Humans

First case of bird flu detected in a human

Chile detected the first case of bird flu in a human, the country's health ministry… Read More

Paranormal activity?: Myth from viral video from Saudi Arabia resolved

A professor from the Al-Qassim University came up with scientific explanation. Read More

New neurotechnology could help humans in ‘erasing’ unhappy memories

The memory-editing technique, which is called decoded neurofeedback, or DecNef, was created for the treatment… Read More

“The people who are going to die are like beasts, not humans,” hangman about Delhi rapists

The people who are going to die are like beasts, not humans," the third-generation hangman… Read More

Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now: WHO

WHO says that microplastics larger than 150 micrometres are not likely to be absorbed by… Read More

Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance

Their unique capacity for complex vocal learning sets parrots apart. Read More

Machines will do more tasks than humans by 2025: WEF

Robots will handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025, almost twice as many… Read More

Giant sloth vs. ancient man: fossil footprints track prehistoric hunt

Scientists have uncovered evidence of ancient humans engaged in a deadly face-off with a giant… Read More

Humans produce new brain cells throughout their lives: research

NEW YORK: People as old as 79 may still generate new brain cells, US researchers… Read More

More shoppers want customer service from gadgets over humans: study

NEW YORK: Most buyers prefer to be left alone as they shop in store for… Read More

German carmakers under fire for diesel tests on humans, monkeys

BERLIN: German carmakers came under fire Monday following revelations they helped finance experiments that saw… Read More

Martian ice deposits could sustain human outposts in the future

WASHINGTON: Scientists using images from an orbiting NASA spacecraft have detected eight sites where huge… Read More

Are Earthlings alone? Half of humans believe in alien life

AMSTERDAM: Nearly half of humans believe in alien life and want to make contact, a… Read More

Scientists find blood molecule that attracts wolves, repels humans

PARIS: The faintest whiff of a molecule from mammal blood known as E2D sends some… Read More

A fifth of global deaths linked to diet: study

PARIS: Fewer children are dying before their fifth birthday and although humans are living longer… Read More

Early humans co-existed in Africa with human-like species 300,000 years ago

KROMDRAAI, SOUTH AFRICA: Scientists unveiled the first evidence on Tuesday that early humans co-existed in Africa… Read More

Humans in America ‘115,000 years earlier than thought’

PARIS: High-tech dating of mastodon remains found in southern California has shattered the timeline of… Read More

Humans threaten crucial ‘fossil’ groundwater: study

ALBERTA, Canada: Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought… Read More

German illustrator wins top prize with drawings of animals mimicking humans

STOCKHOLM: With his family of cats celebrating Christmas, bears arm-in-arm and even a crocodile in… Read More

Work on brain’s reward system wins scientists a million euro reward

LONDON: Three neuroscientists won the world's most valuable prize for brain research on Monday for… Read More