Footprints reveal the coexistence of two human species 1.5 million years ago
A discovery in Kenya offers the first snapshot of peaceful coexistence between very different hominids
More than 10,000 books have been banned from public and academic libraries in the US
The number of censored titles tripled in just one year, according to research by the organization PEN America
Australia’s social media ban for children under 16: Understanding the world-first law
Platforms that do not comply with the new rule may face fines of more than $30 million
Footballers to compete in 50°C heat at 2026 World Cup, study warns
Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research
Canada, a laboratory for the decolonization of museums
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is unveiling a new gallery to showcase its collection of Inuit art, adding to other initiatives in defense of the country’s indigenous artists
Sex strikes and the 4B movement: The South Korean-born campaign taking on far-right men
Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential elections has shone a spotlight on the initiative which encourages women to refuse to date, marry or have sex with men
Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy system in retaliation for Western missile use
Vladimir Putin justified the strikes as a response to the Ukrainian use of US weapons against Russian territory and threatened Kyiv with the experimental hypersonic missile used on November 21
ChatGPT is right-wing and Gemini is left-wing: Why each AI has its own ideology
A study confirms that no major language model is neutral and that its biases tend to be constant in the same direction
M.I.A., chronicle of a radical artist who ended up supporting Donald Trump and anti-vaxxers
Not too long ago, the British-Sri Lankan artist represented the future of music, with innovative productions and groundbreaking political messages. Today, her music has taken a backseat to the headlines she generates
Trump’s threatened tariff on Mexico and Canada could cost US households $1,300 a year
The calculations, which do not include the effect of potential retaliation, reinforce the theory that inflation could go up with the Republican’s plan to slap Washington’s North American partners with a 25% levy
Researchers discover possible key to enhance immunotherapy cancer treatment: certain anti-inflammatory drugs
Spanish scientists working in Austria have observed in mice that some medicines can thwart the trick tumors use to evade immune defenses
Thousands of migrants celebrate Thanksgiving in fear of being deported
Unlike other states, New York offers additional safeguards that partially protect the undocumented from the immigration policy announced by Donald Trump. ‘New York is a sanctuary city and we are going to defend that status against any divisive rhetoric,’ says the head of a non-profit that helps newcomers
Thousands of displaced Lebanese return home: ‘Victory? Is everything that has happened to us a victory?’
Residents evacuated by the war with Israel return to Dahieh, south of the Lebanese capital, amid Hezbollah flags, victory signs and gunfire in the air. Some criticize the militia for selling triumphalism after two and a half months of fighting
US launches broad antitrust probe against Microsoft
The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing its cloud computing business and its dominance in artificial intelligence. Competitors have complained that the company’s bundling practices make it hard to compete
Thanksgiving and Native Americans: a complicated history
For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning and protest, so they have developed their own events for that date