Fleets from five countries — China, Spain, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea — account for more than 85 percent of observed fishing efforts on the high seas (AFP Photo/) More Miami (AFP) – More than half the world’s oceans are being fished by large commercial vessels, particularly from China, according […]
Daily Archives: February 22, 2018
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expanded on his idea to train and arm some teachers with guns Thursday, suggesting that firearm-adept school staff be given “a little bit of a bonus” for carrying weapons, and promising federal funds for their training. At a White House discussion of school safety solutions […]
Instead they were probably the work of our extinct sister species, the Neanderthals – once dismissed as stupid brutish creatures having more in common with chimpanzees than people. Scientists now know that the Neanderthals were no ape-men. They used simple stone and bone tools, wore clothing, adorned their bodies and […]
Genomic research has dramatically re-written what we know about the history of horses. Most importantly—wild horses no longer exist. Before a study published Thursday in the journal Science, biologists believed that Przewalski’s horses were the only purely wild horses left alive in the world, the blood running through their veins untainted […]
This is some of the oldest cave art in the worldP. Saura By Michael Marshall We now know for sure that our extinct Neanderthal cousins were artists who regularly drew on cave walls. The finding implies the capacity to make art may have been inherited from the common ancestor we […]
Some chemo drugs are better suited to a tumour than othersHarry Sieplinga/Getty By Andy Coghlan Growing miniature tumours in the lab could help doctors discover the best way to treat each patient, homing in on the right drugs to use. Nicola Valeri, of the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, […]
The similarities in how Trump and the NRA are responding to the deadly Florida school shooting More It was to be expected that Wayne LaPierre, the Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association, would talk about guns and the importance of the Second Amendment during his speech at the […]
Consumer Reports has named its top 10 cars for 2018, and there are a few surprises among the usual category crushers. Perennial favorite Toyota nabbed four spots on the influential publication’s annual list, while newcomer Genesis — Hyundai’s luxury arm — ranked as the highest-rated brand, and GM’s Chevy Bolt […]