News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
Wikipedia. Image source: GETTY IMAGES The Wikimedia Foundation that host Wikipedia has stated that it will not comply with any age checks mandated by the Online Safety Bill. Rebecca MacKinnon, the Vice President for Global Advocacy at the Wikimedia Foundation, says it “violates our commitment to collect minimal data about readers and contributors”. A senior Wikimedia UK […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington this week to meet with US President Joe Biden about a variety of problems. image: EPA The United States and South Korea have reached a historic deal to address North Korea’s nuclear risk. According to the Washington Declaration, the United States has agreed to send nuclear-armed […]
global warming. mage source: Getty images. Scientists are afraid that the recent, rapid warming of the oceans will contribute to global warming. The global sea surface temperature reached a new record high this month and has never increased so quickly. The underlying causes of this occurrence are a mystery to scientists. However, they worry that […]
Fighting in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has continued into a second week. Image source: GETTY IMAGES According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a “high risk of biological hazard” at a laboratory entangled in the continuing violence in Sudan. Officials claim that the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital city of Khartoum has […]
Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer. image: GETTY IMAGES. According to scientists, the body fights cancer with the aid of remnants of ancient viruses that have spent millions of years hidden inside human DNA. A study conducted by the Francis Crick Institute has revealed that dormant remnants of ancient viruses are activated when cancerous cells undergo […]
European Space Agency: Launch mission to explore Jupiter’s ice moons. image: ESA The Juice satellite soared into the sky atop an Ariane-5 rocket, launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The atmosphere was filled with joy, relief, and celebratory hugs as scientists, officials, and VIPs watched with anticipation, and were subsequently informed of the […]
The ‘world-changer’ malaria vaccine. image: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Scientists who developed a groundbreaking new malaria vaccine are lauding Ghana as the first country to give it official approval, hailing it as a “world-changer.” Ghana has taken a significant step in the fight against malaria by becoming the first country to grant approval for a […]
Wind turbines in a wind farm in Fuendejalon, Zaragoza province, northern Spain. Image: Cesar Manzo/AFP/Getty Images. Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, experienced a significant surge in production, resulting in record-breaking levels of electricity generation, as per a recent analysis. A recent report by energy think tank Ember has predicted a decline […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is embarking on one of its most ambitious missions to date, with the launch of a satellite set to journey towards the planet Jupiter. Departing from Earth on Thursday, the satellite will embark on an eight-year expedition to reach the largest moons of Jupiter – Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede. Scientific […]
According to health experts, a Michigan paper mill is linked to almost 100 confirmed or suspected instances of a rare fungal infection. The local health department in Michigan has identified a total of 93 confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis in Delta and Menominee counties. These cases are suspected to be linked to a paper […]
