DNA offers a new look at how Polynesia was settled

Modern genetic evidence suggests that statue builders on islands such as Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, had a shared ancestry.
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Beijing finally releases two Michaels, but a hard lesson can’t be forgotten

Wave a relieved goodbye to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, but let’s not forget her
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China’s Leaders Are Having Fun With Us. Who Can Blame Them?

We need a better strategy to counter China than submarines. Biden should get back into the TPP trade deal.
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A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.
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China’s ugliest buildings: contest to celebrate unsightly architecture begins

This year’s contenders include a violin-shaped church and a ‘welcome to hell’ glass bridge joining two mountains
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Taliban’s nightmare: Fearless women

Every repressive regime, however mighty and powerful, has its nightmares. For the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the worst nightmare has proven to be the country’s women who are articulate, aware of their rights, dream of building careers or women who have displayed unmatched resilience and have marched boldly on the streets to reclaim their right to freedom, despite knowing that they are fighting a regime that is regressive, patriarchal and anti-democratic in orientation. 
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Russian Cyberpunk Farm

Man have cow, man have help from robots. Da.
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