Ancient baby DNA suggests tie to Native Americans

Ancient baby DNA suggests tie to Native Americans

NEW YORK: The DNA of a baby boy who was buried in Montana 12,600 years ago has been recovered, and it provides new indications of the ancient roots of today's American Indians and other native peoples of the Americas.

 

It's the oldest genome ever recovered from the New World. Artifacts found with the body show the boy was part of the Clovis culture, which existed in North America from about 13,000 years ago to about 12,600 years ago and is named for an archaeological site near Clovis, N.M.

Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK

Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK

LONDON: They were a British family on a day out - almost a million years ago.

 

1. Archaeologists announced Friday that they have discovered human footprints in England that are between 800,000 and 1 million years old - the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in northern Europe.

Microsoft names cloud computing chief Satya Nadella as next CEO

Microsoft names cloud computing chief Satya Nadella as next CEO

LOS ANGELES: As longtime Microsoft insider Satya Nadella takes the company's helm, he is declaring a new focus on a "mobile-first, cloud-first world." So far, he only has the latter half of the formula figured out.

 

Microsoft and its new CEO are at a crossroads: They are trying to catch rivals such as Apple, Google and Amazon, which are building a thriving ecosystem for mobile devices. At the same time, the company wants to expand its burgeoning business as a provider of software and services over the Internet.