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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. February 14 3.97 billion years ago: Beginning of the Archean Eon By Valentine’s Day, the hottest period in Earth’s history – the Hadean Eon – has finally come to an end. September 17 1.3 billion years ago: Formation of the supercontinent Rodinia One …

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5 tips from a vet to help your feline friend live their best life

Raw Story

Around one third of Australian households live with at least one cat, yet surveys tell us the cats’ needs are not being met. Cats prefer using a clean litter tray, even if they are the only cat in the household. Signs of inter-cat tension can include prolonged staring, or even blocking the use of resources such as the litter tray …

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IFFK 2024: ‘Humans in the Loop’ cautions against Artificial Intelligence driven by dominant narratives

The Hindu

In one of the initial scenes of Humans in the Loop directed by Aranya Sahay, the protagonist Nehma, belonging to the Oraon tribe in a remote village in Jharkhand, is seen lying on a rock on one side with her ear on the ground, observing her surroundings for signs of life in the lifeless and the living. The couple has …

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Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

Associated Press

SAO PAULO — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “There was this idea that humans arrived and killed everything off very quickly — what’s called ‘Pleistocene overkill,’” said Daniel Odess, an archaeologist at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook …

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Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans

The Hindu

A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is now losing ground in its native Chile as climate change and human intervention damage its habitat. "It's sad that a species that managed to coexist with dinosaurs, that managed to resist a mass extinction, is now threatened by human beings," said Melissa Cancino, a vetinarian …

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Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

Al Jazeera

Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported in Louisiana this week. “CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the US. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a virus that typically spreads among birds but can also affect humans and other animals, …

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One of the world’s largest frogs lived with dinosaurs – it now faces extinction from humans

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a “living fossil” is …

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Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think

Raw Story

Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? But based on technology that’s ready to go, it would take astronauts six months to travel to Mars and six months back to Earth. This makes it easier to travel to the planet and live on the surface because it’s not necessary to bring these commodities …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

LA Times

Bird flu has seen a resurgence in the U.S. this year, with California leading the pack. Since 2022, millions of egg-laying chickens have been exposed to, infected with and culled or killed by H5N1 in the U.S. What stands out this year is how widespread the infection has been among dairy cows, which are spreading it to farmworkers — the …

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Elephant politely signals man to move aside in viral video: 'Humans have much to learn'

Hindustan Times

Nature has a unique way of leaving us in awe, and a recently viral video has done just that. Elephant calmly signalled man to move, gently asking him to step aside in viral video. Posted with the caption, “Elephant gently reminding the human that he is in the way,” the clip has drawn praise for showcasing the elephant’s considerate and …

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Mirror bacteria may constitute ‘radical departure from known life,’ scientists warn

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. While the science and technology necessary to create mirror bacteria in a laboratory is a decade or more away, the scientists argued that the possibly lethal risks posed by this new field of research are “unprecedented” and “overlooked.” “Driven by curiosity and plausible applications, some researchers had begun work toward creating lifeforms …

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This tech company has stopped hiring humans, CEO says AI can do everything most humans do in his office

India Today

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The fallacy of natural birth: Safeguarding mothers and newborns in modern times

The Hindu

The recent case of an infant death in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu shocked the health authorities. Why human childbirth is difficult Human childbirth reflects a delicate balance between two evolutionary pressures: the need for a narrow pelvis to support efficient bipedal locomotion and the requirement to accommodate a large-brained baby. Unlike most mammals, humans have a disproportionately large foetal …

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Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children’s inquiries about her “birth” and links to God and being described as a talkative feminist, Sophia, the world-famous robot won hearts at an innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week. Boasting the ability to mimic facial expressions, hold human-like …

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‘Well, who are we?’ Ancient bones, genes help pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

LA Times

This fragment of a skull of an ancient woman dubbed Zlaty kun, found in the Czech Republic, helped researchers pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mated. Neanderthals and humans probably mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. They found Neanderthal genes related to immunity and metabolism that may have helped early humans survive and …

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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Martin Schutt/picture alliance/Getty Images A broader study on Neanderthal ancestry, published Thursday in the journal Science, that analyzed information from the genomes of 59 ancient humans and those of 275 living humans corroborated the more precise timeline, finding that the majority of Neanderthal ancestry in modern humans can be attributed to a …

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Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. “Genetic data from these samples really helps us paint a picture in more and more detail,” said study co-author Priya Moorjani at the University of California Berkeley. And our genetic code also contains echoes from another group of extinct …

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Christina Applegate recalls ‘first sign of MS’ while filming Dead to Me pilot

The Independent

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Humans Will Continue to Live in an Age of Incredible Food Waste

Wired

Let me start with the following principle: “Energy is the only universal currency: One of its many forms must be transformed to get anything done.” Economies are just intricate systems set up to do those transformations, and all economically significant energy conversions have environmental impacts. The modern food system claims close to 20 percent of the world’s fuels and primary …

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Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

NPR

Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Look at the DNA of most people living outside of Africa today, and you'll see that tens of thousands of years ago, early modern humans mated with Neanderthals and had babies. DANIEL: Sumer …

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Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat

Deccan Chronicle

Paris: Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United States. The deadly bird flu variant H5N1 first emerged in China in 1996, but over the last four years it has sp More than 300 …

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1 week, 6 days ago

How humans invented good and evil, and may reinvent both

Live Mint

The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality. People’s early ancestors lived in an unstable environment, the African savannah, and developed “an unusually spontaneous and surprisingly flexible capacity for co-operation”. Since a hunting party might be successful one week but return empty-handed the next, rules emerged about sharing meat with the wider group, to maximise every member’s …

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OpenAI employee claims they have already achieved AGI, keeping it under wraps

Firstpost

Just days after the release of its latest model, “O1,” a technical team member from OpenAI stirred the pot by suggesting that the company has already crossed the AGI threshold. Just days after the release of its latest model, “o1,” Vahid Kazemi, a technical team member, stirred the pot by suggesting that the company has already crossed the AGI threshold—at …

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Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

China Daily

HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East Asia of the evolutionary transition toward Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern humans belong. These include nearly 20 ancient human fossils, a well-preserved skull, over 400 stone tools, and numerous bones with evidence of human processing. The fossils exhibit …

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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

5 tips from a vet to help your feline friend live their best life

IFFK 2024: ‘Humans in the Loop’ cautions against Artificial Intelligence driven by dominant narratives

Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

One of the world’s largest frogs lived with dinosaurs – it now faces extinction from humans

Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

Elephant politely signals man to move aside in viral video: 'Humans have much to learn'

Mirror bacteria may constitute ‘radical departure from known life,’ scientists warn

This tech company has stopped hiring humans, CEO says AI can do everything most humans do in his office

The fallacy of natural birth: Safeguarding mothers and newborns in modern times

Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair

‘Well, who are we?’ Ancient bones, genes help pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

Christina Applegate recalls ‘first sign of MS’ while filming Dead to Me pilot

Humans Will Continue to Live in an Age of Incredible Food Waste

Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat

How humans invented good and evil, and may reinvent both

OpenAI employee claims they have already achieved AGI, keeping it under wraps

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution