Milan’s Olympics Pride House offers a save haven for queer athletes & fans
Inside the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan, four Italian LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have created a space where LGBTQ+ Olympians, fans, and allies can safely
Month: February 2026
Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness
Despite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a
Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here’s what scientists think is going on
A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it’s appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it’s
‘The brain consistently moved upward and backward’: Astronauts’ brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight
A new study analyzed brain MRI scans from 26 astronauts and found that the longer someone lived in space, the more their brain shifted in
As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis
I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn’t make a single cent
I’m not above doing some gig work to make ends meet. In my life, I’ve worked snack food pop-ups in a grocery store, ran the
Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings
Welcome to Edition 8.29 of the Rocket Report! We have a stuffed report this week with news from across the launch spectrum. Long-term, probably the
Tennis pro Destanee Aiava condemns ‘toxic’ tennis culture in retirement announcement
Australian tennis player Destanee Aiava announced she would be retiring from professional play in an open letter that condemned what she called the “racist, misogynistic
Johannes Klæbo wins record ninth Winter Olympic gold
Johannes Klæbo wins record ninth Winter Olympic gold
Ukraine’s ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country
His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.
Motorbike raids on villages kill dozens in Nigeria
Armed men shot locals dead, set homes alight and abducted an “undetermined” number of people in Niger State.
Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world
Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller rallies also taking place in Tel Aviv and Libson.
China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals
Relaxed visa rules for British and Canadian passport holders will come into force on 17 February.
Israel fires deadly airstrike at Gaza tent camp, Palestinian officials say
Israel fired airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, Palestinian officials said, in what the military called a response to