Researchers test 'anti-obesity treatment' on mice
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the US claim to have tested a potential anti-obesity treatment on mice which caused the overweight animals to slim down despite eating a high-fat, high-sugar, high-cholesterol diet
2023-09-12 19:28
Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag
Arthur Brand met an unnamed man under a tree during a mysterious, years-long quest to find the work.
2023-09-12 19:19
Colombia cocaine: Cultivation reaches record high
A UN report finds the area planted with coca bushes is the biggest ever registered.
2023-09-12 19:17
Monu Manesar: Cow vigilante wanted for Nuh violence arrested from Haryana
Police allege Monu Manesar instigated deadly religious violence in Haryana state. He denies the charges.
2023-09-12 18:57
Morocco earthquake: One community's search for its last victim
No one has any hope of finding Fatima alive, but they say it is important her body is recovered.
2023-09-12 18:55
Mind-blowing video shows what babies can hear in the womb
An extraordinary recreation of what a baby can hear in the womb has got people "tearing up" across social media. The creator Dimitris Chronis Animus Mentis Productions shared the heartwarming simulation on YouTube, where it racked up thousands of views. It shows a baby in the mother's womb surrounded by amniotic fluid during the last trimester of pregnancy. The external sounds are muffled, but the creator noted that "babies become increasingly capable of hearing a range of musical tones, and studies confirm that babies react — in the womb — to the sounds they hear." He went on to suggest that if a song is replayed, the late-term foetus may recognise it as a newborn. "I came up with the idea to simulate the above situation using spatial sound. I managed to put an ambisonic recorder in an enclosed basket filled with water and recorded the sound of an African lullaby coming through an outside Bluetooth speaker," he wrote, before advising listeners to use headphones while playing. What can babies hear inside the womb| (ambisonic simulation) www.youtube.com The clip was soon inundated with comments from emotional listeners. "It is nice to know what my niece used to listen to, and I may say it is calming even for a grown-up to hear," one person wrote, while another added: "Amazing beyond time and space, beautiful light." A third commented on how catchy it was, writing: "Now I’m gonna have THIS in my head all night…" Meanwhile, one person wrote: "This is adorable I started tearing up." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-12 18:52
Explainer-Can Trump be disqualified from the presidency over Jan. 6?
By Jack Queen Former President Donald Trump is barred from returning to the White House, say some opponents
2023-09-12 18:21
Paul Simon 'beginning to accept' hearing loss
The US singer-songwriter says his new disability has changed the way he lives and works.
2023-09-12 18:19
Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia were wrong, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that the West has 'no friends, only interests'.
2023-09-12 18:17
Libyan floods: Derna city alone recovers 1,000 bodies - minister
Much of Derna is under water after two dams and four bridges collapsed in flooding after Storm Daniel.
2023-09-12 17:52
'Flipping El Moussas' star Heather Rae El Moussa slammed for wearing lambskin outfit despite her veganism
'Flipping El Moussas' star Heather Rae El Moussa wore a controversial lambskin leather outfit and was criticized for animal cruelty
2023-09-12 17:51
2024 GOP contenders clash over Covid-19 records as they warn against future mandates
Amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, Republican presidential candidates are taking aim at limited, local returns to masking requirements -- using those moves as an opening to warn against broader restrictions.
2023-09-12 17:29
