Follow the water: Searching for a lunar oasis
As humankind imagines living off-planet — on the moon, Mars and beyond — the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is water on the moon, but how do we find it? Researchers may help bring science fiction to reality by providing a…
Xinhua Headlines: Spring Festival — a Chinese tradition with growing global appeal
* At the close of 2024, UNESCO added the Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new year, to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. * Spring Festival’s core customs — celebrating family reunions, wishing for good fortune and creating traditional crafts — captivate cultural enthusiasts…
VIDEO: L.A. Schools Give Immigrants ‘Red Cards’ to ‘Assert Their Rights’ with ICE Officers
The Los Angeles Unified School District is giving out informational “red cards” to immigrants as President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of mostly criminal illegals heats up. The post VIDEO: L.A. Schools Give Immigrants ‘Red Cards’ to ‘Assert Their Rights’ with ICE Officers appeared first on Breitbart…Chinese Influencer Sparks Adam’s Apple Cover Craze
A female Chinese influencer has been urging men to wear Adam’s Apple covers to highlight gender inequality and promote women’s rights. Zhu Miaolin, better known as Ah Miao on Chinese social media, recently sparked a bizarre craze in her home country, urging her male friends to wear Adam’s Apple covers to protect what she describes…
Justice for people, animals and the environment are inextricable, Arcus Foundation says
Bryan Simmons, communications vice president at the Arcus Foundation, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss the 25-year-old foundation’s philosophy, human rights focus, and how the latter is linked with conservation. “ We think about humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment as one inextricable whole that has many…
LA wildfires release toxic chemicals that threaten wildlife, experts say
The ongoing Los Angeles fires have burned more than 16,000 structures, many of them full of synthetic materials that, when burned, release chemicals toxic to both humans and wildlife. When things like furniture, electronics, flooring, paint, insulation and water pipes burn, they can release a toxic cocktail of chemicals…
Ikemba: Youth advocate launches podcast to champion women, girls’ rights
Youth advocate, William Ikemba, is eager to make a positive difference for Women and Girls rights in Africa. By creating the “Perspective Podcast”, he is doing just that. On his … The post Ikemba: Youth advocate launches podcast to champion women, girls’ rights appeared first on Blueprint Newspapers Limited…
Trump stops HIV funding for Nigeria, other countries
By: Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna United States President, Donald Trump has suspended financial support for the Human Immune Virus, (HIV) treatment programmes in Nigeria and other developing countries. The executive order issued by Trump on his first day in office will lead to a 90-day halt in disbursements from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief…
NHRC received 1,223 cases of child abandonment in December 2024 – official
The National human rights commission (NHRC) received 1,223 complaints on child abandonment in December 2024. The figure was given by the senior human rights adviser to the Commission Mr Hilary Ogbonna at the presentation of the December dashboard report prepared by the commission. The dashboard showed that the commission received a total of 355,726 complaints…