Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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09/27/2021
A Malaria-Free World
What once seemed like a pipe dream—the global elimination of malaria—may now be possible, with the right focus.
09/21/2021
Six Rules That Will Define Our Second Pandemic Winter
The pandemic keeps changing, but these principles can guide your thinking through the seasons to come.
09/17/2021
Bringing Black History to Life in the Great Outdoors
An inscription above the Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone National Park reads: "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
09/23/2021
Doctor’s ‘brilliant’ new first aid technique can stem blood loss after shark attack
An emergency department doctor says he has developed a simple new way to help save the lives of shark attack victims in the crucial moments after a bite. The technique is described in a paper published today in the journal of Emergency Medicine Australasia and works by closing off the femoral artery to prevent a person from rapidly bleeding out.
09/20/2021
Why George Washington mandated inoculations
George Washington mandated inoculation against smallpox, believing one’s freedom does not mean others should suffer as a consequence. According to the Library of Congress, in presented in an editorial by the Miami Herald, the eventual first president of the United States led the first mandatory military inoculation.
09/23/2021
EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants
In what officials call a key step to combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
09/22/2021
The largest space telescope in history is about to blow our minds
The James Webb Space Telescope will be 100 times as powerful as the Hubble. It will change how we see the universe.
09/23/2021
Mexican state of Sonora approves same-sex marriage
The congress of the Mexican state of Sonora voted on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, meaning that about three quarters of the country's regions have now made the practice legal.
09/23/2021
Opinion: We Need a New Economic Category
Care work has long been indispensable and invaluable. Indispensable: It is the work that makes all other work possible. Invaluable, quite literally: Our society is incapable of valuing it properly.
09/19/2021
Opinion: At Last: Transcription Software That Works
This is an installment in the “Interesting Software” chronicles. The topic has fascinated me ever since I patched together my own first computer and programs in the late 1970s.
09/21/2021
80% of Malaysia’s adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19: PM Ismail Sabri
Eighty per cent of Malaysia’s adult population is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday (Sep 21). “Congratulations! Malaysia has fully vaccinated 80 per cent of its adult population,” he posted on Twitter.
09/10/2021