Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report
2024 was first calendar year with warming above 1.5°C with unprecedented extremes putting humans and ecosystems at risk…
Will we ever solve the mystery of Ireland’s unidentified human remains?
More than 360 families of missing people have submitted DNA in a bid to find their loved ones since establishment of a samples database almost a decade ago…
BREAKING: OpenAI is getting into Autonomous Cars, Drones, Humanoid, wheeled and soft robots
This afternoon, OpenAI have effectively announced a major change in the direction of their business – they are getting into hardware, specifically robotics. OpenAI are the creators of LLM ChatGPT, Sora and Dall-E and from this announcement, it seems they’re just getting started. With large investments into training compute (in collaboration with Microsoft…
‘Enough is enough’: Journalist Asma Shirazi condemns harassment campaign against her
Senior journalist Asma Shirazi on Sunday denounced a persistent harassment campaign targeting her and other female journalists, saying “enough is enough”, as prominent media figures endorsed a petition by the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) calling for an end to organised harassment by political parties. The petition has so far been signed by over 60 figures…
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic…
Fiber may help protect your gut from overgrowth of harmful bugs—new study
Our body isn’t just human—it’s home to trillions of microorganisms found in or on us. In fact, there are more microbes in our gut than there are stars in the Milky Way. These microbes are essential for human health, but scientists are still figuring out exactly what they do and how they help…
Alec Baldwin Files Lawsuit Against ‘Rust’ Prosecutors
Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the wake of a fatal shooting on the set of ‘Rust.’ (1/10/25…Another Fox News alum invited to join the new Trump administration
Donald Trump has picked Fox News contributor Leo Terrell to serve as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Justice Department, Harmeet K. Dhillon. Trump said Terrell, a civil rights attorney and talk radio host in California, will work closely alongside Dhillon…
First Human Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported—How Worried Should We Be?
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild…