The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase in response to a possible attack Laura Kiniry…
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In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types of illness-causing bacteria Sarah KutaJanuary 27, 2025 3:19 p.m. Researchers…
At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, “In Slavery’s Wake” tells the international history of slavery and Black freedom Kaila PhiloJanuary 27, 2025 3:03 p.m. Charcoal portraits…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former leader at a New Hampshire youth detention center who was convicted of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998 was sentenced…
“Don’t believe all that crap about the birds never singing at Auschwitz. It was a day like this when we first came here. A warm, sunny day, blue sky with…
Abstract Firms are increasingly announcing targets to reduce their carbon emissions, but it is unclear whether firms are held accountable for these targets. Here we examine emissions targets that ended…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The world’s focus will be on the remaining survivors of Nazi Germany’s atrocities on Monday as world leaders and royalty join them for commemorations on the 80th anniversary…
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s…
"Each artefact is a witness [...], a testament to lives interrupted, and a call to remember." — Sara Bloomfield, Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 80 Objects/80 Lives is…