A farmer in Ireland stumbled across an ancient tomb virtually untouched for thousands of years. The burial site was uncovered on southwest Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula when an excavator overturned a large stone to reveal a hidden chamber underneath. Inside, local archaeologists found what they believe to be the human bones, along with a smooth oval-shaped … Read more
New Zealand has said it will no longer confront China over human rights as part of the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence network, reversing an earlier commitment to its allies. Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta said New Zealand was ‘uncomfortable’ with pressuring Beijing and wanted to pursue its own relationship with its largest trading partner. The intelligence sharing alliance, … Read more
Care home residents are being ‘trapped in solitary confinement’ by cruel rules forcing them to isolate for 14 days if families take them out for a walk in the park, campaigners warned yesterday. While the rest of society is enjoying the return of basic freedoms, residents are effectively banned from leaving their homes for a … Read more
Care home residents are being ‘trapped in solitary confinement’ by cruel rules forcing them to isolate for 14 days if families take them out for a walk in the park, campaigners warned yesterday. While the rest of society is enjoying the return of basic freedoms, residents are effectively banned from leaving their homes for a … Read more
Homo erectus was the first animal to have a similar body structure and behavior as modern humans, but just how old our ancient ancestor is has eluded scientists for centuries – until now. A skull fragment belonging to a Homo erectus found in the 1970s dates back two million years, making it the oldest specimen … Read more
‘I said what I said’: Katy Perry brands social media ‘the decline of human civilisation’ despite being one of the most followed people on Twitter By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 08:47 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 09:58 BST, 15 April 2021 Katy Perry has declared social media to be ‘the decline of human … Read more
Humans have at least six distinct emotions including pain, anger, fear, pleasure, sadness and joy that can be conveyed within our screams, a new study reveals. Scientists from the University of Zurich had 12 volunteers scream in a positive and negative way and try to convey sounds relevant to various different scenarios. In some non-human … Read more
Mystery over M6 body: Police probe discovery of human remains that have been hidden in dense woodland near major motorway ‘for some time’ Bones found close to junction nine of motorway in Wednesbury, West Midlands Officers suspect remains, found among woodland, have been there ‘some time’ Forensic officers seen searching embankment close to railway and … Read more
Engineers have created a creepy prototype webcam shaped just like the human eye, called the Eyecam. Inspired by animatronics, Eyecam attaches to the front of a computer monitor and looks left and right – and even blinks – while tracking the face of each individual during a video call. At first glance, it looks scarily … Read more
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has shown off its latest brain implant by making a monkey play Pong with its mind, and the firm hopes to test on human volunteers next. The brain computer interface was implanted in a nine year old macaque monkey called Pager, who was first taught to play video games with a joystick. … Read more