Activism

Jane Goodall’s Inspiring Message for Future Generations

Claire Elise Thompson / Grist Apr 6, 2024 As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The West African Food Staple That Isn’t Helping the Ebola Crisis

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 7, 2014 Where food is scarce, creative measures are taken for the sake of survival, and that's why bush meat persists as a source of sustenance in African countries vulnerable to the Ebola virus. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Men May Stick Around for More Than 5M Years

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 What a relief to know that men might not be an endangered species with a potential expiration date in only 5 million years, according to a new study published, appropriately (if heavy-handedly), in a journal called Nature. The issue boils down to a predicted, but now contested, process of genetic decay targeting the man-specific Y chromosome. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Animal Harm

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 We have witnessed, in this film, a prolonged study in animal abuse I think Terrace is the worst kind of sadist—the unknowing kind—and I think this very good film provides a record of “science” at its most useless . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Murdoch Apologizes for Chimp Cartoon

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 Well, it's officially impossible to go any further up the News Corp. chain of command than this: Mega-media mogul Rupert Murdoch has now apologized for last week's Chimpgate cartoon caper carried out by one of his media properties, the New York Post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spike Lee Throws Down in N.Y. Post Cartoon Controversy

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2009 If the higher-ups at the New York Post thought that running a simple apology for printing the now-notorious chimpanzee cartoon this week would constitute enough damage control to do the trick, here comes filmmaker Spike Lee -- along with the Post's arch-rival publication, the New York Daily News -- to disabuse them of this notion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Call for Boycott of N.Y. Post

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 The New York Post may yet discover that not all publicity is good publicity, particularly when it comes to the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper's decision to run a cartoon on Wednesday linking Washington politicians (perhaps one in particular) to a marauding chimpanzee. The cartoon sparked an uproar that on Thursday found hundreds of protesters demanding a boycott of the Post by readers and advertisers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ancient Chimps ‘Used Stone Tools’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2007 "Chimpanzees in West Africa used stone tools to crack nuts 4,300 years ago," the BBC reports. "The discovery represents the oldest evidence of tool use by our closest evolutionary relative." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Brief History of Human Sex

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2006 To get an idea of how we humans might act if unfettered by cultural restraints, we could look at bonobo chimpanzees, which engage in frequent sexual acts "a fairly quick, perfunctory and relaxed activity that functions as a social cement," according to an expert . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )