Mankind Has Loved Getting High And Being Creative For Thousands Of Years, Study Says
A study published in April detailed how it’s not just your disappointing sibling who loves getting high and doing “creative” things out in the desert. Ancient rock carvings in southern Peru may have been made by ancient humans who were tripping on hallucinogenic drugs, a trend still observed today at basically every major music or […]
‘It’s All Speculation’: US, Israel Reportedly Don’t Know How Many Hostages Are Still Alive In Gaza
There is near-total uncertainty surrounding the status of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials anonymously told NBC News. Hamas took over 250 men, women and children as hostages during its attacks against Israel on Oct. 7 that left roughly 1,200 people dead. Over 100 hostages have either been freed, […]
Scottish Gender Clinic Stops Prescribing Puberty Blockers For Minors
A Scottish gender clinic for minors announced Thursday that they would no longer be prescribing puberty blockers for patients under the age of 18. The Sandyford Sexual Health Services to Paediatric Endocrinology, which is the only clinic in Scotland that prescribes puberty blockers for minors, said that it would not be accepting new 16 and […]
Ancient Humans Hid Inside Lava Chamber For 10,000 Years, Study Says
A study published Wednesday argued that early humans hid inside of lava tube caves in Saudi Arabia for up to 10,000 years. In what is described as a first-of-its-kind study, published in the journal PLOS One, researchers found that ancient humans housed themselves and their livestock inside caves made from volcanic activity on and off […]
Scotland To Ditch Ambitious Climate Change Target: REPORT
The Scottish government is expected Thursday to walk back its ambitious climate change target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% in six years, according to reports. Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy Màiri Louise McAllan is expected to announce that the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) can no longer achieve the […]
Six Arrested, Three At Large, For Allegedly Executing Canada’s Largest Gold Heist, Authorities Say
Canadian law enforcement arrested six men and issued warrants for three others still at large on suspicion of executing Canada’s largest gold heist, authorities said Wednesday. A consignment of 6,600 pure gold bars collectively worth CA$ 20 million ($14.5 million) as well as CA$ 2.5 million ($1.8 million) in foreign currency arrived by air at […]
Biden Admin To Reinstate Oil Sanctions On Venezuela
The Biden administration is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela after attempting to exchange relief for a promise to allow free and fair elections. The administration will not renew sanctions relief for Venezuela’s oil sector after the initial six-month period expires Thursday, as U.S. officials have deemed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his regime did […]
Mike Johnson Pushes Ukraine Aid Bill Separate From Border Security — Despite Months Of Assurances Otherwise
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has shifted positions on additional aid to Ukraine, appearing to cast aside his initial request that border security funding be included in the package. House Republican leadership introduced a bill packaging roughly $61 billion for Ukraine aid, $26 billion for Israel aid and $8 billion for Indo-Pacific aid on […]
Video Purportedly Shows Hezbollah Drone Strike Israeli Community Center, Injuring 18
A Hezbollah drone struck an Israeli community center Wednesday in the northern border village of Arab al-Aramshe injuring eighteen persons, authorities said, The Times of Israel reported. Fourteen out of the eighteen who were wounded were IDF soldiers, the outlet reported. One victim was listed as being in critical condition, two as seriously hurt, four […]
New Mutant ‘Pandemic-Potential’ Strains Of Monkeypox Virus Triggers ‘Sustained Outbreak’: Study Preprint
An international group of scientists warned of a sustained outbreak of monkeypox caused by a mutant group of monkeypox virus strains, according to a study preprint posted Monday. The monkeypox outbreak began last October in the Kamitunga mining region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 108 confirmed cases within the region since the […]