Human brains are structurally the same as non-human primate brains
ByBen Taub From IFL SCIENCE Scientists may have figured out why humans are so much smarter than other primates, after disproving one of the leading theories regarding the evolution of our intelligence. Until now, it had been widely believed that…
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Caribbean, Latin America medal count keeps on climbing in Rio
From NAN News Americas, RIO, Brazil, Tues. Aug. 16, 2016: The Caribbean and Latin America have started to see their medal count continue a steady tick upwards as the countdown begins to the final week of competition at Rio 2016….
Virtual art gallery mimics and defies reality
By Jon Fingas From engadget Artists can showcase outer-worldly work in a realistic space. Digital artists don’t typically have many choices for where they can exhibit their work: they either have to ground their pieces in the real world or…
The president who set the standard for scandals
By Marcus Gilmer From Mashable Editor’s note: This is the twenty-ninth entry in the writer’s year-long project to read one book about each of the U.S. Presidents in the year prior to Election Day 2016. You can also follow Marcus’…
Heterosexual Pride Day
15 awesome ways to celebrate #HeterosexualPrideDay BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable There are LGBTQ pride festivals all across the United States this month, but some heterosexuals want to know: “What about us?” When is their pride fest? How come nobody…
Mars’ veins were created by vanishing ancient lakes
By Jon Fingas From engadget Another sign that Mars once had a lot of water. Scientists just produced stronger evidence that Mars once had water lakes that might have nurtured life. After combing over Curiosity rover data, the researchers determined that…
Businesses owned by former minister of finance raided in Curacao
By Curacao Journal From Caribbean News Now WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Justice department officials in Curacao on Monday morning raided two companies owned by former minister of justice George Jamaloodin, including a security company, Speedy Security, in Saliña. A house elsewhere…
Fabrinet meets 4Q profit forecasts
Associated Press From Yahoo news GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) _ Fabrinet (FN) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $19.7 million. The George Town, Cayman Islands-based company said it had net income of 53 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted…
Cayman Islands Star Trusts
From Mourant Ozannes The Special Trusts Alternative Regime or “STAR” is a creature of statute. It was introduced in the Cayman Islands by the STAR Law in 1997 but since then, has been incorporated in Part VIII of the Cayman…
Why Aren’t Businesses Investing?
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Interest rates in developed economies have been declining for the past 40 years. At this point, 60 percent of global GDP is generated in countries that have negative or near-zero interest rates. Germany and…
