French scientists training ants to sniff out cancer in humans
PARIS, 27 Jan 2023: A team of French scientists is on a quest to teach ants how to sniff out the early stages of cancer in humans and have claimed …
Oldest ‘non-royal mummy’ found with gold-flakes coffin
CAIRO, 27 Jan 2023: A team of Egyptian archaeologists yesterday announced finding an intact sarcophagus containing a 4,300-year-old gold-covered mummy at the bottom of a 15m (50-foot) burial shaft in …
Doomsday Clock moves even closer to annihilation in 2023 (video)
WASHINGTON, 25 Jan 2023: The Doomsday Clock has been moved to 90 seconds before midnight – the closest humanity has been to global catastrophe, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists …
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ leads Oscar race
LOS ANGELES, 25 Jan 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once, a film that combines absurdist comedy-drama with an examination of Asian-American identity and an exploration of themes ranging from existentialism …
Afro hair activism against racism in Venezuela
CARACAS, 24 Jan 2023: In the space of three years, Rulos de Venezuela has grown from a personal Instagram account – offering afro hair care tips – to a virtual …
Monster ‘toadzilla’ captured in Australia (video)
CAIRNS, 22 Jan 2023: Rangers conducting track work in Conway National Park, near Airlie Beach, some 600km south of Cairns, were shocked to find this massive cane toad beside the …
Victims’ families want ban of movie based on 2016 restaurant attack
DHAKA, 21 Jan 2023: The premiere of an Indian film – based on an extremist attack on a cafeteria in Dhaka in 2016 – led to backlash yesterday from several …
Mexico showcase of fireworks as art form (video)
PUEBLA, 19 Jan 2023: Fireworks makers once again put on a colourful, animal-themed display in central Mexico to celebrate their annual day and showcase their livelihood as a veritable art …
Aussie study finds snot bubbles help dispel heat
SYDNEY, 18 Jan 2023: Echidnas cope with heat by blowing snot bubbles and pressing their undersides against cooler surfaces – techniques that could help them cope with global warming, a …
China towns offer child allowances to reverse low birth rates
SHANGHAI, 12 Jan 2023: The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen presented a plan to offer its residents a subsidy of 3,000 renminbi (US$442) for the delivery of a first child, …