You may remember that Hitchens supported the US invasion of Iraq. “No one made a better case for American intervention in ...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell asks how hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed ...

In other words, it means only one or a select few are enlightened and others are benighted. This is unfair. Second, the very ...

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Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The "evolutionarily ancient" act of yawning likely ...

A look back at the horrible loss of life. By Hannah Beech A global crackdown on fentanyl has led cartels to innovate production methods and test their risky formulas on people, as well as ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — Researchers have designed a new compound to remove nitrogen oxides, which constitutes a step towards the development of a system to purify the air ... Scientists Develop 3D ...

The Waverley Council says it will consider taking actions after tens of thousands of people trashed Sydney's Bronte Beach following a massive Christmas party. Tens of thousands of people have ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and ...

Eugene Spector was already serving a sentence for a bribery conviction when he was charged with spying, for which a court ordered him to serve an additional 13 years. By Nataliya Vasilyeva A ...

Mohammed Saeed Shabaan is an 8-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza who lost his limbs in a fire several years ago. Sednaya’s historic monastery lights up with a towering tree, bringing joy to a ...

December 26, 2024 • The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of ...