The extremist organisation had existed as a mere "paper state" since its founding as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) in October 2006. But the video release of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declaring himself ...

Brazil is home to the world’s greatest diversity of amphibians: Of the more than 8,000 species known worldwide, some 1,200 ...

The next meeting of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club will be held on April 9 at the Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St.   Arrive any time after 6 p.m. for socializing; the ...

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

Ready to hit the road? Wait! Before heading out on long road trips, there are a few things to keep in mind. A road trip isn’t ...

In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by ...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission have launched a broadband mapping project to identify connectivity gaps in Africa. • The initiative, covering 11 countries, ...

Parts of Cape Town are facing planned water and electricity outages scheduled for Tuesday, 1 April. Here are the affected ...

The fight against gender-based violence and femicide took centre stage at the Kimberley police station this week, as a powerful coalition of police leaders, government departments, civil society ...

A NASA map shows the regions across the Northern Hemisphere where tomorrow's partial solar eclipse will be visible, how much ...

During the partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, a weird "double sunrise" will grace the skies between Canada's St Lawrence River and the Bay of Fundy, via the easternmost point of the U.S.