Music can affect your driving – but not always how you’d expect
By Milad Haghani For many of us, listening to music is simply part of the driving routine – as ordinary as wearing a seatbelt. We build playlists for road trips, pick songs to stay awake, and even turn the volume up when traffic gets stressful. More than 80% of drivers listen to music on most trips. And
Researchers insist fireflies exist in New Mexico — if you know where to look
By: Patrick Lohmann This time of year is when Anna Walker, who directs the Western Firefly Project in New Mexico, gets a few false reports in her inbox. Well-meaning people, mostly in Albuquerque and other urban areas, see flashes of yellow light dancing through trees and become convinced they’ve seen a firefly. What they actually
Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Building a Bridge to African Energy Security and Prosperity
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 23, 2025/ — By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Africa is awakening to the power of its natural gas reserves, recognizing that among its many resources, natural gas offers a reliable and expedient track to economic growth and energy independence. In our “State of African Energy: 2026 Outlook Report,”
Jews mobilized for Darfur 20 years ago. As violence surges again, where are they now?
By Andrew Lapin They spoke of genocide and “Never Again.” They pushed to divest from entities that supported the offending government. They protested the government’s blockade of humanitarian aid to the disputed region. They were arrested while protesting outside of an embassy. The thousands of Jews who bused and flew to the National Mall from across
BRICS+ offers Indigenous & local communities ways to advance environmental and social goals (analysis)
By Metolo Foyet As the world grapples with climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity, Indigenous and local communities (IPLCs) remain at the forefront of conservation, yet are often sidelined in global environmental governance. Dominant frameworks, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), have made strides
