Trump Celebrates Earth Day by Gutting Key EPA Office
Several employees in the Environmental Protection Agency spent their Earth Day learning that they needed to find new jobs. Hundreds of staffers in the department’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were laid off as part of a reduction in force Tuesday, as were employees working on environmental justice and diversity…
Judge orders Ford government to pause Toronto bike lane removals for now
A judge has ordered the Ford government to suspend any imminent bike lane removal plans until he has decided if their removal violates the Charter rights of cyclists in Toronto…
Q&A: Microscopic ‘traffic jams’ solution inspires new insights into particle movement and drug delivery
From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can detect and break down microplastics, an emerging field called active matter is looking toward the microscale to solve some of the world’s biggest problems…
White House says Hegseth ‘doing a tremendous job’ despite latest security lapse – live
Trump press secretary doubles down on fired Pentagon employees who ‘leaked to the mainstream media’ and reiterates president’s support of embattled secretaryHegseth blames ousted officials for leaksSpeaking in India, JD Vance has warned that the 21st century could be “a very dark time for all of humanity” depending on the decisions made over global trade…
The AI Monetary Hegemony: Why Dollars, Crypto, and Autonomous AIs Will Soon Clash
When AI agents have the ability to create and promote their own cryptos, will humans still control monetary systems? It’s a question we should be thinking about, says Zoltan Istvan, a leading transhumanist thinker…
International Animal Rescue marks Earth Day 2025 with Stories of Hope and Harmony
Tuesday 22 April, 2025 International Animal Rescue (IAR) marks Earth Day 2025 by sharing Stories of Hope and Harmony. This demonstrates the remarkable ways in which they have successfully worked with local communities with empathy and understanding to support humans and wildlife living together in harmony…
Scandalous Sudan crisis
IT IS the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. At least 12.5 million have been displaced. Hundreds of civilians and aid workers have been massacred; dozens of children killed. It is the only country currently experiencing famine. The World Food Programme says 24.6 million people face acute hunger…
Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started?
Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study finds…Vance says 21st century could be ‘dark time for humanity’ in speech in India – The Guardian
Vance says 21st century could be ‘dark time for humanity’ in speech in India The Guardian…