A WILDLIFE MARKET IN WUHAN The most common theory is that the virus leaped to humans from animals – specifically bats – in a live animal market in Wuhan. A menagerie of live animals including koalas, rats and wolf pups were available at the Huanan Seafood Market in central Wuhan – the outbreak’s epicentre. The … Read more
People are more likely to snack faster when someone else is around because humans are hardwired with a ‘forager mentality’ Humans snack on small portions more frequently in the presence of food rivals Social animals adapt to signs of food competition – and humans are no different The behaviour could be an evolutionary trait to … Read more
Coronavirus may have been circulating among people for years or even decades before it became the deadly pandemic that’s killed more than 36,000 people worldwide, a new study suggests. An international team of scientists traced the evolution of the virus and proposed two possible origin stories for it. One was that it might have developed … Read more
It’s not just humans: Female animals live longer than males by an average of 18.6 per cent – a bigger gap than between men and women Researchers studied 101 different mammal species covering 134 populations This included examining the demographics of bats, lions, orcas and gorillas They found that most female mammals live longer … Read more
It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk described AI as our ‘biggest existential threat’ and likened its development as ‘summoning the demon’. He believes super intelligent machines could use humans as pets. Professor Stephen … Read more
Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago due to climate change Researchers from Denmark found that hyenas underwent complex migrations The team said that humans and hyenas likely coexisted peacefully at first Yet as humans became more evolved the relationship became bad for hyenas African and Eurasian hyenas … Read more
Even finance is being affected by the onslaught of human vs. machine with a recent Deloitte survey revealing some startling stats. Top 5 things to know about data science Data science developments are expected to increase in 2020. Tom Merritt lists what you should know about data science, as well as artificial intelligence. The finance … Read more