Health minister defends timeline on dealing with winter pressures
Lyndsey Telford BBC News NI BBC Health minister Mike Nesbitt said he was determined to get the plan out ahead of last years plan, which was published in November. The health minister has defended his department’s timeline for initiating a plan to deal with winter pressures on the health service.Continue Reading
MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other industries
To help mitigate climate change, companies are using bioreactors to grow algae and other microorganisms that are hundreds of times more efficient at absorbing CO2 than trees. Meanwhile, in the pharmaceutical industry, cell culture is used to manufacture biologic drugs and other advanced treatments, including lifesaving gene and cell therapies.Continue Reading
Darcy McRose and Mehtaab Sawhney ’20, PhD ’24 named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced that two MIT affiliates have been named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. Darcy McRose, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Career Development Assistant Professor in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been honored, along with Mehtaab SawhneyContinue Reading
Italy’s oldest bartender still serving drinks at 100
Italy’s oldest bartender still serving drinks at 100, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Israel says one body handed over was not a hostage as agencies push for aid into Gaza, AP explains
The Israeli military says one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday is not that of any of the hostages who were held in Gaza, adding to the strain on the fragile ceasefire to end the two-year war. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be availableContinue Reading
Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown
“People are scared,” asks one federal worker. “Is WIRED hiring?” jokes another.Continue Reading
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.Continue Reading
New York City Sues Instagram Rather Than Teach Kids Filters Aren’t Real
When a school district sues social media companies claiming they can’t educate kids because Instagram filters exist, that district is announcing to the world that it has fundamentally failed at its core mission. That’s exactly what New York City just did with its latest lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, and otherContinue Reading
Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it’s melting
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.Continue Reading
Germany pledges $2bn in military aid for Ukraine as Kyiv seeks more funds
Ukraine says it will need $120bn in defence funding in 2026 to stave off Russia’s more than three-year war., Ukraine says it will need $120bn in defence funding in 2026 to stave off Russia’s more than three-year war. Germany has pledged more than $2bn in military aid for Ukraine, asContinue Reading
‘Dark and uncertain reality’: Gaza residents wonder what’s next
Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid explains the difficult decisions facing Palestinians in Gaza amid the ceasefire., NewsFeed ‘The big war may be over, but what about the many smaller wars that still await us here?’ Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid explains the difficult decisions facing Palestinians in Gaza living amid the rubbleContinue Reading
Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid The Traitor’s “Antifa” Fearmongering
We speak with Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, who fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is the author of the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, which explores the history and tactics of anti-fascist movements in Europe, the UnitedContinue Reading