Month: April 2018

A researcher works on surveying and mapping of the Al Wusta site in the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia. Credit: Klint Janulis/Handout via Reuters

Fossil Homo Sapiens Finger From Saudi Desert Is 90,000 Years Old

Will Dunham 11/04/2018

Its discovery has advanced a new understanding of how...

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Mumbai’s ‘Designed for Death’ Buildings Are Incubating TB

Sukanya Shantha 10/04/2018

Poor access to natural ventilation and sunlight, and dearth...

Shonisaurus, a giant ichthyosaur is pictured in this handout reconstruction image A jawbone from a giant ichthyosaur similar to this species was found on an English beach. Credit: Nobumichi Tamura/Handout via Reuters

Jaw Fossil From English Beach Belongs to Monstrous Marine Reptile

Will Dunham 10/04/2018

The newly discovered bone was 25 percent larger than...

Inside the Quest to Use Neuroscience to Influence Which Brands Consumers Buy

Bernd Eberhart 10/04/2018

Though there haven't been any outright successes yet, companies...

Crossing an increasingly unfamiliar landscape in Nain, Canada. Credit: Ashlee Cunsolo

Hope and Mourning in the Anthropocene: Understanding Ecological Grief

Neville Ellis and Ashlee Cunsolo 09/04/2018

Climate-related ecological losses lead people to grieve for lost...

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High Court Asks for Centre’s Reply on ‘Illegal’ Closure of AIIMS Graft Cases

An NGO has claimed that the health ministry illegally...

Perhaps we need an elf ranger test instead of the Turing test for artificial intelligence. Credit: Dagny Mol/ Flickr CC BY 2.0

Dungeons and Dragons, Not Chess and Go: Why AI Needs Role Play

Beth Singler 09/04/2018

An AI capable of open-ended collaborative efforts that are...