India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster, D Gukesh, created history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto, Canada. This victory made him the youngest ever challenger to the world title.
According to a recent study, Neanderthals organised their living spaces slightly like modern humans do. Until now it was believed that Neanderthals were primitive and not as advanced as Homo sapiens.
Researchers analysed sites of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in northwest Italy and compared how things like stone tools and animal bones were spread around the space. They found that Neanderthals were just as good as Homo sapiens at organising their respective spaces.
They also discovered that Neanderthals used different areas of their homes for different activities, just like modern humans have bedrooms and kitchens. They even had a specific spot for a fireplace and a rubbish bin. However, Neanderthals used their homes less than modern humans do.
Neanderthals are the ancient and now extinct relatives of modern humans. Neanderthals were alive for part of the same time as modern humans. The Neanderthals died out about 28,000 years ago.
Who were Homo sapiens?
Homo sapiens is a species of highly intelligent primate that includes all living humans.
Astronomers have found the Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole. Stellar black holes are formed when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives.
BH3 was identified in the latest data gathered by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission after experts saw an odd wobbling motion on the star that was orbiting the black hole. The existence of the black hole in the Milky Way galaxy was confirmed by powerful telescopes and it was measured at 33 times the mass of the Sun.
9-year-old Constantin and 10-year-old Alexander discovered the bones of a prehistoric elephant, near the district of Erding, in Taufkirchen near Munich. This elephant is believed to be the largest land mammal to have ever lived in Germany.
Experts believe that this prehistoric elephant would have lived somewhere outside of what is now the city of Munich, around 10 million years ago. It would have weighed up to 12 tonnes, with a shoulder height of up to five metres. When the two brothers found the bones, they initially thought it was just some wood.
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The Polish government has introduced strict limits on school homework from the beginning of April, in order to improve the country’s education system. According to the new rules, children in first to third grades will not be given homework by teachers.
In grades four to eight, homework is now option- al and doesn’t count towards a grade. Children in Poland are welcoming strict limits on school homework imposed by the government.