March 05, 2026

ABOUT US New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next level Paris, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 From tracking the trajectory and speed of a footballer's strike to monitoring a Tour de France rider's real-time power output, performance athlete data is deepening its reach in sports, with specialised firms eyeing to score big business. The potential is huge, analysts say, not just for helping coaches further refine training and game-day strategies, but for providing novel content to broadcasters or enticing fans to online betting markets. Sports data analysis has surged since the days of "Mon ... read more

French duo reach Shanghai, completing year-and-a-half walk Shanghai (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot. ... more Men's fashion goes low-risk in uncertain world Paris, France (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Paris Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up Sunday, saw designers opt for often pragmatic and timeless styling, reflecting a low-risk approach at an uncertain time for the industry, experts said. ... more To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of space Cambridge MA (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information. How does the well-controlled and yet highly nimble nature of cogni ... more China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Beijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 China's birth rate plunged last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed on Monday, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to curb the decline. ... more

Socializing alone: The downside of communication technology Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A review of more than 1,000 studies suggests that using technology to communicate with others is better than nothing - but still not as good as face-to-face interactions. Researchers found tha ... more Moroccan fossils trace ancient African branch near origin of Homo sapiens Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 An international team has analyzed newly described hominin fossils from Thomas Quarry I near Casablanca, Morocco, identifying an African population close to the base of the lineage that later gave r ... more Chinese villagers win battle against forced cremation after protests Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Protests in rural China have thwarted government attempts to enforce cremation in place of traditional burials, demonstrators say, as economic pressures fuel unrest in poor areas. ... more Ligament clues refine picture of how early hominins moved Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 When scientists reconstruct how fossil hominins moved, they usually examine bone morphology and muscle attachment sites to track the evolution of bipedalism, but soft tissues such as joint ligaments ... more Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Researchers at the University of Cologne have developed a simulation model to examine how Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans may have encountered each other on the Iberian Peninsula during ... more

Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutans Bangkok (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Indonesia's deadly flooding was an 'extinction-level disturbance' for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday. ... more Turkey basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church life Iznik, Turkey (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey. ... more Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights Pa Bon, Thailand (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey. ... more Brazil defines boundaries for 10 new Indigenous territories Brasilia (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Brazil's government announced Monday that boundaries have been drawn for 10 new Indigenous territories, a move that follows protests for more representation that disrupted UN climate talks in the Amazonian city of Belem. ... more Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence Boston MA (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines 'think,' in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society. 'I see all the different kinds of intelligence ... more

COP30 has a mascot: the fiery-haired guardian of Brazil's forest Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 With a spear in hand and red hair rising like fire, the mischievous forest guardian from Brazil's Indigenous folklore, Curupira, is the mascot of this year's UN climate conference in the Amazon. The mythical creature's name is believed to be a fusion of the Tupi-Guarani words curumim (boy) and pira (body). Dressed in a loincloth made of tree leaves, the legendary being has a peculiar trait that might go unnoticed if you don't look down: his feet are turned backward. That way, as he roams the ... read more COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 At COP30 in Belem, in Brazil's Amazon region, the country's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, hopes Indigenous peoples will play a leading role in the international climate conference that begins Monday. ... more

Descended From Everyone, Related To No One Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2025 In the quiet arithmetic of ancestry, we all carry an impossible paradox. Every person alive today is, in a strictly genealogical sense, descended from everyone. ... more OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about suicide San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide. ... more European hunter-gatherers altered landscapes long before farming Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 New evidence has revealed that humans significantly influenced Europe's vegetation tens of thousands of years before agricultural practices began. Recent research led by Aarhus University, using com ... more Guinea baboons implement social structure when distributing meat Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers from the German Primate Center have revealed that Guinea baboons regulate the transfer of meat through established social dynamics closely paralleling human hunter-gatherer communities. ... more Rapid human brain and skull changes outpace other apes in evolutionary race London, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 A recent study from University College London has revealed that human evolution took a dramatic leap forward in the pace of skull and brain changes compared to other apes. Using advanced 3D scans, t ... more

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