Japan’s SLIM mission aims for historic lunar landing
Japan is on the verge of a historic attempt to land its robotic “Moon Sniper” explorer on the moon, which could make it the third country this century — and…
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The 1.5-degree climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it
For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5. Ever since countries agreed in 2015 to an ambition of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees…
Israel says it is exhuming bodies in Gaza to determine if they’re hostages
Footage of the burial ground showed the area bulldozed, with graves damaged and destroyed, and human remains left exposed, after the IDF conducted operations in the area. According to international…
10-year-old Maryland boy airlifted to US after being bitten by shark at Bahamas resort
A 10-year-old Maryland boy was bitten by a shark at a resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, authorities said. The attack happened Monday afternoon while the child was “participating…
A 14,000-year-old tusk offers clues about the relationship between early Alaskans and woolly mammoths
Early human settlements in what is now Alaska tracked closely with the movements of a female woolly mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago, according to a new study. The animal…
SpaceX launches first Turkish astronaut aboard private European space mission
A SpaceX rocket took off for the International Space Station on another trailblazing mission operated entirely by the private sector. On board is a group of European astronauts, including the…
Ecuadorean prosecutor investigating TV station attack has been assassinated, attorney general says
An Ecuadorean prosecutor, who was reportedly leading an investigation into an attack on a local TV network, was assassinated on Wednesday in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador’s Attorney General Diana Salazar.…
Russian riot police clash with protesters after activist sentenced
Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison.…
Why are Iran and Pakistan striking each other’s territory – and what does it have to do with the Middle East?
Pakistan and Iran have both conducted strikes on each other’s territories in an unprecedented escalation of hostilities between the neighbors, at a time when tensions have risen sharply across the…
A critical climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it
For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5. Ever since countries agreed in 2015 to an ambition of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees…