I read with interest your piece about “the silent treatment” as a response to conflict and thought it worth offering an alternative view that sometimes this is the only option available (The silent treatment: ‘One woman was ostracised by her husband for 40 years’, 12 December). I’m not sure that framing all people who stop … Read more
Don’t let their fluff fool you: Your cat was built for murder. Felines, no matter how chonky, eepy, or boopable, are remarkably adaptable obligate carnivores, down to eat just about anything that fits in their mouth. Well-intentioned (or … threatening?) gifts of dead birds, rats, and lizards are familiar to outdoor cat owners—even my shockingly … Read more
Occidental Petroleum on Monday agreed to buy CrownRock, a major privately held energy producer that operates in the Permian Basin, for $12 billion. The deal is latest in a spate of consolidation in the U.S .energy sector, particularly in the Permian, the largest oil-producing region in the U.S. The transaction is expected to close in … Read more
(NewsNation) — In a groundbreaking June interview with NewsNation, career intelligence official David Grusch alleged a U.S. government cover-up of secret UFO programs. Since then, the fight for UFO transparency has taken center stage, with key developments unfolding. Watch June’s Special Report on Grusch in the video player above. House Oversight Committee Hearing on UAPs … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A gunman has killed 14 people in a university building in Prague on Thursday, police confirmed. Czech police raced to a shooting at Jan Palach Square in the … Read more
This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble’s ultra-sharp vision reveals a phenomenon called ring spokes. Saturn’s spokes are transient features that rotate along with the rings. Their ghostly appearance only persists for two or three … Read more
Credit: SpaceX NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in a recent test of a sub-scale mockup elevator for SpaceX’s Starship human landing system that will be used for NASA’s Artemis III and IV missions to the moon. The Starship human landing system will carry two astronauts from the Orion spacecraft in lunar … Read more
A “gamechanging” drug that prevents hot flushes and could benefit hundreds of thousands of women has been approved for use in the UK. The green light for Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, comes after the US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, authorised it for use in America in May. Hot flushes, also called vasomotor … Read more
After tense and protracted negotiations, delegates at the United Nations climate conference COP28 have agreed on a deal that calls on countries to transition away from fossil fuels. It is the first time that nations have agreed to such a transition, and marks a major step forward in climate ambitions. But delegates have warned that … Read more
Wind turbine blades rotate in the tidal flat in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, November 18, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Top global asset managers including BlackRock are among investors in an Asia-focused infrastructure private equity fund that raised $800 million, underscoring growing interest in the asset class amid market volatility. The Seraya … Read more
