Photo credit: Helping forgotten paws/ Instagram Shelter dog Duke lost almost everything before his life finally turned around. He lost his home when his family lost theirs, was separated from the sister he had been bonded to, and endured two failed adoptions in less than 24 hours. For a while, it seemed like the shelter…
Photo credit: Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam Ireland has now recovered the remains of 99 infants and children from the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home in County Galway, a place that has become a symbol of one of the darkest chapters in the country’s institutional history. The new…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said police are investigating two stabbings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side as possible hate crimes after witnesses and victims reported that the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks. The mayor said the New York Police Department (NYPD) responded quickly and arrested 51-year-old, Raul Morales in connection…
J. Robert Oppenheimer and Major General Leslie R. Groves inspect Ground Zero after the Trinity Test in New Mexico, July 1945 (left), Members of the Los Alamos National Laboratory team behind the design, assembly and testing of the Autonomous Ion Mass Spectrometer (AIMS) Sentry instrument (right). Hidden among the mesas of northern New Mexico lies…
A surprising new scientific study has revealed that the heart has a small network of neurons capable of controlling essential bodily functions. The research conducted at Yale University in US, was published in July 2026 in the scientific journal Cell. It revealed that this nervous system participates in regulating heartbeats and also protects the organ…
An astronaut caring for plants inside the Veggie growth chamber, part of NASA’s long-running research into producing fresh food during extended space missions. Growing fresh vegetables aboard the International Space Station has become a familiar part of NASA‘s efforts to support astronauts on long-duration missions. Now, researchers believe those same plants could take on a…
Late on an autumn evening in 1938, many Americans settled down beside their radios expecting an ordinary night of entertainment. Radio had become the country’s most trusted source of news and information. Families relied on it for election results, breaking events and speeches from political leaders. That sense of trust created an unusual moment in…
Almost everyone gets criticised at some point, whether at work, at school, or just from strangers online. Some of it helps you improve. Some of it just stings. John Cena, the wrestler and actor, found a simple way to deal with the part that stings. “When I hear people boo, that just makes me want…
Nepal issued 492 permits for climbing Mt Everest this season, while concerns over inexperienced climbers and waste returned to the centre of the debate Nepal lawmakers have proposed that climbers seeking an Everest permit should first summit at least one 7,000m peak in the country, part of a wider move to tighten access to the…
When the woman has reached her full potential, she makes an impact that goes way beyond herself. She becomes educated, financially independent, a leader, and her opportunities will affect not only her family but also the community and development of her country. This profound concept is reflected in the following quote that is often used…
