North Atlantic right whale population grew in 2023, but still vulnerable to humans
HALIFAX – The estimated population of North Atlantic right whales increased in 2023, but a group of international marine scientists say human behaviour still poses a significant threat to the [……
Gateway: Life in a Lunar Module
Teams at NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Thales Alenia Space, including astronauts Stan Love and Luca Parmitano, came together in Turin, Italy, this summer for a test run of Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon. The group conducted what is known as human factors testing inside a mockup of Lunar I-Hab…Turnover Labs is helping chemical plants to reuse their waste CO2
Turnover Labs was born out of Marissa Beatty’s doctoral research into improving the durability of electrolyzers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…NIDC Signs Tripartite Agreement with Food Industries Institute, GEA
Mr. Bandar Al-Khorayef, Chairman of the National Industrial Development Center (NIDC), oversaw the signing of a trilateral cooperation agreement in Madrid between NIDC, the Institute of Food Industries, and GEA. The trilateral agreement aims to enhance the development of human capital in the food industry sector through the provision of consulting services…
‘Treat us as partners, central actors’: Interview with Indigenous activist Joan Carling
Joan Carling has made it her life’s mission to fight for the rights of her fellow Indigenous peoples. She has led anti-mining campaigns in the Philippines and faced death threats. Her work has since expanded to a global scale, where she now connects with and convenes Indigenous rights organizations while helping raise funds for their…UNRWA warns that Israel is preventing aid from entering northern Gaza
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that Israel is not allowing humanitarian aid to enter northern Gaza. In a post on the “X” platform on Monday, Lazzarini said that Palestinians in northern Gaza are under siege…
Union endorsements play an outsized role in US presidential election
Across the country, about 14 million voters are members of unions – workers’ organizations formed to protect their rights. But even though union members make up a small part of the American electorate, presidential candidates eagerly seek their endorsement. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports from Nevada…
Marriage Counselor, Jessica Sampson Speaks To Couples On Intimacy And How To Enjoy Blissful Marriages
Jessica Sampson is Founder, The Intimacy Masters, a family-oriented organisation with a vision to help nurture peoples’ intimate desires to fruition, and uphold family values as well as the rights of children. Sampson currently practices as a clinical sexologist, sexual assault referral practitioner and marriage counselor…A2IM, SAG-AFTRA and More Call Out TikTok Over Abrupt Merlin Split: ‘The Latest Example of the Platform Doing Whatever It Can to Avoid Compensating Artists Fairly’
It’s safe to say the indie music community isn’t a fan of TikTok, which is facing a fresh wave of criticism ahead of its Merlin agreement’s quick-approaching expiration. The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), the Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), the American Federation of Musicians (AFM…