Why the trees behind shea butter beauty cream are under threat
One man’s struggle to save Uganda’s once-profitable trees that produce shea butter.
Month: May 2025
Kamala Harris hits out at Trump in first major speech since losing election
The former vice-president criticises the administration’s agenda.
Rockets, VanVleet beat Warriors in Game 6, force playoff decider
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points as the Houston Rockets produce stunning 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past
For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar’s once-repressed cultural identity.
Stomach cancer is increasingly being detected earlier, raising hopes for survival
Doctors are increasingly detecting stomach tumors at an early stage, new research finds, raising hopes for treatment for one of the deadliest types of cancer.
Crowd crush at temple in India’s Goa kills 6, injures dozens
Tens of thousands of devotees throng narrow lanes leading to Hindu temple in the coastal state, causing a deadly crush.
2 planes ordered to ‘go around’ because of Army copter near D.C. airport
Two commercial flights approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport were ordered to do “go-arounds” Thursday because of an Army helicopter, three months after a mid-air collision
We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites
The first production satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband network launched earlier this week, but if you tuned in to the mission’s official livestream, the truncated
Editorial: Censoring the scientific enterprise, one grant at a time
Over the last two weeks, in response to Executive Order 14035, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has discontinued funding for research on diversity, equity, and
Sam Altman’s Start-Up Launches Eye-Scanning Crypto Orbs in the U.S.
World, a start-up backed by Sam Altman, has launched in the United States with the goal of verifying your humanity.
Brazil social security minister latest to quit in major pension fraud scandal
The scheme allegedly saw pensioners defrauded of payments, with the diverted money shared among corrupt officials.
Military parade to honour US Army will fall on Trump’s birthday
A “day-long festival” will be held in Washington DC with 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft.
Four ways the film Conclave sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen
The Bafta award-winning film gives viewers a window into a “highly secret and a deeply private process”.
Tweety McTreason is looming over Australia’s election
Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia’s poll – but the US president has changed that.