China Says It Will Launch First Mars Probe by 2020
Source: Time BY Kerry Close China’s space exploration program is shooting for the moon—and Mars, too. A white paper released by the country’s cabinet promised that it will launch its first […]
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Religion may be out of core curriculum for primary schools
Source: Irish Times By Carl O’Brien Religious education will no longer feature as part of the State’s core curriculum at primary school under new proposals being considered by policy-makers. Instead, schools […]
Be Nice, Because People Who Care for Others Live Longer
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin New research reveals just how much longer Helping others isn’t just a commendable thing to do, it may also extend your life, according to new research. […]
Severe droughts explain the mysterious fall of the Maya
Source: BBC By Robin Wylie 22 February 2016 This story is part of BBC Earth’s “Best of 2016” list, our greatest hits of the year. Browse the full list. When […]
Hip pain may be ‘hangover from evolution’
Source: BBC By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Scientists at the University of Oxford say a hangover from evolution could help explain why humans get so much shoulder, hip […]
Russia plane crash: Flight recorder ‘reveals faulty wing flaps to blame’
Source: BBC The main flight recorder from the Russian jet that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday has revealed that faulty flaps were to blame, Russian media say. The […]
Megachurch pastor ignites debate after suggesting that Christianity doesn’t hinge on Jesus’ birth
Source: The Washington Post By Kate Shellnutt December 24 The pastor of one of America’s largest megachurches stirred up Christmas controversy after preaching that the story of Jesus’ virgin birth […]
Secular Hollywood Quietly Courts the Faithful
Source: The New York Times By BROOKS BARNES The Rev. Roderick Dwayne Belin, a senior A.M.E. Church leader, stood before a gathering of more than 1,000 pastors in a drafty […]
“Underground” Catholics pose challenge for Pope’s hopes of better relations with China
Source: Reuters By Lisa Jucca, Benjamin Kang Lim and Natalie Thomas | BEIJING/HONG KONG Every winter Sunday in the Chinese village of Youtong, hundreds of Catholic faithful brave subzero temperatures […]
International conference of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community begins
Source: India Today Gurdaspur, Dec 26 (PTI) -The 122nd International conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community began at Qadian town here. The first session of the convention was chaired by Maulana Muhammad Inam Ghaori (chief secretary of Ahmadiyya Muslim community, India), who said that the foundation of the convention was […]
Gaziantep University lets Syrians study in Arabic
Source: Aljazeera BY Osama Bin Javaid Syrian refugee students now have the option to pursue their studies in Arabic while living in Turkey and resume classes from where they left […]
President Obama: I Could Have Beaten Donald Trump
Source: Time By Tessa Berenson Despite the twists and turns of the 2016 election, and the punishing defeat for his Democratic Party at the hands of Donald Trump, President Obama thinks […]
Blizzards and Ice Storms Wreak Havoc Across the U.S. Northern Plains
Source: Time A National Weather Service meteorologist’s advice to travelers: “Stay put” (CHICAGO) — Travel conditions remained hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Great Plains […]
Aleppo’s Christians Celebrate Christmas and Hope for the Return of Peace
Source: Time By Suleiman Al-Khalidi / Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) – Christians in Aleppo celebrated under a giant Christmas tree lit up for the first time in five years, hailing what many […]
The man who studies the spread of ignorance
Source: BBC By Georgina Kenyon This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2016” collection. Discover more of our picks. In 1979, a secret memo from the tobacco industry […]
Doctors confirm 200-year-old diagnosis
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one of medicine’s most influential surgeons. […]
Ash tree genome sequenced for first time
Source: BBC By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News The genome of the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) has been sequenced for the first time – an important step in the […]
Why houses in Bermuda have white stepped roofs
Source: BBC By Harry LowBBC News The North Atlantic island of Bermuda has no fresh-water springs, rivers or lakes. So how did humans ever settle there? The secret is in […]
Israel’s Humbled Benjamin Netanyahu Places Hopes in Donald Trump
Source: Time BY Josef Federman / AP Israel has been at odds with outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama over its settlements in occupied territory. JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government’s furious […]
Pope’s Christmas message urges end to war, terrorism and ‘idolatry of money’
Source: RNS By Josephine McKenna VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis used his traditional Christmas message to call for an end to war and terrorism, and to remember migrants, refugees and […]