The surviving inhabitants of a Soviet-era town in northeastern Kazakhstan where 456 bombs were detonated on their doorstep, have revealed the devastating impact the explosions had on their health, with cancer spiking along with severe birth defects.
Filmmakers Thomas Brag and Staffan Taylor ventured to Kurchatov, which was a top secret town established in 1947 as the headquarters of the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons program. At the time, it was not even visible on maps due to the high level
February 12, 2024
A call for grassroots activism.
Despite two years of war in Ukraine, rising tensions over Taiwan, and a metastasizing conflict in the Middle East, our 21st-century world has yet to experience a major nuclear blowup—a moment when the risk of thermonuclear annihilation is
For millions of patriotic Australians, January 26 means cracking open a few beers, hitting the beach and cranking up the barbecue.
But for others, Australia Day can be a minefield of emotions – and it has nothing to do with the ‘Invasion Day’ controversy that rolls around every year.
That’s because for Aussies recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction, the national holiday can present unique challenges.
Luke Millwood, a military veteran of 19 years and recovering alcoholic, knows well how
Matthew Perry had dozens of life-saving operations, 15 trips to rehab clinics and spent $9 million trying to get clean as he struggled with drugs and alcohol.
Perry died aged 54 ‘after drowning in his jacuzzi at home,’ sources said on Saturday although no drugs were found on scene and there was no indication of foul play.
First responders were called to reports of a ‘cardiac arrest’ at his Los Angeles abode, according to law enforcement sources.
Perry previously detailed
Anfang März Ariana MadixDie Welt stellte sich auf den Kopf, als bekannt wurde, dass ihr Freund, mit dem sie neun Jahre lang zusammen war, Tom SandovalEr betrog sie mit ihrem engen Freund und Kollegen Vanderpump-Regeln Costar Rachel „Raquel“ Leviss. Was folgte, war eine surreale Kette von Ereignissen für Madix, als „Scandoval“ die Nation erfasste, die sozialen Medien in Aufruhr versetzte und der Bravo-Reality-Serie neues Leben einhauchte.
Dank ihrer erfrischenden Mischung aus Mädchenenergie und Verletzlichkeit war Madix ein
A charming first meeting, a romance that was frowned upon by the public and a Prince’s pledge to never marry anyone other than his true love.
King Harald and Queen Sonja’s unlikely love story has all the elements of a gripping TV drama – so it’s no wonder that their ‘fairytale’ romance has been adapted into a screenplay.
This week, Swedish media company Viaplay announced that they are producing a new series about the Norwegian monarch’s relationship – which spans
Esther Newton and Holly Hughes are cultural icons and makers of history. Esther Newton’s 1972 book Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America changed anthropology forever. It was the first major anthropological study in the United States of what would now be called an LGBT community. Holly Hughes, a writer and performer, started her career at the WOW Cafe in New York City, a place that calls itself the oldest continuously operating cultural institution for queer women and trans people. In … Read more
Some forests take one-two punches surprisingly well.
Researchers have shown that certain California forests exposed to two successive droughts weathered the second one much better than forests only hit by the later dry period. Given that the frequency and severity of droughts is increasing with climate change (SN: 3/10/22), the findings suggest that forested regions might fare better than predicted in the future, the research team proposes in the May 17 AGU Advances. That’s important because of
A woman whose father sexually abused her from the age of two has told how she came to ‘resent’ her mother because she didn’t notice how her daughter was suffering in silence.
Emily Victoria, 31, from Dorset, is the subject of A Paedophile In My Family: Surviving Dad, which airs at 9pm on Channel 4.
The businesswoman and mother-of-one also tries to make sense of her relationship with her mother in the programme, revealing that even though she was blameless,
Time will tell if AI decides to wipe out humanity in a terminator-style total war.
In the meantime, MailOnline Travel decided to harness its power for good – and ask it for advice about surviving a multitude of perils, from a plane crash to a volcanic eruption, and from attacks by bees and crocodiles to a sinking ship.
The results? Mostly useful, though some may find the suggestion to ‘get away from the bees’ stating the very obvious. Read on
