How NASA and Google Earth are helping save tigers
At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. Today, though,…
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Russia’s war machine is trying to turn Ukrainian teenagers into soldiers
Russian forces deported Bohdan Yermokhin from the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the spring of 2022, flew him to Moscow on a government plane and placed him into a…
Attack kills 20 and injures 155 at Gaza food aid point, as Israel denies responsibility
Gaza’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 155 wounded by Israeli shelling as they waited for desperately needed food on Thursday, a claim that Israel vehemently…
Far-right leader Geert Wilders abandons Dutch PM bid despite election victory
Populist firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded that he will not become the next prime minister of the Netherlands because his potential coalition backers have refused to back him. Wilders’ far-right…
How to help civilians impacted by the Israel-Gaza conflict
As deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas continues, so too does a dire humanitarian crisis in the area. At least 1,200 people have been killed in Israel and, according to…
Prince William praises Diana at London event
Prince William praised his mother the late Princess Diana at an event in London on Thursday, saying she taught him that everyone “has the potential to give something back.” The…
The Gaza conflict’s forgotten shipping crew held hostage in the Red Sea
Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of the cargo ship hijacked by the Houthis in November, with a senior Filipino diplomat saying he does not expect…
Aging Voyager 1 sends back surprising response after ‘poke’ from Earth
Engineers have sent a “poke” to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as they hope to fix a communication issue with the aging spacecraft that has…
Some perplexing animal mysteries stumped scientists during the 2017 eclipse. Here’s why
During the Great American Eclipse of 2017, zoo animals acting strangely took researchers by surprise — the giraffes gathered and broke into a gallop, the Galápagos tortoises began to mate, and…
In deciding on anti-gay law, Ghana’s president is caught between a rock and a hard place
Sam George, the driving force behind Ghana’s harsh anti-LGBTQ legislation, portrays himself as a guardian of gay Ghanaians. But despite his claims, the bill, signed into law late last month…