Coping with catastrophe
Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called “hanami,” or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods. The celebration has aContinue Reading
New images of suspect in correspondents’ dinner shooting
New images of suspect in correspondents’ dinner shooting, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
New blood tests for multiple cancers gain political backing
As new technology capable of detecting dozens of early-stage cancer types with a single blood test hits the market, support for its use is building., Read MoreContinue Reading
LIVE: King Charles, Queen Camilla visit NYC, meet families of 9/11 attack victims
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camila visit New York City where they’ll meet with families of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks ahead of the 25th anniversary. King Charles is also expected to visit a grassroots community organization, and Queen Camilla will attend a literary event. #kingcharles #nycContinue Reading
Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.Continue Reading
World News in Brief: Europe warming twice as fast, acute hunger in Lebanon, peacekeepers deployed in Congo
New data shows record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic last year, with glaciers shrinking and snow cover declining, according to the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Continue Reading
Carney ‘strong’ in year one, now must deliver on promises in Canada
Canada’s prime minister has used The Traitor’s attacks on allies and others to refocus Ottawa’s foreign policy., Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took office last year amid a flurry of aggressive actions by his country’s southern neighbour. A recently sworn-in United States president, Traitor 47, slapped tariffs on Canadian exportsContinue Reading
Israel has begun intercepting Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla aid boats
Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid mission say their vessels are being intercepted by Israeli military speedboats., NewsFeed Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid mission say their vessels are being intercepted by Israeli military speedboats in Greek waters west of Crete, more than 1,000km from Israel. Crew members of the Global SumudContinue Reading
“Political Disaster for Traitor 47”: Jeremy Scahill on Stalled U.S.-Iran Talks
Negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war are at an impasse as the conflict enters its third month. The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday that The Traitor has told aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iranian ports to ramp up the pressure onContinue Reading
Leading Cancer Charity Stops Funding Open Access Publishing Because It’s Just Not Working
As numerous posts on this blog have emphasised, the underlying idea of open access (OA) – allowing anyone to read and share published academic research for free – is great in principle, but in practice has failed in important ways. That’s because traditional academic publishers have subverted the open access model toContinue Reading
Mormons will regret suing an ex-member
commentary Attacking a beloved host of “Mormon Stories” is a bad look for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Published April 29, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) The Church of Latter-day Saints’ lawsuit against a popular ex-Mormon podcaster looks certain to backfire (Getty Images) The Church of Jesus Christ ofContinue Reading
Scientists just found a chilling way life may have begun
New experiments suggest that freezing and thawing on early Earth may have helped primitive cell-like structures grow and evolve. Tiny lipid bubbles behaved very differently depending on their membrane makeup—some fused into larger compartments and captured DNA more efficiently. These fusion events could have mixed key molecules, setting the stageContinue Reading
I Tried to Warn the Nation About John Roberts
A Supreme Court so fundamentally hostile to the rights of minority voters places the Court at odds with democracy itself. This is the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts. I opposed his nomination back in 2005, and I stand by that.Continue Reading