Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces “one by one” and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza, the UN has said. According to the UN humanitarian affairs office (Ocha), the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) and civil defence workers were…
The first thing a friend did when I told her the title of my book was laugh. “The Sex Lives of Married Women?” She asked. “You mean The No Sex Lives of Married Women.” I laughed too. She wasn’t wrong – married people aren’t exactly known for their thriving sex lives. And I suspect the…
The decades-long mystery of a never-ending explosion of X-rays around the remains of a dead star may have finally been solved. The radiation probably originates from the scorching-hot wreckage left behind by a giant planet’s annihilation. This discovery stems from four decades of X-ray observations of the Helix Nebula, located 650 light-years from Earth. The…
Labor has ticked ahead of the Coalition on a two-party plus basis in the first Guardian Essential poll of the election period, as Anthony Albanese turns the blowtorch on Peter Dutton in the opening days of the campaign. Essential’s “2PP+” measure, which allows voters to remain undecided, put Labor ahead 48% to 47%, with 5%…
The National Institute on Aging reports that more than one in four adults 65 and older fall annually. Fortunately, it’s an avoidable threat. “Falls are not inevitable,” says Emily Nabors, the associate director of innovation at the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging. “There are many things you can do to reduce your…
Duke, Florida, Auburn, Houston punch their ticket to the Final Four The madness continues as Mackenzie Salmon previews the Men’s Final Four matchups, which will feature all No. 1 seeds for the first time since 2008. Sports Seriously Duke enters Final Four as a worthy favorite, but how can you ignore Houston’s experience, defense and…