5200 B.C. Is New Date for Farms in Egypt
A discovery may provide insights about the farmers and some answers to the questions of how, why and when Egyptians adopted farming. nytimes.com
My life as a guinea pig
Medical researchers have tracked David Ward since his birth in 1946. The findings shed fascinating light on the impact of childhood on health in later years lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk
Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in graying Japan by 2025, a thinktank says, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks. feeds.reuters.com