Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela
Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the records of Iran, Syria and Venezuela under the spotlight during the 47-member body’s latest session.
Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief
The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new
‘Stranded’ Nasa astronauts begin trip home after nine months in orbit – video
Two Nasa astronauts 'stranded' onboard the International Space Station since June 2024 are on their way back to Earth more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationistsEfforts to stop the critically endangered African penguin from
‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts
The abrupt halt to US funding threatens to undo decades of advances, dramatically increasing infections and deaths, but some see an opportunity for Africa to lead the responseThis year the
Could Tax Protests Defund the American War Machine?
In 2003, the activist Julia Butterfly Hill—best known for the 738 days she spent living in an endangered California redwood tree to prevent it from being cut down in the
Nasa cuts raise fears of handing more influence to SpaceX owner Musk
Fired workers warn cuts including closing of two offices will undermine agency work and increase costsThe Trump administration’s decision to shutter two offices at Nasa risks “dramatically” increasing the costs
Yes, photographers have genuinely captured images of starlings flying in the shape of a bird
It’s not fully understood why the birds swarm in such large groups at dusk. Read More
Dirty Window
We see the Universe through a glass darkly, or more accurately, through a dusty window. Interstellar dust is scattered throughout the Milky Way, which limits our view depending on where
That Cancer Conversation Podcast Season 3: Ep.1 ‘What are cancer vaccines?’
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Piracy Shield: New Technical & Operational Requirements For 2025
The official launch of Piracy Shield on Saturday February 1, 2024, played out more quietly than many had predicted. The next five days saw the blocking of just 11 IP
DEA Insiders Warned About Legality of Phone Tracking Program. Their Concerns Were Kept Secret.
When the Drug Enforcement Administration’s access to a secret trove of billions of American phone records was exposed in 2013, the Obama administration said the data had been collected under