Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out
By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and…
Why fruit fly brains might one day help humans ward off Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Nicky Pellegrino Health writer·New Zealand Listener· 3 Feb, 2026 05:15 PM4 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to…
Romans used human faeces as medicine 1,900 years ago: Study | Dark brown fragments were found | Inshorts – Inshorts
Romans used human faeces as medicine 1,900 years ago: Study | Dark brown fragments were found | Inshorts Inshorts1900-year-old…
China’s Xigou Site Yields Evidence of Advanced Stone Tool Technology
Technological innovations in Africa and Western Europe in the later part of the Middle Pleistocene signal the behavioral…
Julio Iglesias sex abuse case shelved by Spanish prosecutors over jurisdiction
Madrid-born Iglesias, 82, lives between Miami, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The alleged acts took place “in…
Karaka Millions: Well Written stays perfect to raise plenty of questions at Ellerslie
The roar of the crowd soon turned to shocked silence and headshaking among industry insiders. The common question:…
Singer Julio Iglesias accused of human trafficking by former staff
“I want to tell them to be strong, to raise their voices, to remember he is not invincible,”…
Enigmatic Hominins May Have Overlapped with Homo sapiens on Sulawesi
At Leang Bulu Bettue, a rock-shelter in the Maros-Pangkep karst region on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, paleoanthropologists…
Samoan chief, Moeaia Tuai, convicted of slavery and human trafficking set to be sentenced
“Treating a person as if they were owned” was the legal description given to the jury. “Restricting freedom…
Why human-centred leadership is back in focus
“As I listened to my colleagues discuss their experiences and opinions, it dawned on me that making sure…
The human check on AI
“AI can process vast datasets and detect patterns at a speed that dwarfs human capability,” Questel said in…
Gut Microbes Played Role in Evolution of Human Brain, New Study Suggests
Compared to other primates, humans have remarkably large brains relative to their body sizes. The resultant high demands…