Newsmakers
Liz Taylor paintings sold for £14 million
Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary collections of jewellery, dresses, and memorabilia may have raised over $156.8 million in December, but her art work is breaking records now.
Genome of Denisovian decoded
German anthropologists have decoded the entire genome sequence of a Denisovan, representative of the extinct Asian group related to Neanderthals, from a finger bone fossil, a study reveals.
London kicks off Dickens’ 200th b’day bash
Britain rang in the bicentennial birth celebrations for novelist Charles Dickens, author of English literature classics like David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol,
Cricket fossil used to revive ancient music
Scientists have recreated what they claim is the world’s most ancient known music — the crooning of a prehistoric cricket, thanks to a fossil found in China.
Models launch rights group
Fashion models in the United States launched a rights group on Monday ahead of New York Fashion Week to seek workplace standards including backstage privacy to stop unauthorised nude photos and a prog
Drink Green tea to avoid frailty in old age?
Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
