The family tree of humanity is long and tangled. Scientists classify our ancient relatives into three family groups: Homo, Australopithecus, and Paranthropus. Each of them is a “genus,” the rank just above a species. (In Homo sapiens, Homo is the genus and sapiens is the species). These names dominate the way we talk about human … Read more
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6 hours agoNewsDuration 10:46U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States will scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost and “hostile” messaging toward North Korea. Andrew Chang looks at why Washington is taking a step back now and what Trump’s move may indicate for the future of the US-South Korea alliance. … Read more
AN UPCOMING weather alert remains in effect until 7 pm Tuesday as dangerous heat built up across South Florida, with comfortable temperatures climbing well above 100 degrees. A westerly wind kept the metropolitan area in the heat Tuesday, preventing ocean breezes from developing along the coast. Without that daily cooling influence, temperatures soared into the … Read more
Erin Patterson: From a normal mother to a household name published at 05:01 BST05:01 BST Image source, EPAErin Patterson is now a household name in Australia, after finding herself at the center of a triple murder case that gripped the world last year. But before all that, I was a normal mother in a small … Read more
When people talk about notable sites in Marin County, the discussion usually centers on southern cities, such as Sausalito and Tiburon, or coastal stretches, including Point Reyes National Seashore. Novato, with its inland location flanking Petaluma, doesn’t make the cut as often, but it should. The city of about 52,000 has a host of important … Read more
Gamescom returns in 2026! IGN is the official partner and will be streaming live from Cologne, Germany from August 25-30 with live coverage of everything from developer interviews to showroom demos, exclusive trailers and gameplay of incredible upcoming games, along with much more. Keep reading below for all the information you need to get excited … Read more
When healthy, Shohei Ohtani is one of the best pitchers in baseball. Turns out he can hit a little too. The Los Angeles Dodgers star launched a two-run home run in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. It was his 30th of the season and marked the sixth consecutive year he … Read more
Nshan Kazaryan, the NASA engineer responsible for communicating with the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes, is younger than the spacecraft he is talking to. At 25, Mr. Kazaryan is one of a new generation of engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California working to keep the geriatric but rugged spacecraft running. “Every … Read more
Deaf patient given wrong jab due to sign language error, report says BBC