The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to…
Quote of the day by Confucius (AI-generated image) Pointing out someone else’s flaws feels almost effortless. Turning that same scrutiny on yourself rarely does. Confucius, the Chinese philosopher whose teachings shaped East Asian thought for more than two thousand years, built an entire moral framework around that exact asymmetry. “Attack the evil that is within…
The earliest months of Neanderthal life have remained one of the least understood chapters of human evolution. Fossils from adults and older children have revealed the distinctive features that set these ancient relatives apart, yet remains from unborn babies are extraordinarily scarce. That has made it difficult to determine when the familiar Neanderthal body shape…
Image: Left/Wikipedia/Right/Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Few names are as closely linked with the atomic bomb as Albert Einstein’s. Mention nuclear weapons and, sooner or later, someone will bring up his famous equation, E = mc². Over the decades, that association has fuelled one of history’s most persistent misconceptions: that Einstein helped build the bomb itself.The…
Indonesia, Singapore reaffirm that Strait of Malacca will remain open and free for all Singapore and Indonesia have pledged to keep the Strait of Malacca open, safe and accessible to all, elevating maritime security to the forefront of a bilateral relationship that both countries see as critical to regional stability.The commitment came after talks on…
Posters by mourners during Khamenei’s funeral call for the killing of Trump and Netanyahu Mourners at the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei carried banners and aggressive placards calling for the death of US President Donald Trump, with inflammatory chants of “death to America” and “death to Israel” echoing through Tehran’s streets.A large…
In the scrubby expanse of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, a set of impressions pressed into ancient mud has continued to unsettle assumptions about when people first moved through the Americas. The markings, preserved in layers of sediment that later hardened into gypsum, were first described in a 2021 study published in Science,…
The competition to return humans to the Moon is no longer being spoken about as a distant ambition. According to Nasa Administrator Jared Isaacman, it has become a direct contest between the United States and China, with both countries working towards lunar landings within a remarkably similar timeframe. Although official schedules suggest the US is…
Residents try to open the trunk of a car damaged during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine (Picture credit: Reuters) At least 11 people were killed and more than 60 others injured after Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas early Monday, Ukrainian officials said, just days after the…
After building a global tech empire with Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has turned his attention to a far more unusual project: raising cattle. The Meta chief executive recently revealed that he is feeding his cows roasted macadamia nuts and even beer as part of an ambitious effort to produce what he calls “the world’s highest-quality beef”….