Israel deports Greta Thunberg, other activists from Gaza aid flotilla
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrived in her home country Sweden on Tuesday after having been deported from Israel following the attempt by her and several other activists to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza via boat. Some activists from the “Gaza Freedom Flotilla” were detained by Israeli forces…
RFK Jr. names 8 new CDC vaccine advisory members, including skeptics
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed eight new members of the CDC vaccine advisory panel, including prominent vaccine skeptics and pandemic response critics…This cat was given a ‘community’ award. But not everyone was happy
Complaint made that honouring Loki the cat detracts from the work of human volunteers…
Marcos: Strive for excellence to preserve PH freedom, rights
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday underscored the need to strive for excellence to preserve the country”s freedom. …
C&S society marks centenary, pledges to uphold founders’ legacies
The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Society has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving the spiritual and humanitarian legacies of its founding members as it celebrates its centenary. At a press conference held at its headquarters in Okesuna Lafiaji, Obalende, Lagos, the The post C&S society marks centenary…
Why space wrecks the human body
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maroouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what she’s doing to help protect astronauts. The post Why space wrecks the human body appeared first on SpaceNews…
FactCheck: How will Ireland’s new system for organ donation work?
Parts of The Human Tissue Act are coming into effect on 17 June…
New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity, jury finds
NEW ORLEANS — A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners’ constitutional rights but was shielded from punishment under qualified immunity because of his government role, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney William Most…
Can We Make Mars Habitable through Terraforming?
In their new paper, Los Alamos National Laboratory planetary scientist Nina Lanza and colleagues looked at what would be needed to make the surface environment of Mars more Earth-like and what needs to be done now if there’s a hope of the Red Planet someday being able to sustain human life…