Whether we’re texting or using tools, our hands — perhaps more than any other body part — are what equip us for modern life.
Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit
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Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end "discriminatory" testosterone limits imposed on female athletes. Semenya is hyperandrogenous -- me...
The Black Lives Matter foundation raised $90 million in 2020, and gave almost a quarter of it to local chapters and organizations
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A year of change in the name of racial justice is hard to quantify. But in the 2020 Impact Report released this week by the Black Lives Matter Movement, historic numbers speak volumes. The Black Lives Matter Global...
Did you survive Covid? Maybe you can thank your Neanderthal ancestors
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People who survive a bout of Covid-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests. Researchers found a genetic mutation that reduces the risk of seve...
Human remains found inside crocodile, amid hunt for missing fisherman
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Authorities investigating the disappearance of a fisherman in Queensland, Australia, have found human remains inside a crocodile. Andrew Heard, 69, set out to fish near Hinchinbrook Island on Thursday but didn't ret...
It’s going to be a frigid Valentine’s weekend. Take advantage of it
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It's Valentine's Day weekend, lovers! Time to slip on your sexiest parka, break out the romantic double Slanket (a real thing that exists) and hunker down for a record-breaking, bone-chilling cold snap. How cold is...
Neanderthal genes can change clusters of human brain tissue, scientists find
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Brains are not preserved in the fossil record, making it impossible to know how modern human brains differ from our long-extinct ancestors, the Neanderthals. From fossilized skulls we know that their brains were bi...
This teen gave up her entire college savings to pay for her mom’s rent and avoid eviction
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At the ripe age of 18, Alondra Carmona is already making adult-like decisions -- and when it comes to her mom, no sacrifice is too big. Carmona, a high school senior, gave her mom all the money she's been saving fo...
Story of human evolution gets another rewrite with DNA analysis of Chinese teeth
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Experts hailed the discovery in 2015 as "stunning" -- 47 teeth found in a cave in southern China dated back to 80,0000 to 120,000 years ago, challenging widely accepted ideas about human evolution. It suggested tha...
Biden administration will reengage with UN Human Rights Council
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Washington The Biden administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday -- its latest bid to reverse the policies of the Trump administration...
Neither human rights concerns nor US disapproval could stop the EU-China trade deal
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Hong Kong In a year that has seen global perceptions of China plunge, Beijing scored a major diplomatic victory Wednesday with the finalizing of a trade deal with the European Union -- in spite of criticism from the ...
Sisters gave birth 90 minutes apart after sharing pandemic pregnancy experience
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After going through their pandemic pregnancies together, two Minnesota sisters thought it would be pretty neat if they ended up giving birth on the same day. Their baby boys apparently agreed and arrived earlier thi...
Pakistani human rights activist found dead in Canada
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A Pakistani human rights activist living in Canada who went missing over the weekend has been found dead, Toronto Police said on Tuesday, adding they believed her death to be a non-criminal matter. Karima Mehrab, a ...