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Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings26.11.2025We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology – and along with them came our long, slow lives, with plenty of chances to gather around the dinner table.- Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after volcano activity raises alert level07.01.2026A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on its foothills, officials said Wednesday. Authorities raised the 5-step alert around Mayon Volcano in the northeastern province of Albay to level 3 on Tuesday after detecting intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater in recent days along with deadly pyroclastic flows — a fast-moving avalanche of super-hot rock fragments, ash
- Africa's energy giants eye long-term gains on Iran war disruption30.03.2026Angola, Mozambique, and Nigeria are among nations increasingly viewed by European and Asian buyers as lower-risk alternatives to disrupted supplies.
- South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio09.01.2026The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and spawned cases in North Carolina and Ohio among families who traveled to the outbreak area in the northwestern part of the state. State health officials acknowledged the spike in cases had been expected following holiday travel and family gatherings during the school break. A growing number of public exposures and low vaccination rates in the area are driving the surge, they said.
- FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access03.12.2025The agency’s plan to change the well-established process for safety testing vaccines is not realistic.
- Kissing is an ‘evolutionary conundrum.’ Scientists just mapped its unexpected origins19.11.2025Ape ancestors and early humans likely kissed their friends and sexual partners, according to a new study.
- Netanyahu expects Iran's leadership to fall31.03.2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects Iran's government to fall sooner or later. "The ayatollah regime in Iran is weaker than ever," he said in a video message broadcast on Tuesday evening, adding: "And I tell you, sooner or later it will fall.
- Starfront Observatories: A haven for distant stargazers12.11.2025Customers send their telescopes to Starfront Observatories, where amateur stargazers can view the night sky unencumbered by artificial light.
