DNA technology solves 25-year-old mystery of human remains found in Olympic National Park

After more than two decades without leads or answers, human remains found in Washington state’s Olympic National Park in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao Jr. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. According to Othram Laboratory, which specializes in forensic genealogy and assisted in … Read more

Human remains found in 2 Twin Cities lakes 33 years ago identified as Denise Hartley

Investigators in Washington County, Minnesota, say they’ve identified the human remains found in two Twin Cities lakes more than three decades ago. Denise Elaine Sexton Hartley, the youngest of 15 siblings from St. Paul, disappeared in 1993 at the age of 27. In June of that year, a severed human head was discovered near Bone … Read more

Dozens of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in ditch:

Researchers have discovered dozens of ancient human skeletons, with nearly all of their heads severed, in a ditch in central Europe — a find they acknowledge “presents a terrifying sight at first glance.” But the headless remains dating back 7,000 years actually provide new insights into farming communities who resided in that region at the … Read more

Bot web traffic has overtaken human web traffic, data shows

Traffic to websites from AI agents and bots has eclipsed human-generated web traffic for the first time, marking a landmark in AI’s progress and impact earlier than expected, according to one of the largest internet hosting services, Cloudflare. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Welp, that … Read more

Checking out The Human Library

At a very special library in Copenhagen, Denmark, the “books” being checked out are actual human beings. The Human Library, founded 26 years ago, offers 30-minute conversations with living books on a wealth of subjects, and is now available in 80 countries (including the United States) and online. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon … Read more

Checking out The Human Library

While most libraries prefer that readers use their quiet voices, we just visited a library in Copenhagen where talking is actually encouraged.    Ronni Abergel founded The Human Library (or Menneskebiblioteket) 26 years ago. To be clear, there are no physical books there; the people are called books. “It’s a library where we give out … Read more

Pope Leo to address human dignity in the age of AI

Pope Leo XIV is set to release a landmark encyclical Monday focused on preserving human dignity in the face of AI. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The pope, who has been outspoken about AI’s potential to encroach on human values, will be joined in Vatican … Read more

Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia in human trafficking case

A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday, finding that the investigation into Abrego’s alleged human trafficking was “tainted.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to … Read more