Chantek, the orangutan who used sign language, dies at 39
Chantek, the orangutan who used sign language, dies at 39 An orangutan who was one of the first apes to learn sign language has died in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 39.…
9/11 victim identified 16 years on
9/11 victim identified 16 years on Another victim of the 11 September 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City has been identified, according to the city…
India police pair sacked over faked Everest climb
India police pair sacked over faked Everest climb Two police officers have been sacked after an inquiry found their claim to be the first Indian couple to climb Everest was…
Google fires diversity memo author
Google fires diversity memo author A Google employee who wrote a controversial memo about workplace diversity has been fired. The controversial memo broke the firm’s code of conduct, Google’s chief…
‘Dodgy’ greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord
‘Dodgy’ greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere but are not being recorded in official inventories, investigation has found. Air monitors…
Kenya election 2017: President Kenyatta urges peaceful vote
Kenya election 2017: President Kenyatta urges peaceful vote People are voting in Kenya’s general election amid fears that the result could trigger communal violence. On the eve of the vote,…
New discovery may ‘impact treatment of autoimmune diseases’
New discovery may ‘impact treatment of autoimmune diseases’ A new study has found a way of manipulating the differentiation of T cells in the immune system so as to strike…
Dopamine neurons may regulate our biological clock
Dopamine neurons may regulate our biological clock The findings provide new insights into how the human body responds to jet lag, as well as into why it is so difficult…
Heart-healthy middle age tied to lower risk of dementia
Heart-healthy middle age tied to lower risk of dementia A new study shows that having these risk factors in middle age might increase the likelihood of having dementia later in…
Govt. accords top priority to development of tribal areas: Abbasi
Govt. accords top priority to development of tribal areas: Abbasi Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the government accords top priority to the development of tribal area.Talking to a…