Yves here. This post will likely be an eye-opener to many by describing the very large, ongoing subsidies from central banks to banks via payments on bank reserves. And here…
The joy of sulk Aeon Scientists criticise Nasa for scaling back mission to explore beyond Pluto The Guardian Mushrooms Appear to Have Electrical ‘Conversations’ After It Rains Science Alert Climate/Environment…
The final days leading up to Turkiye’s election certainly didn’t lack for drama. One candidate dropped out after an alleged deep fake video showed him having an affair, the opposition…
Perhaps I am too jaded, but I am finding it hard to have much sympathy for the latest round of big bank whinging, as summarized in EU under pressure to…
By Kenny Stancil, a staff writer at Common Dreams, from where this article was cross-posted. Following what the Air Line Pilots Association called “more than four years of empty promises,”…
Balloons detect mysterious sounds in the stratosphere below the human hearing limit. Scientists can’t explain. Business Insider Saturn reclaims ‘moon king’ title with 62 newfound satellites, bringing total to 145…
By Darius Tahir, a correspondent based in Washington, D.C. who reports on health technology. Originally published at KFF Health News. What use could health care have for someone who makes things up,…
What made these prehistoric ‘thunder beasts’ so big? National Geographic A Mutation Turned Ants Into Parasites in One Generation Quanta Climate El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion National Weather Service…
Yves here. I hope you are one of those readers who thinks it is not possible to overdo on cat-material-as-mental-health break. YouTube has finally gotten better algos and after nearly…
Yves here. Reading about the struggles to control Afghanistan among the Taliban, IS, and Al Quaeda leads me to ask a dumb question: is Afghanistan properly a country? Just because…