Mummified baboons may identify lost land of Punt, ancient Egypt’s trading partner
Ancient Egyptians got those baboons from somewhere.
3,800-year-old baby in a jar unearthed in Israel
Jaffa’s 4,000-year-old history is buried beneath its streets.
Red Bull skydivers recreate mysterious Marfa lights for winter solstice 2020
An epic nighttime skydive saw Red Bull Air Force’s Amy Chmelecki and teammates don pyrotechnics to highlight – literally – the importance of astronomy...
Exclusive audio reveals Navalny speaking to toxin team that poisoned him
CNN has obtained audio of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny speaking to one of the Russian agents sent to tail him. Navalny was poisoned...
Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of species
Humankind’s growing need for food is running up against thousands of other species’ need for space. By 2050, humans may need to clear an...
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts with dramatic lava fountains
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted beginning Sunday (Dec. 20) night local time, with dramatic lava fountains and huge puffs of gas and steam being launched...
Interpol expects ‘dramatic’ jump in crime over vaccine shipments
Author: AFP ID: 1608543191049919500 Mon, 2020-12-21 09:27 BERLIN: Interpol chief Juergen Stock predicted Monday a sharp rise in crimes with robbers seeking to get...
Indian farmers start hunger strike to pressure Modi on reforms
Author: Reuters ID: 1608543707839947600 Mon, 2020-12-21 09:34 Farmers leaders sought to step up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal three agricultural reform...
No evidence Pfizer vaccine won’t work against new strain: EMA chief
Author: AFP ID: 1608560705981118700 Mon, 2020-12-21 14:21 THE HAGUE: The head of the EU’s medicines regulator said Monday it appeared the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would...
Gargantuan chunk of ‘cosmic web’ discovered. It’s 50 million light-years long.
Astronomers discover one of the longest filaments of the cosmic web. And it may help solve the puzzle of the universe’s missing matter.
When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future 
Floods, Hunger and Disease Pile on Myanmar’s Civil War Misery 
IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’ 
Finally, a true blue rose exists