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Neanderthals ‘as clever as modern humans’, Say Scientists

Neanderthals 'as clever as modern humans', Say Scientists

The widely-held idea that Neanderthals were wiped out because they were intellectually inferior is not supported by scientific evidence, say experts. The species — which is closely related to humans and lived between 350,000-40,000 years ago — might instead have disappeared because they interbred with humans, Paola Villa and Wil Roebroeks claim in a paper published yesterday. Read More »

Police plan to live-tweet prostitution sting (Video)

Police plan to live-tweet prostitution sting

Police in Maryland are taking heat from sex workers and their advocates after announcing plans to live-tweet an upcoming prostitution sting in Prince George County — complete with photographic evidence of suspects as they’re arrested. Calling it a “progressive” and “unprecedented social media tactic,” a press release issued Thursday by the Prince George County Police Department explained that the sting ... Read More »

U.S. Navy SEAL Smuggled 10 Kilos Of Cocaine Into Miami, Report

U.S. Navy SEAL Smuggled 10 Kilos Of Cocaine Into Miami, Report

BuzzFeed.com is reporting that a U.S. Navy SEAL, who worked on counter-narcotics missions, pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.S. and is in custody in Miami awaiting sentencing. The report says Angel Martinez-Ramos and his wife Bibiana Marcela Lopez-Correa were trying to smuggle more than 22 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of roughly $350,000, ... Read More »

Hawking warns on Artificial Intelligence

Hawking warns on Artificial Intelligence

Washington: Creating Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be the greatest moment in histroy for mankind but unfortunately it also can be its last, Dr Stephen Hawking was quoted as saying in a report in The Independent. Discussing Jonny Depp’s latest film Transcendence, which delves into a world where computers can surpass the abilities of humans, Dr Hawking said dismissing the film ... Read More »

Physicists Just Figured Out How the Egyptian Pyramids Were Built

Physicists Just Figured Out How the Egyptian Pyramids Were Built

Speculation has long existed about how the ancient Egyptians built the great pyramids – constructed from heavy stone blocks – ranging from rolling sleds over logs to aliens. In the dry desert, researchers had never before thought about the possibility of water being used to aid their assembly. But, now scientists may have finally figured out how the ancient Egyptians ... Read More »