Sudan Civil War Takes Dark Turn As RSF Launches ‘Parallel Government’
In a dramatic move last week, the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced the selection of its own prime minister and presidential council to compete with and directly challenge the legitimacy of the government of Sudan. News of the new parallel government came days before a new roundContinue Reading
Greenwashing BlackRock: World’s Biggest Fund Pivots to Fossil Fuels
Claim to be verified: BlackRock offers its global clients sustainable investment products, which allegedly exclude fossil fuels. Context: In the first quarter of 2025, the world’s largest asset manager invested $3 billion in fossil-fuel companies through its funds defined as sustainable. BlackRock promotes them with language that is potentially misleadingContinue Reading
This Pilot Lost 37 Pounds and 22% of His Body Fat in Just 7 Months
For pilot and father Vikesh Khinda, changing how he ate and exercised was just the beginning—he had to find a way to keep it up while flying around the world…Read MoreContinue Reading
Low-Cal Diet Plus Exercise May Help Patients With Hip OA
MedPage Today) — Adding a super low-calorie diet to an exercise program improved some aspects of hip osteoarthritis (OA) in a randomized trial, but maybe not enough to recommend widely. Outcomes including pain and function as assessed with the…Read MoreContinue Reading
The Best-Worst 8GB GPU of 2025: 9060 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti
We tested AMD and Nvidia’s latest 8GB GPUs and found major performance issues when compared to their 16GB counterparts. Here’s how they hold up under real-world, VRAM-intensive conditions.Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
7 Weird Facts About Black Holes
Prepare to be wowed by the mysterious cosmic wonders that are black holes. Black holes are perhaps the most nightmarishly fascinating features of our universe. Like long dark tunnels to nowhere (or giant garbage disposals), these mysterious fixtures in space exert a gravitational pull so gripping that nothing close by — not even light —Continue Reading
Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver ‘mirror’ via rare phenomenon — Earth from space
Chad’s Lake Iro looked like a large, circular silver mirror in this 2024 astronaut photo as sunlight reflected of its surface and into space. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Iro, Chad [10.10150087, 19.41766527] What’s in the photo? Sunlight reflecting off the lake and the surrounding river Who took the photo?Continue Reading
One year after Sheikh Hasina’s fall: Why are there still no real reforms in Bangladesh? | DW News
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has said he will ask the election commission to hold national elections next February. The announcement came as thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate the first anniversary of the uprising that removed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power. In a televisedContinue Reading
LIVE: International Space Station change-of-command ceremony
A change-of-command ceremony takes place on the International Space Station as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 prepares to depart. #nasa #space #spacex #internationalspacestation #iss #tech #science Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
Top Transatlantic Boeing 777 Routes This Summer: Over 4,000 Flights
The Boeing 777 is one of the most successful widebody jets in the manufacturer’s portfolio. Since its entry into service in the mid-1990s, the aircraft has been widely adopted by global airlines and remains central to long-haul operations across many international fleets. Even after nearly three decades, the 777 continuesContinue Reading
Alaska Airlines To Debut New 787-9 Livery, Fly To London & Iceland In 2026
Alaska Airlines has just announced its first transatlantic routes. The airline will be flying from its Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hub to London Heathrow Airport and Reykjavík in Iceland, starting in Spring of 2026. These are Alaska’s fourth and fifth intercontinental routes, following announcements earlier this year that it was launchingContinue Reading
Texas Showdown: Dem. Lawmakers Flee State to Stop Gerrymandering, Warn The Traitor Will Try It Again
More than 50 Democrats in the Texas Legislature have left the state to block the passage of a new congressional map, which was gerrymandered to give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The new map would especially harm Latino and Black representation in Congress, but TraitorContinue Reading
The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest’
This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Kaçar’s other interviews with The Well ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_B7bI1QVmJAmONCikHTWjOU9TiJYETHs What if evolution isn’t just about the strongest winning? Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar explainsContinue Reading