Towering fire-fueled thunderclouds can spew as many aerosols as volcanic eruptions
A massive tower of smoke generated by Australian wildfires in late 2019 set a new record for the loftiest and largest fire-spawned thunderstorms ever...
FDA approves genetically engineered pigs for food and transplants
Pigs that have been genetically engineered to be free of a molecule that triggers meat allergies have been approved by the Food and Drug...
Physicists give Schrodinger’s cat a cheshire grin
Physicists have shown how a particle might show its face in a corner of an experiment without needing its body anywhere in sight, like...
Man who died of constipation 1,000 years ago ate grasshoppers for months
A man who died of constipation more than 1,000 years ago survived on just grasshoppers for months, his mummy has revealed.
Polar cyclones on Jupiter create a spellbinding vortex cluster
NASA’s Juno mission offers fresh insights into Jupiter’s dynamic atmosphere.
CNN investigation uncovers tailing of Navalny prior to poisoning
CNN joins an investigation by the group Bellingcat that has pieced together how the Russian Security Service followed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and...
Analysis: China avoids ICC prosecution over Xinjiang for now, but pressure is growing
China will not face a case at the International Criminal Court over its treatment of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang — for now.
London returns to strict lockdown, following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases
London will return to a strict lockdown this week, after coronavirus cases soared in the British capital, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday.
Australia’s Byron Bay beaches ‘severely eroded’ as heavy rain batters the country
A beach in Byron Bay, a coastal town in Australia about 100 miles south of Brisbane, has “been significantly eroded” as extremely heavy rain...
Japanese ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for murders of nine people
A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who pleaded guilty to killing nine people in a high-profile mass murder case in 2017 was sentenced...
UN marks 81 years of global cooperation 
Women ‘first to suffer’ under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan 
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West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack