Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza
The video claims to show the hostages in Gaza City, where Israel has begun a planned military takeover.
Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light
Welcome to Edition 8.09 of the Rocket Report! The biggest news of the week happened inside the Beltway rather than on a launch pad somewhere.
Hundreds of South Koreans detained in massive ICE raid at Hyundai plant
Most of the 475 arrested were from South Korea, leading the country to call the raid an unjust infringement of people’s rights.
Aid workers use donkeys to reach remote Sudan landslide site where hundreds feared dead
It remains unclear how many people died – figures range from two to 1,000.
Tesla proposes $1tn award for Musk if he hits targets
The car firm boss’s enormous pay package depends on him hitting sky-high targets.
Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean
Fishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species’ first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called
Scientists develop ‘glue gun’ that 3D prints bone grafts directly onto fractures
Researchers created a special glue gun that can 3D print a bone-like substance for fracture repair during surgery and have tested it in early experiments.
Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters say
Weather predictions show that Hurricane Kiko could hit Hawaii next week, but forecasters say the Category 4 storm will weaken to a tropical storm or
Greetings from Guhagar, India, where newly hatched turtles get some help into the sea
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Why solar flares are way hotter than researchers thought
The hottest parts of the sun are its solar flares, and a new study suggests these flares could be more than six times hotter than
‘One and done’ dose of LSD keeps anxiety at bay
People with generalized anxiety disorder improved significantly after they got a single dose of LSD powerful enough to induce a psychedelic trip. (Image credit: mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto)
Error Leaves Diabetes Patients Needing New Tests
Errors in diagnostic machines mean at least 55,000 people will need further blood tests
America’s Favorite and Least Favorite Painting
I had forgotten about this thirty-year-old project until it came up in conversation. You can read the full story at this link. But in short:
US surgeons performed 1st robotic heart transplant without opening chest?
While the claim was based on a real event, it was not the first surgery of its kind.