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The Russia-Ukraine War and Global Food Security: Impacts Four Years Later
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (191+ words) Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Emma Curtis, Joseph Glauber, Antonina Broyaka, and Vitalii Dankevych Published February 24, 2026 Q1: How has Russia's war affected Ukraine's agriculture sector, four years later? Q2: How has Russia's war affected Russia's own agriculture sector, four years later? A2: The…...
The Jewish Revolt: A Warsaw Ghetto Exhibition" turns memory into witness
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (771+ words) Three texts by Auerbach appear in English here for the first time: "Yizker 1943," her elegy for Warsaw Jewry written in hiding; "The Jewish Revolt: Warsaw, 1943," her chronicle of the uprising; and "A Grave Marker," her memorial to the fighters. Auerbach…...
Scientists are using mosquitoes to kill malaria causing mosquitoes
19+ hour, 54+ min ago (705+ words) Bzzzzz, bzzzzz, bzzzzz." This sound circles the ear before the bite is felt. A female Anopheles mosquito rises from an open gutter at Olebu Zamzam in the Ga Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. She is barely…...
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them " researchers pinpoint how
3+ week, 2+ day ago (569+ words) Jacob A Tennessen, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: Insects themselves can evolve…...
Researchers make concerning discovery about spread of avian malaria
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (447+ words) Nearly every species of forest bird in Hawai'i can pass avian malaria on to mosquitoes, helping the deadly disease persist across the islands. A team led by the University of Hawai'i at M'noa analyzed samples from over 4, 000 birds spanning Kaua'i,…...
New study on avian malaria finds most of Hawaii's birds contribute to deadly pathogen's transmission
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) Research led by UC Santa Cruz finds that both non-native and native birds play a key role in the transmission of a disease that has contributed to the extinction of over a dozen species of Hawaii's native birds image: A…...
Avian malaria widespread across Hawai'i bird communities, new UH study finds
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) A new study led by a University of'Hawai'i'at M'noa researcher shows that'avian'malaria can be transmitted by nearly all forest bird species in'Hawai'i, helping explain why the disease is present almost everywhere mosquitoes are found across the islands. The research,'published…...
Russia slammed for Holocaust distortion over "Genocide of the Soviet People" Day decision
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (360+ words) Israel's Holocaust Museum has accused Russia of Holocaust distortion over its decision to establish a new annual memorial day to commemorate the Nazi "Genocide of the Soviet People" while omitting any mention of their Jewish victims. The new memorial day,…...
100-year-old Second World War vet honoured
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (86+ words) North Bay's 100-year-old Second World War veteran Morris Jackson was honoured by Royal Canadian Legion on Thursday with medal display. Eric Taschner was there. 100-year-old Second World War vet honoured North Bay's 100-year-old Second World War veteran Morris Jackson was…...
Top 10: The Second World War Fighters Souped-Up for Extreme Air Racing
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1579+ words) Reno Air Racing, described as "the world's fastest motorsport', is a blistering blend of aviation heritage, extreme engineering and thrilling speed. Held in the Nevada desert, it pits legendary warbirds against one another in low-level, high-G duels around a pylon…...