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The ocean’s most abundant microbe is near its breaking point
[ad_1] Among the tiniest living things in the ocean are a group of single celled microbes called Prochlorococcus. They are cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, and they supply nutrients for animals all the way up the food chain. Over 75% of surface waters teem with Prochlorococcus, but as ocean temperatures rise, researchers fear that […]
Peacekeeping: A lifeline for millions seeking a ‘future without fear’
[ad_1] Governments and civil society organizations have so far submitted more than 60 contributions to a review process mandated under the Pact for the Future, agreed by Member States last year. The UN has an 80-year legacy that includes deploying multidimensional peacekeeping operations that combine police, troop and civilian personnel; special political missions engaged in […]
Horse racing strike: British racing in protest over proposed betting tax rise
[ad_1] Jockey Tom Marquand said he and wife Hollie Doyle, also a leading rider, could be forced to move abroad if the funding of British racing is hit. “It seems pretty sad we might have to think about emigrating somewhere else to make a living out of the sport that we so enjoy,” he told […]
Why some plants are taking over the world
[ad_1] The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries. The majority of these “naturalizations” has taken place since the 1950s and predominantly in regions with considerable human influence. Naturalized alien plants, also known […]
Upcoming French protests unlikely to match 'Yellow Vest' movement, sociologist says
[ad_1] A French left-wing collective named “Block Everything” is calling for a day of action on Wednesday and trade unions have urged workers to strike on September 18. Speaking on FRANCE 24, political sociologist Etienne Ollion says the upcoming ‘Block Everything’ protests in France are unlikely to follow the same pattern and amplitude of the […]
Princeton grad student kidnapped for over 900 days in Iraq has been released, Trump says
[ad_1] A Princeton University doctoral student who was kidnapped by a militia group in Iraq in 2023 and was held for more than 900 days has been released, President Trump announced Tuesday. Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli and Russian citizen whose sister is an American citizen, is now safe at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq after […]
World Athletics Championships: Team GB target top-eight finish in Tokyo, while new ‘sex test’ is introduced in world first | Athletics News
[ad_1] Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson is in good form going into the World Athletics Championships The world’s best athletes will take to the track and field this weekend when the World Athletics Championships get under way in Tokyo from September 13-21. Many of the stars who shone at Paris 2024 will be there, including Britain’s […]
Hungry flathead catfish are changing everything in the Susquehanna
[ad_1] Flathead catfish, opportunistic predators native to the Mississippi River basin, have the potential to decimate native and recreational fisheries, disrupting ecosystems in rivers where they become established after their introduction or invasion from a nearby river drainage. That concern led a team of researchers from Penn State, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the […]
Even healthy children can be severely affected by RSV
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain It is not only premature babies and children with underlying diseases who suffer from serious respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. Even healthy, full‐term babies are at significant risk of intensive care or prolonged hospitalization—especially during the first three months of life. This is according to a comprehensive registry study from […]
Why Trump Is Targeting a Brazilian Judge
[ad_1] new video loaded: Why Trump Is Targeting a Brazilian Judge By Ana Ionova and Nikolay Nikolov•September 9, 2025 Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro flooded streets in Brazil to protest the criminal prosecution of Bolsonaro on charges that he attempted to stage a coup in 2022. Ana Ionova, a correspondent […]