Inequality Isn’t Inevitable: New Study Challenges Economic Myths
House-size data from ancient sites show that economic inequality is historically variable and shaped by human choices, not just population or complexity. We are living in a time when the gap between the rich and the poor is striking and continues to grow. However, inequality is not a modern phenomenon…
How a Minecraft Game Unlocked the Secret to Smarter Thinking
A team of scientists used the popular video game Minecraft to explore how humans combine individual instincts with social cues when learning in complex environments. By tracking players’ actions and visual focus in a simulated foraging task, they discovered that success depends not on using just one strategy…
India Bans PSL 2025 Broadcast Impacting Millions of Cricket Fans Across India
PSL 2025 will no longer be shown in India. This announcement came from FanCode, the Indian streaming platform that held the rights to broadcast PSL matches. The suspension began on April 24 and has left millions of cricket fans disappointed. FanCode shared that the decision was made out of respect for the victims of a…
Nigeria: Plateau, Benue Killings – IHRC Urges FG to Reform Security Architecture
Vanguard] Abuja — The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise comprehensive security reforms in response to escalating violence across the country, particularly in Plateau and Benue States…
Liberia: Advocates Warn Trump Administration’s Plans to Shut Offices Devoted to Global Justice and Human Trafficking Will Be Big Blow to Liberian Victims
FrontPageAfrica] Human rights advocates working on transitional justice and human trafficking in Liberia say they are shocked by this week’s announcement by Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, that the US government will shut down the Office of Global Criminal Justice and the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons…
Algeria expels over 1,800 migrants to Niger in mass deportation
More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria into Niger, rights group says…
[FMA] Global dialogues, local impact: Human Rights Online Philippines joins RightsCon 2025
From February 24 to 27, 2025, Human Rights Online Philippines (HRonlinePH) proudly took part in RightsCon 2025 the world’s leading…
Trump upends DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, sparking ‘bloodbath’ in senior ranks
More than a dozen senior lawyers in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division – many with decades of experience – have been reassigned.
Whales could one day defend themselves in court—and in their own words
Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood.