Not out of Africa — Our African roots have many branches and interactions. John Timmer - Jan 22, 2020 11:26 pm UTC Enlarge / A 1994 photograph of the excavations that yielded the skeletons at Shum Laka.Understanding humanity's shared history means understanding what happened in Africa. But figuring out what happened in Africa has been…
BEIJING (Reuters) - China put on lockdown on Thursday two cities at the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic. Health officials fear the transmission rate will accelerate as hundreds of millions of Chinese travel…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption From left to right: former Vice President Joe Biden and Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders at an MLK Day rally Until recently, the biggest disputes among the candidates have been policy-related. But now, the attacks are getting personal.Even a casual observer of the string of Democratic debates…
NOT FROM A BAD SPY THRILLER — The gigabytes-big data grab allegedly came over WhatsApp text from Mohammed bin Salman. Dan Goodin - Jan 22, 2020 3:25 am UTC It's like a plot from a bad thriller: a forensic analysis paid for by Jeff Bezos found that his cell phone coughed up massive amounts of…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The emergence of a new virus in central China has brought back painful memories of another virulent respiratory disease that wreaked worldwide havoc and left the country’s health authorities struggling to rebuild public trust. FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing protective gear walks outside a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Clinic (SARS) in suburban…
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Brewing fuel — Systems-level engineering of a living thing is remarkably complicated. John Timmer - Jan 20, 2020 10:50 pm UTC Enlarge / Colonies of genetically modified yeast.A little while ago, we covered the idea of using photovoltaic materials to drive enzymatic reactions in order to produce specific chemicals. The concept is being considered mostly…
BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak has risen to six in China’s central city of Wuhan as of Jan. 20, the city’s mayor told state television. A total of 258 cases had been confirmed in the city by the end of Monday, Zhou Xianwang said in an interview. Separately, China’s…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Trump is facing two counts of impeachment President Donald Trump's legal team, representing him at his impeachment trial, has demanded that he is immediately acquitted by the Senate. In a brief submitted on Monday, they called the impeachment "a dangerous perversion" of the constitution.Meanwhile House impeachment managers submitted their…
Stampede! — The film faltered at the box office but amassed a huge cult following over the years. Jennifer Ouellette - Jan 19, 2020 6:08 pm UTC The first casualty: Edgar Deems (Sunshine Parker). Universal Pictures Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) check with Doctor Jim (Conrad Bachmann) and his wife Megan (Bibi Besch)…
