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TOKYO: Human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least one of four people in northern Japan who apparently died from such assaults, officials said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON: A research has revealed that reptiles including lizards may have sleeping habits and patterns similar to humans.

WASHINGTON: For artificial intelligence and smart machines to really take off, computers are going to have to be able to think more like people, according to experts in the field. Researchers are now making important progress toward that goal.

TIANJIN: The Chinese scientist behind the world's biggest cloning factory has technology advanced enough to replicate humans, he told AFP, and is only holding off for fear of the public reaction.

MAROPEND, South Africa: The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of the human family tree have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, scientists said Thursday, hailing the find as a breakthrough in evolution research.

TOKYO: A human tooth was found in french fries sold at a McDonald's in Japan last year, the firm said Wednesday, the latest in a series of woes involving contaminated nuggets and a chip shortage.

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of thousands of impoverished "low caste" Indians are being forced to clean human excreta from dry toilets and open drains, despite a ban on the discriminatory and undignified practice, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.