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Science

1,500 ancient European genomes reveal previously hidden waves of migration, study finds

Researchers have identified three major waves of migration in early Europe, using a new technique to analyze human genomes. The analysis revealed that Scandinavia was a crucial hotspot for people as they traveled northward and dispersed elsewhere during the first millennium. In a study published Wednesday (Jan. 1) in the journal Naturethe researchers detailed a […]

World News

Mexico leader responds to Trump claim she agreed to stop migration

Getty Images A so-called migrant caravan advances to the US through Huehuetan, southern Mexico, last week Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to clarify details of a conversation she had with US President-elect Donald Trump, after the two leaders offered differing accounts of the call. Following Wednesday’s call, Trump said Sheinbaum had “agreed to stop […]

Entertainment

Cannes-Selected ‘In Retreat’ Producer Backs Migration Drama ‘Kurinji’

Fresh off his Cannes 2024 success with “In Retreat,” producer Thanikachalam S.A. is backing “Kurinji (The Disappearing Flower)” from debut feature director Payal Sethi at India’s Film Bazaar co-production market. Sethi’s previous work includes the award-winning shorts “Leeches” (2016), which won the Grand Prix Internationale at Brussels Short Film Festival, and “Grant St. Shaving Co.” […]

Business & Finance

Donald Tusk’s stance on migration hurts Polish economy, CEOs warn

This summer, Polish bakery group Putka started offering English classes to ease communication among its swelling international workforce. Located on the western outskirts of Warsaw, the company has struggled to attract locals and has turned to workers from countries as diverse as Senegal, India and Colombia, who now account for half its 500-strong production team. Chief […]

Science

Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback

By Ben Goldfarb Photographs by Mette Lampcov The 28th question of the hardest exam I’d taken since college was a smudged footprint pressed lightly into damp sand. The track possessed four teardrop-shaped toes and a vaguely trapezoidal heel pad; one toe, third from the left, jutted above the others, like a human’s middle finger. I […]