Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick face new scrutiny over Epstein ties https://aje.news/zskjme

Why is India’s Nipah virus outbreak spooking the world? https://aje.news/d73gzp

Few of us have heard of the Nipah virus before, but a recent outbreak in West Bengal has surrounding countries on high alert, with airports screening travelers for potential infection. The WHO isn't sounding any alarms just yet, but what is Nipah, exactly? newsentinel.org/news/what-is...

Legendary Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara, known for her iconic roles as Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice, and Kate McCallister in Home Alone, has died after a brief illness at the age of 71. newsentinel.org/posts/canadi... #catherineohara

In the Emily Holmes' original "tetris can help reduce PTSD" study, what was found was that tetris is an activity which busies the part of working memory called the visuospatial sketchpad: imagining the rotation of shapes. www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...

Good news for people who get anxiety about dental visits: scientists in the UK have successfully regrown tooth enamel with a gel that may be available to the public in the very near future. newsentinel.org/posts/uk-sci...

A new study published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews finds that each time we remember something, our brains actually reconstruct the memory. This may prove invaluable for treating PTSD and other memory-related mental traumas. newsentinel.org/posts/our-br... #memory #ptsd #neuroscience

Thank God for Carney.

“If We are Not at the Table, We are On The Menu” Says Canada’s PM Mark Carney in Davos Address "We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be." newsentinel.org/politics/if-... #Carney #WorldEconomicForum #Davos

🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them: "We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be." "What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)

Europe Urges Citizens to be Prepared for Crisis or War Many countries are encouraging citizens to prepare for emergencies with essential supplies & first aid kits. With tensions rising worldwide, these tips may prove to be invaluable. newsentinel.org/posts/europe... #preparedness #war #firstaid

E&E News: Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort

While the Trump administration has denied its actions in Venezuela as a “resource grab,” the oil takeover aligns with historical patterns of interventions tied to strategic interests, i.e. Iraq 2003. How will this affect the rest of the world? newsentinel.org/news/the-u-s... #venezuela #trump #oil

BBC is all about: don't say Maduro was kidnapped by the US, say he was captured. Also don't say the US wants to invade and annex Greenland, say it's acquisition through military use. This is journalism where words have no meaning anymore.

You're probably familiar with the planets in our solar system, but what about the exoplanets? There are a number of dwarf planets and other interesting objects out there, both in our own system and those nearby: newsentinel.org/posts/meet-s... #planets #astronomy #exoplanets #space #NASA

Let's start 2026 with #goodnews in the animal kingdom. Scientists are discovering new species faster than ever before. This is great cuz they need to documented & studied so they can be protected. Plus many (like spiders, snakes, fungi) have substances that can be used to treat pain & cancer. 🥰

Some #GoodNews ✨️

Let's start off the New Year with some good news: A teenager named Heman Bekele has invented a skin cancer-treating soap that costs about $0.50 USD per bar. This humble bar of soap may help millions avoid crippling medical debt as they heal. newsentinel.org/business-tec... #cancer #goodnews

THIS is climate breakdown www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

“There's no ‘we’ of the Anthropocene. There's no single climate, there isn't even shared temporality: climate crisis is present for some, future for others, non-event for the wealthiest. We’re not ‘all in this together.’”

The 2025 #NorthernLights photographers of the year - 25 of the most extraordinary #aurora images captured around the world. #photography #AuroraBorealis #AuroraAustralis To see all 25 amazing aurora photos, here's the link: capturetheatlas.com/northern-lig...

Are you starting to clean up after the holidays? Keep your used decorations out of landfill sites by reusing, upcycling, or donating them. Use conifer tree branches as mulch, make pine needle baskets, line drawers with gift wrap, and so much more! newsentinel.org/posts/keep-h...

Are the Recent California Earthquakes Signs that the “Big One” is Approaching? Since early November, over 300 earthquakes have shaken the San Francisco Bay area. This startling increase in activity leads residents to believe that the “Big One” may be just around the corner. tinyurl.com/mrt8xvem

A new MIT study shows that the hole in the ozone layer is the smallest it's been since 2019, and may heal completely within 40 years. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." newsentinel.org/posts/the-oz...

"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896. YES - 1896. That's how long we've known. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Small wins, and grave disappointments. The overall feeling that people have after the COP30 Climate Change Conference ended in Brazil is "too little, too late", after several countries opted out of transitioning away from fossil fuels. All is not lost, however: newsentinel.org/news/cop30-c...

How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly

The physicist Philip W. Anderson "succinctly framed the nascent anti-reductionist perspective with the phrase 'More is different.'" Life (in the abstract) IS marvelous & I welcome other scientists to biology's big tent. 🎁🧪 www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

Do you love chocolate? Then you'll be happy to know that it's better for you than you might have thought! New studies show that cocoa extracts reduce age-related inflammation that could harden arteries and lead to cardiovascular disease. newsentinel.org/posts/cocoa-... #chocolate #aging #cocoa

A seventh person has successfully been cured of HIV via stem cell transplants: newsentinel.org/good-news/7t... This offers tremendous hope for the 40+ million people living with this disease worldwide. #HIV

Unpacking some of the science and nuances behind UN Secretary-General António Guterres' recent remarks on 1.5°C and #overshoot in the lead-up to and at #COP30... www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-...

The average person can recognize thousands of brand logos and celebrities, but very few wild plants, animals, or insects. Let's do our best to change this, and prioritize knowledge that actually matters. newsentinel.org/posts/recogn...

Is this just cool, or will it help protect monarch butterflies? 🦋 This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…

Winter may not seem like the right time to think about gardening for pollinators, but indigenous seeds are a perfect gift for environmental stewards! If someone you love is interested in keeping monarch butterfly populations healthy, milkweed seeds are the way to go! newsentinel.org/environment/...

An Australian hospital is breaking new ground with a new approach to cancer therapy: an MRI-guided process that freezes tumors into "ice balls", destroying them within 24 hours, without the need for invasive surgery. newsentinel.org/business-tec... #cancer #cancertreatment

Meta Appears to have Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Harmful Social Media Effects, Claims US Court A US law firm alleges that Meta knew that using their products carried mental health risks, especially for younger users, and hid those risks intentionally. newsentinel.org/business-tec...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... The time is coming for some kind of revolution in thought and action.

SNAP Benefits are Being Reinstated, but For How Long? Here’s How you Can Help Fight Food Insecurity in Your Community The recent shutdown showed us how tenuous the USA's food security program really is. As such, it's up to us to help one another. newsentinel.org/news/snap-be... #snap #foodsecurity

To be welcomed but we have a bigger problem. And it’s everywhere… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening

www.theguardian.com/environment/... We're headed for net zero coral. #Environment

Scientists have created a robot the size of a grain of sand that is controlled by magnets and can deliver drugs to a precise location in the body. The capsule might also be useful in treating aneurysms and very aggressive brain cancers.

Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice! For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org

Almost every spider species on Earth is carnivorous, except one: meet Bagheera kiplingi, the only known vegetarian spider. Plant-based foods make up 90% of their diet, only occasionally supplemented by ant larvae, flies, etc. newsentinel.org/environment/... #vegetarian #vegan #plantbased

Humans are far from the only species locking lips. British scientists say they’ve traced kissing to anywhere from 16 million to 21 million years ago, and have found that it was far more common among other species — including orangutans — than previously understood.

A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central building and even an industrial zone for producing copper and bronze

Analysis: The Post found that documents recounting President Ronald Reagan’s relations with the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, have been removed. The State Department had deleted history.