Children accompanied by their mothers receive routine vaccinations during a vaccination session at the Bunia health center in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By Shreya KomarUNITED NATIONS, Sep 4 2026 (IPS) While Uganda announced the end of its Ebola outbreak last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to battle its…
By James Alix MichelVICTORIA, Seychelles, Sep 4 2026 (IPS) There is an older wisdom, quieter than the noise of our times, that whispers a simple truth: we are not the architects of nature, only its guests. Long before there were nations, economies, or even language, there was the pulse of the tide, the patience of…
When Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket suddenly , researchers analyzed data from special listening stations across the U.S. for signs of infrasound — ultra-low-frequency sound below the range of human hearing — that coincided with the blast. At least 36 stations picked up infrasound signals from the explosion, the farthest of which was located in…
A 3,200-year-old Egyptian inscription found near an ancient military road may indicate the location of a long-lost city, archaeologists have announced. Found at the site of Tell Abu Seifi (also spelled Seify), the inscription mentions Ramesses II, who reigned from about 1279 to 1213 B.C. It says that A view of more of the inscriptions,…
People who are the exact same chronological age can undergo very different molecular changes as they grow older, a new study finds. “Molecular aging is dynamic and unique to each person,” said study co-author The study pulled data from the TwinsUK cohort, which in total includes over 15,000 identical and fraternal twins from across the…
Large patches of open water were visible just 37 miles (60 kilometers) from the North Pole on Aug. 29, a NASA satellite image shows. Although this doesn’t necessarily mean that Arctic ice is worse off this year than the past few years, the image reveals how severely climate change is affecting the region, experts say….
Illinois is known for its haunted houses and Halloween extravaganzas: the kinds of places that draw lines out the door and attract visitors from all over the country. But beyond these creepy crowd favorites are a number of lesser-known spooky spots, all with backstories both historical and paranormal—like the “devil baby” that haunts a former…
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Screencap of Twitter/X video. Gustavo Gordillo is the New York City co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). He has an interesting backstory but it is all falling apart as people have dug into his background. Gordillo was in the news recently when it was revealed that he lives in a Brooklyn home worth…
A local Florida judge resigned after she was caught making $30,000 in donations to left-leaning political organizations and candidates, including Joe Biden. Diana Tennis served on the Ninth Circuit Court in Orange and Osceola Counties for more than a decade. An investigation revealed that Diana Tennis broke the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct and made…
