being recommended for refusal. The location, visual and ecological impact of the scheme, which would include […]
When Asher Lucas’s co-workers started taunting him for being transgender, saying he was “born a girl and needed to be a girl,” he figured this type of bullying would not be tolerated at a well-known restaurant. But after complaining to his manager, Mr. Lucas was fired along with three employees who spoke up on his […]
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Reuters Elon Musk has become a source of fierce debate among Royal Society fellows Members of the UK’s Royal Society have urged the elite scientific academy to “step up its efforts to advocate for science and scientists” amid a row over […]
President Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of […]
Getty Images Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller aspirin can stop cancers spreading. In animal experiments they showed the drug enhanced the ability of the immune system to fight back. The team at the University of Cambridge said it was an exciting and surprise discovery that could eventually lead to cancer patients […]
The way phenomenal and accomplished athletes’ minds work can often catch regular folks off-guard. How is it that a tennis player like Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, would ever get to a place where she might question her ability? It happens all the time, even with the all-time […]
“A little disturbance” For months, the debate gripping board rooms, Wall Street and world capitals was whether to take President Trump at his word on tariffs. For a while, the markets rallied as if he were just bluffing. He wasn’t. In an address before Congress last night, Trump said that tariffs would protect American jobs […]