The much-anticipated Niue Constitution Day, commemorating the progress made in self-determination since 1974, is expected to draw a large influx of visitors to the country.
His sending of U.S. soldiers to Israel along with an advanced anti-missile system comes with a warning that it must improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
It was a provisional victory for the Biden administration, whose climate initiatives have been stymied. A challenge to the rule at issue is still moving through a lower court.
The story of Liam Payne's life had seemingly entered a new chapter. After a few months away from the public eye, the One Direction member shared with fans in July 2023 that he was six months sober...
Dow Jones closed at a record high on Wednesday. Other Wall Street indexes also ended higher, despite declines in tech shares, driven by gains in small-caps and financial stocks. Morgan Stanley hit a record close with strong earnings. Investors showed interest in financial stocks due to a favorable rate environment.
Since Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in May, China has staged two large-scale military drills around the island -- most recently on Monday -- and verbally attacked the new leader at every turn over his speeches and comments. Beijing calls Lai a "separatist" and has accused him of escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait -- the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan and China. China's ruling Communist Party has never controlled Taiwan, but it claims the island as part of its territory and has... Читать дальше...
Ben Duckett's century was pivotal as England responded to Pakistan's 366 in the second Test in Multan. His performance and key partnerships kept England's innings together despite Sajid Ali's four-wicket haul on day two. Duckett, who scored 114, noted his growth as a batsman after struggling against Ravichandran Ashwin in India.
ORLANDO, Fla. — I hate to say it, but leaving UCF was the best career move Dillon Gabriel ever made. Gabriel has played college football’s unfettered free agency system better than anyone in the NIL/transfer portal era, jumping from UCF…
KUALA LUMPUR: As Budget 2025 approaches, anticipation is building in the local music industry.
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Gregory Radick, iai
We've been misled. We're taught that Gregor Mendel's pea-crossing experiments provide a timelessly excellent foundation for genetics. Yet in the early twentieth century...
Evrim Yazgin, Cosmos
A secret tomb has been discovered underneath Al-Khazneh - the Treasury building at the World Heritage Site of the ancient city Petra in Jordan.
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Caroline Winterer, Princeton Press
A dozen or so soldiers, their limbs swollen in death, lie on the Gettysburg battlefield. Timothy O'Sullivan's photograph cemented the grisly scene in...
James Purtill, ABC Science
When I learnt this week the company 23andMe was facing bankruptcy and may sell its customers' genetic data to the highest bidder, I had three...
Geoffrey Kabat, Reason
In 2003, UCLA epidemiologist James Enstrom and I published a study of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)—also...
T. Koumoundouros, Science Alert
For 170 years, most of what we've known of the largest bug to ever live on Earth came from discarded headless casings with far too many...
Diana Kwon, Nature
Scientists have designed a new form of insulin that can automatically switch itself on and off depending on glucose levels in the blood. In animals, this 'smart'...
Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, Quanta
It's not easy to study quantum systems — collections of particles that follow the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics.
Elizabeth Hlavinka, Salon
When you arrive at a doctor's appointment, you likely get your height and weight measured — two numbers used to calculate your
Nic Fleming, Nature
Reboot your immune system with intermittent fasting. Help your 'good' bacteria to thrive with a plant-based diet. Move over morning coffee: mushroom tea could bolster...
Matt Williams, UToday
China's space program has advanced considerably since the turn of the century. In addition to developing heavy-launch vehicles like the
Dinnick & Jolley, The Conv
Georgia Republicans lashed out after a judge smacked down seven election rule changes as "illegal, unconstitutional and void."
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Hannah Ritchie, Sustainability by Numbers
Navigating debates on heat and cold deaths is a bit of a minefield. Some headlines report there will be an unprecedented wave of heat deaths as the...
Dave Levitan, Splinter
Last month, we got news that Microsoft was contracting with Constellation Energy to try and bring
John Timmer, Ars Technica
On Tuesday, Google announced that it had made a...