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Apr 20 2024
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Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy's rock collection
Cairenn Binder, right, assistant director of the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J., poses with students at a genealogy boot camp. It was more than two decades ago when an Arizona man called sheriff’s deputies in Yavapai County, Ariz., to report a unique and disturbing discovery: While perusing his childhood rock collection, he’d found a human jawbone that
Los Angeles TimesApr 11 2024
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It ‘takes a village’ at Dakin Humane Society
The phrase “It takes a village” has been used to describe the impact a group makes when it comes together for a common goal or a greater good. When describing what’s needed to keep all the programs and services at Dakin Humane Society on track, as well as tending to hundreds of animals every year, it takes a good-sized city. And we’re very lucky to have that. Our “city” is made up of nearly
MassLive.comApr 16 2024
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NATO plans to ‘leverage human enhancement technologies’
Western militaries intend to “leverage” opportunities to “enable individuals to operate beyond normal human limits or abilities,” according to a new NATO strategy document. “Biotechnology and human enhancement technologies (BHE) will transform our economies, societies, security and defense in unprecedented and unforeseeable ways,” the allies state. “Against this context, NATO will provide the
Washington ExaminerApr 22 2024
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Julian Simon was right: Ingenuity leads to abundance
If you're looking for further evidence that the world is recovering from the disruptions of pandemic policy, the Simon Abundance Index provides just that. After a brief retreat, the index once again portrays a world of cheaper commodities that contribute to human prosperity. Born from a famous 1980 bet between economist Julian Simon and doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, the index stands as testimony for
ReasonApr 07 2024
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Tardigrade proteins can protect human cells
Tardigrades are remarkable little creatures. These tiny, eight-legged omnivores can survive in almost any environment. They can be dried out, frozen, boiled, exposed to high radiation levels, and even survive the vacuum of space, although crash landing on the moon may have been fatal. They are also somehow super cute, which is evident from their nicknames: water bear and moss piglet.
Boing BoingApr 12 2024
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Human Smuggling Ringleader Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
SAN DIEGO—The leader of a “prolific” human smuggling organization that also employed his adult children and brought hundreds of migrants into the United States was sentenced April 12 to five years in prison. San Diego federal prosecutors say Luis Antonio Mendez-Brahan, 59, ran a smuggling organization for nearly a decade that charged migrants between $6,000 and $8,000 each to be smuggled
The Epoch TimesApr 20 2024
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Humans and elephants are struggling to coexist. Both are dying at alarming rates
Elephants gather at the Elephant Transit Home inside Sri Lanka’s Udawalawe National Park. Here, elephants receive medical attention, often from attacks and traps set by humans, before being released back into the wild. Elephants gather at the Elephant Transit Home inside Sri Lanka’s Udawalawe National Park. Here, elephants receive medical attention, often from attacks and traps set by humans,
CNN (Online News)Apr 20 2024
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‘Reminds you that you’re human’: Tanner Houck talks pitching a Maddux
As Tanner Houck worked later and later into his start on Wednesday night, he knew he was closing in on something special. But it wasn’t until after he’d finished the first complete game and shutout of his Major League career that the right-hander found out he’d just thrown the first Maddux – a complete-game shutout on fewer than 100 pitches, named for Hall of Famer Greg Maddux – by a Red Sox
Boston HeraldApr 23 2024
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The BBC is moving fast and showing that humans must always come first
When asked to imagine how major broadcasters might use generative AI in coming months, most people conjure up dystopian visions, from deepfakes of politicians to Minority Report-style ads that follow them around the city. However the reality, at this relatively early stage in the AI game, is far less sinister – and the biggest players are hoping it will prove far more valuable, too. Take the
FortuneApr 19 2024
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Maynor Suazo Sandoval. A father. A husband. An exceptional human being.
He was a father and a husband. He came to America from Honduras, and would have been 39 years old a week from Saturday. On a cloudy, quiet Friday evening at March Life Tribute Center on Old Court Road in Randallstown, those who knew Maynor Suazo Sandoval remembered him. READ MORE: https://www.wmar2news.com/keybridgecollapse/maynor-suazo-sandoval-key-br...
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