"Animal connection" helps separate humans from other species

For centuries, people have tried to pinpoint what makes humans unique. The most current scientific theory suggests that three main qualities separate Homo sapiens from other animals: the construction and use of complex tools, the use of symbolic behavior including language, art, and ritual, and the domestication of other plants and animals. However, in a new paper in Current Anthropology , Dr ...

VINELAND: South Jersey Healthcare Performance Improvement Training demonstrations offered

South Jersey Healthcare Performance Improvement Training/PIT program will offer free trial preseason fitness test preparation demonstrations from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, at the South Jersey Healthcare Fitness Connection, Sherman Avenue and Orchard Road, Vineland.

England v Pakistan, first Test

Click on auto-refresh for all the latest action. Email your thoughts to john.ashdown@guardian.co.uk and follow the match on the sly . If you want to follow the county cricket, click here for the live blog LUNCH So, John Ashdown will be here to talk you through the afternoon. Make sure you email your nonsense to him and not me. As a parting gift I'm going to leave you ...

Model Undergoing Gender Reassignment

Transgender assistant-turned-model Lea T, who took the fashion world by storm, will be undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

Rush Limbaugh Just Like Elton John?

In a very unlikely pairing of personalities, Rush Limbaugh has gone public in comparing himself to Sir Elton John. He suggests they have the same views in opposing gay marriage.