We finally know why so many ancient human bones are pulled from the River Thames
The big question for these human bones is how they came to be in the river…
UN Says Sheikh Hasina’s Govt Behind Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ In Bangladesh
The UN rights office said it had “reasonable grounds to believe” that “murder, torture, imprisonment and infliction of other inhumane acts have taken place” under Hasina’s government…
Ex-Activision boss Bobby Kotick wanted a Jurassic Park game so badly, he sent Steven Spielberg a proposal inside a large dinosaur egg
Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has said he desperately wanted the rights to make a Jurassic Park video game – and created a bizarre personal pitch to movie director Steven Spielberg before the first film came out. Read more…
Judge temporarily blocks agencies from removing health data
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily paused three agencies from modifying or removing data from their websites and ordered them to restore deleted pages related to public health. The temporary restraining order requires the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug…
How Ime Udoka resurrected the Houston Rockets from NBA poverty to contender
After a headline-making fall in Boston, Ime Udoka has staged a comeback with the Houston Rockets that has him leading the pack for the NBA’s coach of the yearFrom the myth of Icarus to countless modern narratives, we see a recurring pattern: how humanity is brought back down to earth…UN Rights Chief: Bangladeshi Gov’t Suspected of Rights Violations in Protest Response
GENEVA (Reuters) – The UN’s human rights chief said on Wednesday there are reasonable grounds to believe officials of the former government of…
Antarctic midge survives extreme cold with unique dormancy strategies
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation…Suppressing APOE4-induced neural pathologies by targeting the VHL–HIF axis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 5, February 2025. SignificanceAPOE4encodes a human lipoprotein variant implicated in cholesterol trafficking and metabolism. APOE4 is a major genetic risk factor for age-related Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and all-cause mortality in humans, highlighting the importance of …
Bangladesh rights group exposes 12 deaths in detention since protests ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
A leading rights organisation reported 12 deaths of people in detention since last year’s student-led protests, alleging torture and extrajudicial killings by security forces…