TECH & SCIENCE

Even in the starkest of situations, the act of eating another human's flesh remains almost beyond contemplation.

Warmer conditions on Ancient Mars increase the possibility that life developed there, according to researchers.

"Every fire [in the Amazon region] is somehow started by the human being," Ricardo Mello said. "So this increase [in fires] is directly caused by the action of man."

Researchers detected gravitational waves—ripples in space-time—emanating from a cataclysmic event around 900 million light years away.

Ransomware attacks have been gaining currency among hackers in recent years as a preferred method of extortion.

"Due to the deodorizing effect the probiotics have on the body, it may reduce the amount of time you need to wash your clothes," says designer Rosie Broadhead.

YouTube will allow content creators up to 10 seconds of copyrighted music in their videos.

"She walks many kilometers every night so that people will feel blessed during the ceremony. No one sees her bony body or her weakened condition, because of her costume," the Save Elephant Foundation said.

"We often hear about the potential for large volcanic eruptions of the Yellowstone volcano. However, we rarely focus on the threat of large earthquakes in the region," researcher Jamie Farrell said.

Leeches are parasitic worms that feed on the blood of animals.

The city of Uxmal is thought to have been founded around 500 A.D. It experienced a period of dominance at the end of the ninth century before largely being abandoned after the Spanish Conquest of Mexico in the 1500s.

The bloom is one of the biggest recorded in recent years, spreading out 620 square miles.