Owolabi Salis, a US-based lawyer, makes history as Nigeria’s first space traveller
US-based lawyer and political figure Owolabi Salis has become the first Nigerian to voyage beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
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What species might dominate the planet if humans go extinct
If humans were to go extinct, the octopus could emerge as Earth’s dominant species due to its intelligence and adaptability.
Researchers say 9,000-year-old city might have been led by women
Researchers extracted genomes from over 130 skeletons across 35 houses and found signs of a matrilineal structure.
Study reveals Parkinson’s disease might not start in the brain
A new study from Wuhan University proposes that Parkinson’s disease may begin in the kidneys, not the brain.
Turns out the human mind sees what it wants to see, not what you actually see
The human brain continues to surprise scientists. From how it learns to the fact that our brains glow
Denmark gives people copyright over their own faces, voices to fight deepfakes…
Denmark is set to become the first European country to outlaw AI-generated deepfakes under a proposed copyright law amendment, granting individuals exclusive rights to their face, voice, and body
Dawn of the artificial human?
A team of scientists from leading UK universities has launched a controversial project to build human DNA from scratch.
The global human population could exceed official numbers by billions, according to a study
There could be billions more people living on Earth than currently thought, according to a new study which claims rural figures worldwide could be vastly underestimated.
Brain scans of ChatGPT users reveal disturbing results
The ChatGPT group “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels..”
New research reveals how the brain keeps track of lost sleep
The findings suggest this brain region drives sleepiness and triggers restorative sleep after sleep loss