France’s decision to recognise Palestine ups pressure on UK’s Starmer
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’ll recognise Palestine only as part of a wider peace deal.
Month: July 2025
House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health
This is a MedPage Today story. More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu
The parched planet paradox: How drought and sea level rise feed on each other
Overpumping groundwater, worsening droughts and more rapid evaporation due to higher temperatures have caused a drastic decline in the amount of available freshwater, according to
Southwest plane make mid-air maneuver to avoid collision with another plane
Southwest Airlines says pilots on board Flight 1496 from Burbank to Las Vegas got two serious warnings at 14,000 feet. The pilots then took immediate
‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.
Taiwan holds controversial vote targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers
The vote could alter the balance of power in Taiwan, which has seen months of political deadlock.
New report details one of the biggest raw milk-related outbreaks in recent US history
A new report authored by California health officials describes a raw-milk-related outbreak of Salmonella that sickened dozens in 2023 and 2024.
2 stars in ‘serpent god of destruction’ system are hurling their blazing guts at each other, James Webb telescope reveals
Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the peculiar star system Apep consists of two dying stars spewing their innards at each
Building blocks of life may be far more common in space than we thought, study claims
Complex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life’s precursors than scientists assumed.
NHS faces challenging few days during doctors’ strike, warns Streeting
Hospitals in England battle to keep both emergency and non-urgent work going in five-day walkout.
Maggots may have been on the Neandertal menu
Maggots on rotting meat may have given Neandertals’ a fatty, nitrogen-rich boost, a study of their bones suggests.
This desert beetle runs to cool off
After a sprint, the temperature of the beetle Onymacris plana drops. Efficient running, a body built for cooling and a little bit of lift all
Hundreds bang pots, pans in London in Gaza hunger crisis protest
Protesters banged pots and pans on Downing Street in London to denounce Gaza’s urgent hunger crisis.
US confirms it will destroy contraceptives previously designated as aid
International reproductive rights groups slam the Trump administration’s decision as ‘cruel and ideologically driven’.