Tunisia arrests dozens of opposition members in pre-election crackdown
Ennahdha party calls mass arrests an 'unprecedented campaign of raids and violations' before October 6 poll.
Myanmar’s military chief says foreign aid needed after deadly floods
More than 235,000 people have been forced from their homes after floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi.
The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it
With her stirring speech 100 years ago, Sarojini Naidu inspired united opposition to empire and white minority rule.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 932
As the war enters its 932nd day, these are the main developments.
New mammogram requirements now in effect
After decades of advocacy, there's a new standard for empowering patients who receive mammograms with access to what could be life-saving information. The new regulation, which is now in effect, requires mammogram providers to notify women of their level of
This Serious Heart Condition Now Affects Over 10 Million U.S. Adults, Startling New Study Reveals
According to the first national estimate in 20 years, UCSF reports that 10.5 million Americans are affected by atrial fibrillation, a serious but highly treatable heart arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation, a fast and irregular heartbeat that can cause stroke or sudden
Turkey buries US activist killed by Israel in occupied West Bank
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements, laid to rest in home town Didim in western Turkey.
Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Star Birth Secrets at Galaxy’s Edge
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-peers-into-the-extreme-outer-galaxy/ Among the Milky Way’s outskirts is a firecracker show of star formation. How do environmental factors affect the star formation process? To help answer this question, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope examined the fringes of our Milky Way galaxy.
The optics and strategy of the Harris-Trump debate
With both candidates averse to media scrutiny, the presidential debate took on huge significance.
Turning Pollution Into Profit: The New Chemistry of CO2
Researchers have made significant advancements in CO2 electroreduction technology, identifying specific catalyst sites and mechanisms for converting CO2 into ethylene and ethanol, crucial for sustainable fuel and plastic production. A groundbreaking study takes advantage of advanced spectroscopic methods and theory
South Sudan postpones December election by two years
Government says it needs more time to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution and register political parties.
New Neanderthal Find in France Sheds Light on Their Mysterious Extinction
Neanderthal remains found in France support the theory that their isolated, antisocial lifestyle and inbreeding contributed to their extinction. Researchers suggest that early modern humans, who were more connected and able to avoid inbreeding, had a survival advantage. According to
‘Kings of the world’: The last of the horseback shrimp fishers
The centuries-old tradition is now only practised in one Belgian coastal village. Can it last amid climate change?
How did people clean themselves before soap was invented?
Soap has a pretty simple formula and a long history.
