An international research team conducted a new study to if their vocal tract is capable of produce the sounds of human speech. The results of the study were published in Science Advances Previous experiments to explore whether monkeys possess the ...
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US President orders investigation into cyber attacks during election season
“The President has directed the Intelligence Community to conduct a full review of what happened during the 2016 election process. It is to capture lessons learned from that and to report to a range of stakeholders,” White House Homeland Security ...
Read More »Ultimate battle between humans and apes in “War for the Planet of the Apes” is coming (official trailer)
Directed by Matt Reeves, “War for the Planet of the Apes” is the third in franchise after “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011) and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (2014). The furious ape Caesar (Andy Serkis) ...
Read More »McLaren report: More than 1,000 Russian athletes involved in state-sponsored doping
The London 2012 Olympics were “corrupted on an unprecedented scale” by Russia’s government and sports authorities, who colluded to ensure the country’s sportspeople were able to take a cocktail of banned performance-enhancing drugs yet evade doping tests, it has been ...
Read More »First official trailer for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” released
Tom Holland, who has conquered hearts in Captain America: Civil War, now plays Peter Parker/Spiderman. Michael Keaton is a villain Vulture (also known as Adrian Toomes). And Robert Downey Jr. appears in the film as Ironman (or Tony Stark), who ...
Read More »WADA to announce new report on Russia doping investigation
The first McLaren report discovered that Russia has run a systemic and state-sponsored doping program for several years, including in the run-up to the Sochi Games. The report caused ban of hundreds of Russian athletes from 2016 Olympics in Rio ...
Read More »American space hero John Glenn died at age of 95
John Glenn started his career as a pilot in the US Navy. He was a distinguished pilot during World War II and the Korean War. In 1959, Glenn joined NASA. He was among the first group of astronauts, one of ...
Read More »Unprecedented discovery: Sparrow-sized dinosaur tail found trapped in amber
Xing Lida, a Chinese paleontologist discovered an unprecedented finding at an amber market in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border, according to CNN. The remarkable piece of amber, the size of a dried apricot, was destined to end up as ...
Read More »Bighorn sheep smashes glass door after confronting his own reflection – video
The bighorn sheep herd that usually hangs out in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, came into town over the last several days, according to the local outlet Post Independent. The ram must have seen the reflection in Blue Sky Adventures Hotel’s glass ...
Read More »Netflix reveals the most popular TV and movies binge pairings
Netflix’s new study on viewing habits of over 86 million members in 190 countries. For this study, the streaming service looked at what viewers do when they finish binge-watching a show—specifically, how long it takes before they dive into the ...
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