For nearly 300 years, a family’s ancestral house in India's southern state of Kerala has been the stage for theyyam, an ancient folk ritual. Rooted in ancient tribal traditions, theyyam predates ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors some 1.5 million years ago. The footprints were left in the mud by two ...

The development of a big brain in humans and its connection to social bonding has been a hot topic of debate, and secrets found in fossil teeth may hold the answers. Researchers have been studying the ...

For thousands of years, humans have come together in small groups to feast on food. Why is it important – and why do we still continue the tradition? It's a peculiarly human universal ...

AI can predict study results better than human experts, researchers find Date: November 27, 2024 Source: University College London Summary: Large language models, a type of AI that analyses text ...

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