Located in Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the full-scale prototype of the crew cabin of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander is over 15 feet (5 m) tall. NASA A full-scale mock-up of a crew cabin for a future industry lunar lander for NASA’sContinue Reading
Jim O’Neill, a longevity enthusiast and vaccine skeptic, is The Traitor’s pick to head the National Science Foundation Published May 7, 2026 1:44PM (EDT) Jim O’Neill & U.S. National Science Foundation building (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Alex Wong / Department of Health and Human Services) President TraitorContinue Reading
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won big in state-level elections this week, with the Hindu nationalist BJP now controlling over 70% of the country. Leading opposition politician and Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has refused to recognize the results as legitimate,Continue Reading
Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, pin-point mines and ensure passage of humanitarian aid through strait., Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, disclose mines, and ensure humanitarian aid passage through the Strait. Gulf states are pushing a United Nations Security Council resolution that threatens Iran with sanctions and other measuresContinue Reading
Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds., Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds. China is emerging as a major player in global diplomacy – including in the Middle East. In 2023, it helped re-establish diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran. WhileContinue Reading
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea oil and gas drilling ahead of UK-wide elections in May on the ill-founded claim thatContinue Reading
For years, advertising executives have largely escaped criticism for glossing the images of major polluters. But as climate protestors turn up at ad agency offices and dozens of U.S. states file lawsuits accusing oil companies of deliberately spreading disinformation, the industry is coming under increasing scrutiny. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called adContinue Reading
As debates around so-called conversion therapy continue to reach the national stage, LGBTQ advocates are renewing calls to end practices aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, particularly within religious communities where those experiences often go unspoken. A new essay spotlighted by GLAAD examines the lasting impactContinue Reading
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court crippled the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson addressed a virtual gathering for the group’s members and supporters where he ranked the landmark decision alongside the court’s most infamous cases. Dred Scott excluded Black people from American citizenship aheadContinue Reading
In a recent podcast interview with The New York Times, political science professor Robert Pape pointed out that acceptance of political violence is today higher than it’s been in generations. Tens of millions of Americans, his research shows, are now accepting of things as extreme as assassination as a way to change politics.Continue Reading
When Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran, a flurry of media reports suggested that CIA-armed Kurdish forces were preparing to enter Iran and help topple the Islamic Republic. That outcome was always unlikely. Just months earlier, the latest chapter in the Kurds’ long history of exploitation byContinue Reading
Injured U.S. military veterans experience the healing power of water and wildlife at the Georgia Aquarium when they swam with manta rays, goliath groupers, and even a whale shark as part of the Wounded Warrior Project, Read MoreContinue Reading
Mexico state fair fire leaves at least five dead, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading