Kennedy pledges to find autism cause by September
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced plans to launch a controversial new multinational study into autism. The announcement, made during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, comes amid lingering criticism that Kennedy has offered mixed messaging on vaccination, including whether it causes autism…
Trial set to determine Métis hunting and fishing rights in Saskatchewan
A trial set to begin next week in Meadow Lake, Sask. will address whether Métis people in the province have the right to hunt and fish for food freely…
Walking on two legs may explain human musicality and language, argues research
The fact that humans walk on two legs is likely the reason we have developed our rhythmic, musical, and linguistic abilities, suggests new research by physician and researcher Matz Larsson…
Jawbone Found Off the Coast of Taiwan Connects Denisovans to Southeast Asia
Finding shows that the mysterious human ancestor could have lived in a variety of climates and was more widely distributed than previously thought…
In win for faith groups, federal judge rules Trump must begin admitting some refugees
RNS) — ‘We pray the government finally respects the court order as well as human dignity, and admits the thousands of refugees,’ said Mark Hetfield, whose organization, HIAS, was one of the plaintiffs. The post In win for faith groups, federal judge rules Trump must begin admitting some refugees appeared first on RNS…
Tech founder charged with fraud for ‘AI’ that was secretly overseas contract workers
The US Department of Justice has indicted Albert Sangier for defrauding investors with misleading statements about his Nate financial technology platform. Founded by Sangier in 2018, Nate claimed it could offer shoppers a universal checkout app thanks to artificial intelligence. However, the indictment states that the so-called AI-powered transactions in Nate were actually completed by…
This isn’t a galaxy — it’s a map of a mouse’s brain
Scientists created a map of a mouse’s brain while it watched clips of The Matrix. They say this research is a step toward discovering how human brains work…