BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time in at least a quarter century, puffins have appeared on the Isle of Muck in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This triumphant return is a milestone conservationists are calling a powerful sign of recovery. The tiny island, managed by Ulster Wildlife as a protected seabird sanctuary,…
A Saskatchewan organization giving entrepreneurs a leg up is receiving financial support to the tune of $910,000, federal officials announced last Friday. Over the next two years, the SK Startup Institute expects to train roughly 1,200 program participants and serve 2,500 clients. The funding comes through PrairiesCan’s Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE) program, which invests in…
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Will 2026 be a year of great shaking for the United States? Coming into 2025, I thought that seismic activity would be a major global theme, and that has certainly turned out to be the case. This has been an extremely unusual year for earthquakes along the Pacific Ring of Fire, and volcanoes that have been dormant…
What went wrong in Israel? Professor Omer Bartov was born on a kibbutz, grew up in Tel Aviv and served in the Israel Defence Forces during the Yom Kippur War. He went on to become an expert on the German army and the Holocaust, before turning his attention to his native country. In Israel: What…
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you’ve ever watched baseball. As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.”…
A conversation with Iurie Rosca I am very pleased to welcome back to the blog Moldovan journalist-in-exile Iurie Rosca. My previous conversations with Iurie (“The fall from liberalism to global technocracy” and “Putin: An alternative perspective”) were both thought-provoking and wildly popular. Much has occurred since our last interview nearly two years ago. In fact, since…
SAVE $50: As of Aug. 17, the Apple iPad 11-inch (A16) is on sale for $399 at Amazon. That’s an 11% discount on the list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad 11-inch (A16) $399 at Amazon $449 Save $50 Get Deal The Apple iPad 11-inch (A16) has dropped in price…
Paddington Bear has returned in a new stage musical as a fun Christmas distraction from the drear and gloom elsewhere. Critics love it – “imaginatively staged, immaculately performed and utterly winning”; “funny, feel-good, family-friendly musical that looks set to run and run”. It brings ” the stowaway bear gorgeously to life”. Paddington, star of…
An analysis of federal health survey data found that children in U.S. military families are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at higher rates than children in civilian families. Children’s Health Defense scientists, who conducted the study, said child exposure to toxins, either directly or through their parents, cannot be ignored and must be investigated. Children…
