Ferroptosis-Related Gene CRYAB in Asthma: Bioinformatics Identification and Experimental Validation

Introduction Asthma is a heterogeneous respiratory disease, generally classified into Type 2 (T2) and non-Type 2 (non-T2) subtypes, characterized by chest tightness, cough, wheezing, and shortness of breath, affecting approximately 1–18% of the...

Antarctica’s ice melting faster than expected: Scientists

Antarctica’s frozen stability is showing signs of unraveling under the pressure of global warming, with scientists observing increased surface melting, glacier acceleration and shrinking sea ice similar to trends seen in Greenland, according to...

PMG-Certified Scandinavian Paper Money Rarities Highlight Stack’s Bowers’ Oct. 28 Sale

An extremely rare Danish West Indies note from the 18th century that has been certified by Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) and is pedigreed to the L. E. Bruun Collection is turning heads in an ongoing Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction. It is just one of...

China strikes at West’s softest rare-earths spot

The world may be underestimating the difficulty of loosening China's stranglehold on critical minerals. Mining stocks in Australia surged this week following a landmark deal between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump,...

Furious Don slaps 10% tariff hike on Canada in wake of anti-Trump ad after cancelling all talks

FUMING Donald Trump said he will slap a 10 per cent tariff hike on Canada over a petty anti-tariff ad campaign. Angered by the advert, which used a quote from former president Ronald Reagan to criticise his tariffs, Trump threatened to end trade...

Atlas Ocean Voyages adds 27 new Arctic ports for 2027 season

Atlas Ocean Voyages unveiled its 2027 Arctic Expeditions programme, featuring 27 new ports of call across Iceland, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic and Svalbard. These include Pond Inlet and Kimmirut in Nunavut, Churchill and Coats Island in Hudson...

EU to Cut Reliance on China Rare Earths

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday that the European Union (EU) is developing a strategy to reduce its reliance on Chinese rare earths, following Beijing’s latest restrictions on the export of key minerals....

When twin volcanoes shook the world: How a 15th-century double eruption rewrote climate history

When twin volcanoes shook the world: How a 15th-century double eruption rewrote climate history In the late 1450s, Earth’s climate was violently reshaped by forces far beyond human control. For centuries, historians and scientists have pointed to...

The bombshell sea level study the climate elite would love to ignore

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a stranded polar bear atop a floating block of ice is shorthand for the narrative of catastrophic climate change. In the early 2000s, climate alarmists turned the blubbery, seal-munching predators into a...

Von Der Leyen Moves To Shield EU From China On Rare Earths

The European Union is racing to loosen China’s grip on the minerals powering its future. EU policymakers are moving fast to reduce reliance on Chinese materials essential to clean energy, defense and EV manufacturing. European Commission President...

Why Trump Is a ‘Scarcity President’

U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently talked about taking over Greenland and Canada, but it’s unclear if he was actually serious about it. According to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Greg Grandin, U.S. leaders from the Founding Fathers...

Silversea unveils largest voyage collection for 2027-2028

Silversea has revealed its largest-ever voyage collection for summer 2027 and winter 2027-2028, scheduled to depart between February 2027 and May 2028. The collection includes 414 voyages on 12 ships to over 600 destinations in more than 100...

Secret Atlas partners with VacationPort to introduce expedition micro cruises to North American travel advisors

Secret Atlas has joined VacationPort’s distribution network, bringing its exclusive micro cruise portfolio in Greenland, Svalbard, Antarctica, and South Georgia to travel advisors across North America. Secret Atlas, a pioneer in small-scale...

Luxury travel shifts from opulence to access and experience

Luxury travel is evolving, with high-net-worth travellers trading opulence for access to remote landscapes, authentic cultural experiences, and personalised journeys. Hannah Pearson from the Adventure Travel Trade Association highlighted a US$1.16...

What defence tech is in Denmark’s €3.67 billion spending plan?

Published on 17/10/2025 - 14:01 GMT+2 Denmark is stepping up its investment in defence technology in a bid to “maintain peace and stability” in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. According to a recently published report from the Danish Ministry...

What Really Doomed Napoleon’s Army? Scientists Find New Clues in DNA

Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that were exhumed from their graves, worked scatological miracles, and drew inspiration from X-rays. First, a diagnosis 200 years in the making confirms, once again, that Napoleon’s...

Rare Earths: The Achilles Heel of the West

Introduction The United States' need for rare earths Europe's dependence on rare earths Conclusions Introduction In 1992, the leader of the Asian giant, Deng Xiaoping, commented: ‘The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths.’ At 88 years of...

3A football: Cedar shuts out Carbon, ends regular season undefeated

The Cedar High School football team capped off an undefeated regular season with a 63-0 shutout at home over Carbon on Thursday evening. The Reds scored six touchdowns in the first half – three in each of the first two quarters – to build a 42-0...

What's Going On With Antarctica's Glaciers?

Both Antarctica and Greenland are very large, very cold and home to plenty of frozen territory. But there are certain other ways in which the two areas are becoming even more like one another — and that’s cause for alarm among many scientists....

How To Make The Most Of A Faroe Islands Cruise Port Call

Kirkjubøur is home to a historic wooden farmhouse, cathedral ruins and the St. Olav Church. David Nikel Cruises to Iceland, Greenland or even Norway sometimes include a day in the Faroe Islands to break up long stretches at sea, yet those few...