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Latest in Tag: humans

Study suggests environment had role in evolution of human tolerance
Research focuses on period between 30,000 and 300,000 years ago, as archaeological evidence indicates greater mobility, more frequent interactions between different groups

Nuclear energy enables doctors to detect coronavirus in humans
A diagnostic technique, with the help of nuclear technology, is called Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).Â

Scientists reveal new secrets about one of humans’ closest living relatives
How 70,000 years of human interaction shaped icon of wild nature

Denisovan humans contributed to East Asian ancestry, interbred with modern humans
A new paper reveals that modern humans co-existed and interbred with archaic human Denisovans, not only with Neanderthals—another type of extinct human species—at least twice between 200,000 and 50,000 years ago. Researchers at the University of Washington unexpectedly discovered two distinct episodes of Denisovan genetic intermixing with modern humans, while testing a new DNA method …

Between choice and inevitability
The law of nature is inevitability, and the law of life is choice. Humans live between the ability to choose and the inevitability of life. You might wonder “how?” and the answer is that the law of nature does not recognise exceptions. Despite the renewing nature of life, it is stable and unchangeable. The change …

A horror play incarnates the fight between humans and demons
The troupe adds philosophical perspective to novels, coming out with a play blending horror, thriller, and philosophy, says director

‘Hello human, how are you?’ When robots observe their operators
It’s usually humans who close monitor the work of machines and robots. We want to ensure the technology makes no mistakes. But as a Fraunhofer research project shows, machines should also keep an eye on us.

Does the discovery of three new planets mean we’ve found a new home for humans?
Scientists have made a promising discovery: three potentially inhabitable planets. But don’t pack your bags just yet – it is far too early to say whether we could really live there.

How’d they do it?
By Timothy Kaldas How’d they do it? How did Israel manage to bombard civilians with impunity and convince so many to stand silently by or even offer their endorsement and secure the support of many of their citizens who cheer on the attacks and encourage the Israeli military to go further? Many in Egypt are …

The other hundred
A new book aims at bringing back the focus on the rest of the world, away from the rich and famous

Boston and the Arab World: Where the Bombs Begin
By Jonathan Moremi When I saw the second plane fly into the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 – there was shock on my face and horror. Not, because this happened to the US, but because I knew that this happened to humans. The single mother battling hard with her two children after her …