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Over 150 injured, 11 seriously, in Iranian missile strikes on southern cities of Arad, Dimona
Nearly 200 people were injured by Iranian strikes in the southern cities of Dimona and Arad on Saturday, 11 of them seriously, medics said, after Israeli air defenses failed to intercept at least two ballistic missiles. Following the strikes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir pledged to continue fighting Israel’s enemies…
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Ancient DNA reveals a farming shift that pushed a society to the brink
A new interdisciplinary study published in Nature traces more than 2,000 years of population history in Argentina’s Uspallata Valley (UV), a key southern edge of ancient Andean farming. The research offers new insight into how agriculture reshaped societies and how people coped with long periods of hardship. By combining ancient human and pathogen DNA with isotopic data, archaeology, and paleoclimate…
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Murdered Minnesota man was rolled up in a rug & dumped in the woods. Why was no one looking for Gary Herbst?
It was in June 2020 when Linda Dane learned the disturbing circumstances of how her long-lost brother Gary Herbst’s skull had been found by a dog in rural Barron County, Wisconsin. Linda Dane: Yeah, it’s kind of, uh, eerie-type thing to think of, but it still led to finding out what happened, the truth. Linda says Gary, who was 57…
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10 Thriller Movies That Are Amazing From Start to Finish
A great thriller does not just keep you engaged. That phrase is too weak for what the best ones do. The best thrillers invade your nervous system. They make your shoulders tighten without permission. They make ordinary objects feel loaded. A hallway becomes a threat. A phone call becomes a trap. That is what this list is about. Not thrillers…
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Middle East crisis live: Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open strait of Hormuz; about 100 injured in Israel | US-Israel war on Iran
Welcome summary Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its repercussions for the Middle East, the world and the global economy. President Donald Trump has threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the strait of Hormuz within 48 hours – threatening a new escalation, just a day…
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Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health | MIT News
A few weeks ago, Amy Moran-Thomas and 20 students in her class 21A.311 (The Social Lives of Medical Objects) were gathered around a glucose meter, a jar of test strips, and various spare medical parts in the MIT Museum seminar room, talking about how to make them work better. The class had just heard a presentation from the president of…
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Weight-loss treatment is on the verge of a dramatic shift – again
At the end of a seemingly ubiquitous commercial for telehealth company Ro, a characteristically flabbergasted Charles Barkley speaks for us all when he remarks, “Wait, you’re telling me they have a GLP-1 pill for weight loss now?” They do – and it turns out to be as wildly popular as its injectable predecessors. Just about 10 weeks after it was…
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“Project Hail Mary” – These 45 Exoplanets Could Be Home to Alien Life, Scientists Say
This artistic illustration shows the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star system, home to seven Earth-sized exoplanets, several of which lie within the star’s habitable zone. In the foreground is TRAPPIST-1 b, the innermost planet, while farther out are planets such as TRAPPIST-1 d, e, f, and g—among the most promising candidates for habitability identified in recent research. Credit: Benoît Gougeon, Université…
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IMD Hyderabad forecasts two days of thunderstorm, issues yellow alert
Hyderabad: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has issued a yellow alert in view of expected thunderstorms for two days in Telangana. The alert has been issued for all districts of the state. Lightning expected As per IMD Hyderabad, the state will also witness lightning along with squalls on March 24 and 25. Meanwhile, as per Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS),…
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After the West’s historic snow drought, spring could bring water shortages and wildfires
At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places normally renowned for their frosty appeal. Iconic mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado, and Park City, Utah, were seen with shockingly bare slopes, as the region endured a historic snow drought that experts warn could bring water shortages and wildfires in the months…
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