Was the Stone Age Really the Wood Age?
Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.Continue Reading
The Long Tradition of Black Third Party Activism
From its start on June 5, 2023, Cornel West’s chaotic or, in his words, “improvised” presidential campaign has been the subject of debate, ire, and scorn from commentators of various ideological shades. But the editorializing around his campaign rarely acknowledges the long tradition of Black third-party activism that West isContinue Reading
‘Progress’ in Gaza truce talks but Israel still set on Rafah ground attack
Sources tell Al Jazeera that talks are at critical point as a technical team is working out details of a potential deal., A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and captive-release negotiations, with sources saying that some progress has been made. However, stickingContinue Reading
‘We won’t stop’: How Columbia’s students etched a new Gaza protest legacy
Inside a movement that took over a university building and lost its encampment within 24 hours – yet refuses to die., New York, United States — At about 10pm on Monday, April 29, I thought I would call it a night. My student journalist colleagues and I had stayed lateContinue Reading
The Highest Observatory On Earth Is Now Open
The world’s highest astronomical site is officially open for business after being in the works for 26 years. Space.com reports: The Japanese University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, or TAO, which was first conceptualized 26 years ago to study the evolution of galaxies and exoplanets, is perched on top of aContinue Reading
What do we make of Apple’s plan B for a down quarter – that $110B buyback of shares?
Plus: What our vultures thought of the US v Google trial that’s wrapping up Kettle Apple had a moderately glum first three months of the year, though the iGiant found a way to keep the most important people happy. Yes, we mean Wall St.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis, Read MoreContinue Reading
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
‘It’s going to be worse’: Brazil braces for more pain amid record flooding
The death toll has climbed to 56 in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, with tens of thousands displaced., The death toll has climbed to 56 in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, with tens of thousands displaced. Overpowering floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains are continuingContinue Reading
Sustainable living gives Hungarian families hope for the future
In growing trend, families aspire to become self-sufficient by living off the land, preserving it for next generations., Cintia Mnyere, 31, holds her daughter Boroka as she feeds pigs on their farm near Ladanybene, Hungary. Mnyere and her family moved to the farm three years ago. They keep horses, pigsContinue Reading
Boris Johnson couldn’t cast vote without photo ID, due to his own election integrity law
After putting the controversial new law in place, he fumbled to fall behind it Published May 4, 2024 9:30AM (EDT) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a statement outside 10 Downing Street announcing his resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party as he intends to stay on as caretakerContinue Reading
Loss and Damage Meeting Shows Signs of Giving Developing Countries a Bigger Voice and Easier Access to Aid
The first meeting of the board of the new climate finance fund sought to finalize operations and its partnership with the World Bank. But who will pay? By Bob Berwyn If the new United Nations loss and damage fund lives up to the promise of its first full board meeting,Continue Reading