CSI Jamestown: Anthropologists lay out evidence of colonial cannibalism Experts have provided the grisly goods to back up 17th-century accounts of cannibalism during the Jamestown colony's "starving time" — including a skull that shows signs of being chopped at and pried apart. "Our team has discovered partial human remains before, but the location of the discovery, visible damage to the skull and marks on the bones immediately made us realize this finding was unusual," Bill Kelso, chief archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project in Virginia, said in a news release issued Wednesday. More
Scientists gain insight into long-extinct South African creature that had mix of human, apelike traits A series of studies released today show that a long-extinct South African creature had an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits. But scientists say they still haven’t figured out where it fits on our evolutionary family tree. The human branch of the evolutionary tree, called Homo, is thought to have arisen from a group of ancient species called australopithecines. More
Obama to Unveil Initiative to Map the Human Brain President Obama on Tuesday will announce a broad new research initiative, starting with $100 million in 2014, to invent and refine new technologies to understand the human brain, senior administration officials said Monday. More
An ancient Maya city reveals its secrets to solve one of history’s biggest enigmas Ongoing archaeological investigations have revealed that ancient Maya Ucanal was a ten square mile metropolis with a three square mile monumental urban core.So far archaeologists have mapped over 2297 ... 04/24/2024 - 3:47 am | View Link
Israel’s military has begun moving civilians out of Rafah, a possible prelude to a long-expected attack on the Gazan city.
The Israel Defense Forces “will act with extreme force against terrorist organizations in your areas of residence,” a spokesman said on X on Monday morning. He urged residents of eastern Rafah to go north to an “expanded humanitarian area” near Khan Younis, another city in Gaza.
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The move comes after cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel in Cairo over the weekend stalled, the main sticking point being the Iran-backed militant group’s insistence that any truce is permanent.
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who has been recognized as one of TIME’s 2018 Persons of the Year as well as one of the most influential women of the century for her fight for press freedoms and against disinformation, was announced in March as the deliverer of the principal address at Harvard University’s commencement on May 23.
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“Maria Ressa embodies Veritas,” said Harvard interim President Alan Garber at the time, referencing the school’s Latin motto meaning truth.
Powerful Flares Just Erupted on The Sun, And Their Effects Are Lashing Earth ScienceAlertSun Releases 2 Powerful Solar Storms, Earth In Firing Line NDTVSun unleashes near X-class solar flare: M9.5 eruption sparks radio blackouts across the Pacific (video) Space.comMassive solar flares erupt towards Earth causing radio blackouts Earth.com2 colossal solar flares explode from the sun and Earth is in the firing line (video) Space.com
Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding Reuters.comGates, Novo Nordisk And Wellcome Commit $300 Million To Climate Change, Infectious Diseases And Nutrition ForbesThree health foundations tackle biggest disease threats in $300mn deal Financial TimesNovo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact | News | Wellcome Wellcome TrustTop charities team up with $300m for climate, health equity pharmaphorum
Bird flu's wild range AxiosMilk Has Lost Its Magic The AtlanticWhy H5N1 bird flu is keeping the CDC's top flu scientist awake- STAT STATKeeping another pandemic at bay is now the job of food science Food Safety News