Why research doesn’t prioritize rare brain diseases
Alzheimer’s disease makes up the majority of dementia cases, and it remains a primary focus of funding and research. As documented in Robert Kolker’s book, “The Vanishing Family,” research does not prioritize rare brain diseases. “A lot of the investment is built around big swings, like things that are goingContinue Reading
Inside one of the world’s most secretive countries
The Iran war has made Eritrea’s Red Sea coast more strategically important, and the country says it’s now ready to open up. Reuters got access to one of the world’s most secretive countries, and Giulia Paravicini explains how a long war for independence, mandatory national service and growing tensions withContinue Reading
New York Is Running Out of Room for Its Trash
Much of New York City’s waste ends up in sprawling landfills far from the city. Upstate communities say they’ve had enough of being dumped on. By Lauren Dalban New York City is running out of places to dump its trash.Continue Reading
Growing outrage in Japan after US Marine arrested in woman’s killing
The 20-year-old soldier denies the charge as protests held on Okinawa and in Tokyo., The 20-year-old soldier denies the charge as protests held on Okinawa and in Tokyo. Japan’s prime minister says the killing of a woman, allegedly by a US Marine stationed in Okinawa, is a “heinous crime”, andContinue Reading
US abruptly withdraws bombers from UK’s RAF Fairford
The US has abruptly withdrawn all of its aircraft from the UK’s RAF Fairford, citing concerns about a potential attack., NewsFeed The US has abruptly withdrawn all of its aircraft from the UK’s RAF Fairford, citing concerns about a potential attack. Former NATO operations director David Des Roches explains howContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.10 Will Have a Rust-based GnuPG Replacement
You already know that Canonical has been selectively replacing Ubuntu’s C-based system components with Rust-written equivalents that don’t compromise in terms of functionality, most of the time. Now it looks like the distro’s OpenPGP implementation is next, with Sequoia PGP coming preinstalled in Ubuntu 26.10. Canonical wants it to eventuallyContinue Reading
New evidence in the Cornell 7 case raises questions | Batya! Full Show
On this episode of “Batya!,” Batya Unger-Sargon takes a look at the facts of the Cornell 7 case. The story is taking a dramatic turn as new evidence raises questions about competing accounts from the accuser, and now a special prosecutor has been assigned to investigate the case. Ashleigh BanfieldContinue Reading
New health guidelines make it easier to diagnose heart attacks in women
While heart attacks are the number one killer of women worldwide, male-specific testing data has historically left women under-diagnosed. Avis Favaro reports. ** Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download theContinue Reading
Supreme Court’s new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate. (Image credit: Jimena Peck for NPR)Continue Reading
SpaceX Falcon 9 Competitors Might Have Flight in 2027
SpaceX Falcon 9 is roughly 15–18 t to LEO in reusable mode and ~23 t expendable, with boosters routinely flying 20+ times and the fleet doing dozens of launches per year. Falcon 9 has had 160-170 launches per year in 2025 and likely in 2026. This is about 2500-3000 tons per year. No other rocketContinue Reading
Why Rockets Getting Over Twenty Launches Per Year is Rare
There are not many rockets or similar rockets in a family of rockets that get to over 20 launches in a year. It is over more rare to get to over 50 launches in a year from any number of launch pads. The SpaceX Falcon 9 is the only rocket to get to over 50Continue Reading
Yemen forces claim to seize Dhubab, sites near Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis
Yemeni forces claim to seize key positions near waterway as Pakistani, Saudi and Turkish officials to meet., Yemeni forces claim to seize key positions near waterway as Pakistani, Saudi and Turkish officials to meet. The army of Yemen’s internationally recognised government says it has seized control of the Dhubab districtContinue Reading
Yemen war escalates: What’s the latest, as government forces claim gains?
After launching major military offensive to reclaim Houthi-held areas, Yemen’s government says it has taken key district, Yemen’s internationally recognised government has announced a major military campaign to retake all territory controlled by the Houthis, marking a new escalation in a civil war that had largely been frozen for severalContinue Reading