It’s Time We Added Full Credit Pages to Books
There is an enormous amount of invisible work that is done in publishing. Adding a standard credit page would not be an answer to the various and copious labor problems…
The forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb
The Congo’s role in creating the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was kept secret for decades, but the legacy of its involvement is still being felt today. “The word…
Paul Panda Farnana
Paul Panda Farnana was born in Zemba-lez-Moanda, Bas-Congo Province, Congo Free State in 1888. He was the son of Luizi Fernando, a government-appointed chief, and a woman named N'Sengo. A…
The world’s first tooth-regrowing drug has been approved for human trials
If things go as planned, the medicine could be available to consumers by 2030.
In world first, Chinese scientists report cell therapy cure in diabetes case
For patients battling diabetes, a group of Chinese scientists and clinicians may offer a glimmer of hope. For the first time in the world, a patient’s diabetes has reportedly been…
South Australia public hospitals operating in internal emergency, elective surgeries paused
All Adelaide metropolitan emergency departments were operating at code white, which means they were over-capacity, earlier on Thursday. Dr Lawrence said around 270 staff in metropolitan hospitals were currently off…
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like
Silicon Valley has long had an almost religious fixation on the concept of innovation. Venture capitalists and tech startup entrepreneurs are constantly portraying themselves as people breaking through the crust…
ACLU Statement on Biden’s “Safer America Plan”
WASHINGTON — Today President Biden announced a plan to fund programs intended to make America “safer.” The president’s plan proposes investments in two competing approaches to this goal. The first…
Kabosu, the Dog Who Defined ‘Doge,’ Dead at Age 18
She went very peacefully without suffering
T-Mobile imposes $5 monthly price hike on customers using older plans
T-Mobile bought Sprint in 2020, reducing the number of major nationwide carriers from four to three. T-Mobile completed an acquisition of prepaid carrier Mint Mobile a few weeks ago and…