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Settler colonialism

Oct 5, 2023 | History, Politics & Human Rights

Displacing and destroying peoples by colonization is not just a historical Western evil but a global and contemporary one.

Finding alien life in universe is now ‘only a matter of time’

Sep 30, 2023 | Articles

Many astronomers are no longer asking whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe. Many are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes – possibly in the next few years.

Science is now revealing Neanderthal genetic legacy

Sep 25, 2023 | Articles

Using the rapidly improving ability to piece together fragments of ancient DNA, scientists are finding that traits inherited from our ancient cousins are still with us now, affecting our fertility, our immune systems, even how our bodies handled COVID-19.

Justice for Neanderthals!

Sep 18, 2023 | History, Opinion

They were long derided as knuckle-draggers, but new discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink the nature of the Neanderthals, we could also learn something about our own humanity.

Distant exoplanet could have water ocean and hint of life

Sep 11, 2023 | News

Scientists at NASA have announced the existence of a possible rare water ocean on a giant exoplanet scores of light years away and also a chemical hint of a sign of potential life.