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Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 6.6 struck southern Panama on October 9, 2026, with tremors reportedly felt as far away as Colombia. Panama declared a state of emergency on October 10 after more than 100 aftershocks, including tremors measuring 5.8 and 5.5. Around 27 people were reported injured, while nearly 900 homes and public

Menopause involves abrupt physiological changes across multiple body systems, rather than being an entirely gradual process, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. Researchers analysed more than 300 million laboratory tests from over one million women in the US and Israel between 1999 and 2024. In the US dataset, 52 of 90 laboratory

On October 11, the Upper Siang district administration issued an order prohibiting the assembly of five or more people amid intensifying protests against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The order was issued two days after four protesters were detained under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2014. Protests against the 11,000 MW hydropower

Species File: Exploring India’s biodiversity, one species at a time. During the monsoon this year, sloth bears seemed to quite literally unearth an unusual prey in the forest floor of Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana: shield-tailed snakes. Researchers studying over a hundred scat samples found the remains of the snake in a handful – potentially the

For the next 30 days, a few billion of you will get an extra header in honor of Eric Binnion. The code in Nginx to do this is poetic: add_header X-Remembering “Eric Binnion <https://friendsofericbinnion.wordpress.com/>” always; Our design team will make that less AI and more humane in the coming days. Automattic.com will have a mourning

Researchers have developed detailed maps showing optimal regions in South Africa and Eswatini for cultivating bambara groundnut, a drought-tolerant crop. Using advanced simulations, they identified planting months and land suitability, emphasising the crop’s potential to enhance food security and resilience against climate shocks. Across Africa, wheat, maize and rice are the most consumed cereal crops.