Potatoes may have given Indigenous Andeans a digestive superpower
The rise of the potato in the Andes appears to have left a lasting mark on human DNA. Indigenous Peruvians carry exceptionally high numbers of a starch-digestion gene, likely because people with more copies gained an evolutionary advantage once potatoes became a staple food. The change began thousands of yearsContinue Reading
APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six Moons of Saturn
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue Reading
Bountiful Roebuck Bay
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Bountiful Roebuck Bay Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles EarthContinue Reading
Where did all the money go if the US is running out of weapons?
The war on Iran is exposing shortages in US weapons stockpiles, raising questions about years of defence spending., NewsFeed The war on Iran is exposing shortages in US weapons stockpiles, raising questions about years of defence spending. As a former Pentagon official points out, after less than five months ofContinue Reading
Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights
The South American nation is only the second country to recognise Israel’s claims over the illegally annexed territory., The South American nation is only the second country to recognise Israel’s claims over the illegally annexed Syrian territory. Colombia has become only the second country to recognise Israel’s claim of sovereigntyContinue Reading
Clearmind Medicine to get into the wireless EV charging game
Clearmind Medicine is “a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of non-hallucinogenic, second-generation, neuroplastogen-derived therapeutics to solve widespread and underserved health problems, including alcohol use disorder.” Of course, it’s only natural that such a company would want to add wireless EV charging to its services. Clearmind saysContinue Reading
European Commission to offer interest-free loans for EV battery makers
China has supported its EV industry with interest-free loans, and so, in the past, has the USA. Now the European Commission has opened a call for proposals worth up to €1.5 billion in interest-free loans for companies making EV battery cells in the European Economic Area. The money comes fromContinue Reading
Watch Pete Hegseth Wipe Actual Snot in His Hair
This video of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may just be the grossest thing you see all day. Hegseth just took the criticism that he acts like a little kid “playing army” to a whole new level. At the renaming ceremony for the Joint Base Lindsey Graham Monday, Hegseth was caughtContinue Reading
Rogers Makes False 9/11 Claim About El-Sayed
Republican Mike Rogers has provided no evidence that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed “believes that America deserved 9/11,” as Rogers falsely claimed in a statement this month. Instead Rogers’ Senate campaign has pointed to past comments made by a liberal political commentator. El-Sayed said in April that the 2001 terrorist attack onContinue Reading
Explaining the Medicare Drug-Plan Subsidy That The Traitor Is Ending
Q: Is President Traitor 47 really cutting Medicare subsidies? A: The The Traitor administration recently announced that it is ending a temporary subsidy that has reduced premiums for Medicare Part D standalone prescription drug plans. The subsidy, originally slated to run through at least 2027, was put into place byContinue Reading
Canada joins Ukraine, EU, and Switzerland in sanctioning UAE arms maker whose vehicles equip Russia’s National Guard
Canada has moved against a Gulf company arming Russia. Ottawa has imposed sanctions on Streit Group, a UAE-based weapons manufacturer that supplies military equipment to Russia, Canada’s Foreign Ministry announced. The move closes a gap in an international net that has been years in the making. Ukraine sanctioned Streit GroupContinue Reading
Local residents hang “thousand thanks” banner as Ukrainian firefighters help stop wildfire from reaching their French village
Ukrainian rescuers helped extinguish a wildfire in an allied country. The firefighters stopped a large fire that engulfed about a hectare of forest and threatened a settlement in France, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported on Facebook. The deployment marks Ukraine’s shift from aid recipient to contributor. A country thatContinue Reading
UN offers support to Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills dozens
The UN offered its support to Colombia on Monday after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the west of the country, killing at least 111 people and injuring at least 87, including several children, while leaving others trapped under the rubble and causing landslides and serious damage to homes and infrastructure.Continue Reading