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Giant spiders that can grow to size of human hand thriving in the UK

Collaboration between RSPB and Chester zoo leads to best mating season on record for the semi-aquatic fen raft spider. Thousands of giant spiders that can grow to the size of a human hand are ...

World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago

AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do

Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

How the UN Human Rights Council promotes dictatorships over human rights

The UN Human Rights Council has elected some of the world's most oppressive regimes, including Qatar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, to its membership, leading to a mockery of its ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

The human race is suffering from success

Treating today’s mental and physical conditions may be a challenge, but their prevalence is actually a good sign

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Faces, hands and sunshine: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

The evolutionary history of humans' ability to eat starch

How humans developed the ability to digest starch: A study offers insight into the evolution of amylase genes, which are key to breaking down some carbs.

You Could Be Overlooking Human Skills in the Workplace

Technical chops are in demand, but some employees believe that companies aren’t putting enough emphasis on human skills like communication and collaboration.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Pep: Haaland goal 'not normal for a human being'

Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland's outrageous goal in Manchester City's 5-0 win over Sparta Prague should "not be normal for a human being."

Sports - ESPN - October 25

A human is not designed to see what I saw

A former Welsh Guard describes having a "catastrophic breakdown" after returning from Helmand Province.

Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia

The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Breaking down the Georgia ballot hand counting ruling

With early in-person voting underway in Georgia, a judge there Tuesday night blocked a new rule requiring the hand counting of election ballots. The judge called the rule "too much, too late" and ...

Broncos handle business in blowout of short-handed Saints

The Broncos followed a familiar formula to beat the Saints in New Orleans.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Ministers explore handing Post Office to sub-postmasters

The proposal is in its early stages and is one of many under consideration, sources told the BBC.

Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies. Ministers want to turn the Post Office into a co-operative and have asked business ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Is England's number one shirt in Hampton's hands?

Former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley explains why nothing is decided yet in Hannah Hampton's battle with Mary Earps to be first-choice for the Lionesses.

Sources: Murray fractured hand in Pelicans debut

Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will be sidelined for an extended period of time after fracturing his left hand during Wednesday night's season opener, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 24

$Dejounte Murray reportedly fractures hand in Pelicans debut$

Dejounte Murray reportedly fractures hand in Pelicans debut

Dejounte Murray's New Orleans Pelicans debut might be his only game for a while.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Hands On Preview

There's no doubt that developer MachineGames understands the look and feel of Indy, but questions have lingered around its ability to capture playing as the globetrotter. Now that we've had some ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

Sources: Ionescu hurt hand in G4 of WNBA Finals

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu suffered a high-grade UCL tear on her right, shooting hand during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN on Thursday.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

PSG handed stand closure for anti-gay chanting

Paris Saint-Germain will have to partially close a stand at their home stadium when they host Toulouse on Nov. 22 after being sanctioned over anti-gay chanting during a match against Strasbourg ...

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke

After 58 years, the Botswana Democratic Party lost its majority in Parliament, becoming the latest long-dominant party in southern Africa to fall from power.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

England lost control with game in their hands - Dawson

England will be frustrated they let victory slip from their hands against New Zealand, writes Matt Dawson.

Judge rejects handful of controversial rules, including hand-count rule, from Georgia board

A judge in Georgia tossed out a handful of controversial rules passed in recent months by the GOP-majority Georgia State Election Board, arguing that the board didn’t have the authority to put ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza

Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Safet Zec at Venice Biennale — humanity at its most fragile and battered

Eighty-year-old Bosnian painter is the star of the pavilion’s multinational show ‘Home Sextant’

World - Financial Times - October 14

European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog

European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation. The European Commission’s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, study suggests

Some participants were able to discriminate order of smells at intervals 10 times shorter than previously thought. The human sense of smell is nothing to turn one’s nose up at, research suggests, ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Life and Death in Gaza TV review — film focuses on human resilience

Four families tell of their struggles to find food, safety and hope in this BBC documentary

World - Financial Times - October 14

David Lammy urged to raise human rights concerns on China trip

Exclusive: Group of UK MPs says foreign secretary must ‘engage with China as it really is’ amid rapprochement drive. David Lammy must “engage with China as it really is under the leadership of Xi ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince

Mohammed bin Salman attends Brussels meeting six years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Lammy to raise human rights and support for Russia on China trip

UK foreign secretary keen to boost engagement with Beijing as well as address concerns in potential reset to relations

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Report finds human trafficking occurs 'every day' in Germany

World - Yahoo News - October 17

How Neanderthals and Other Early Humans Evolved to Eat Starch

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch.

Science - The New York Times - October 18

Global water cycle off balance for 'first time in human history': Report

The world’s water cycle is out of balance ”for the first time in human history,” according to a new report. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which is made up of global experts, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Trump responds to Harris attacks: ‘I am the most stable human being’

Former President Trump on Friday responded to a barrage of attacks from Vice President Harris that he's "unstable" and "unhinged," telling Fox News he's "the most stable human being." Trump ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Misleading posts claiming Nigeria lost UN Human Rights Council election

World - Yahoo News - October 18

David Lammy raises human rights and Ukraine in Beijing talks

Foreign secretary discussed China’s treatment of Uyghurs and support of Russia as well as ‘areas of cooperation’. David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and China’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

The human factor: How companies can prevent cloud disasters

Let's explore human engineering techniques that have worked at scale across the most successful tech companies in history.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 19

The ride of our lives: why the horse is crucial to human history

Humans and horses have been entwined throughout history, one could not have thrived without the other, according to a new book that explores a unique bond. It was a heart-stopping sight. On 24 ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

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