‘Ecocide’ did not kill remote Pacific islanders, DNA analysis finds

Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on remote Australian island

Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.

Remote islands free the imagination – but they also stir up fear

Bestselling author Paula Hawkins set her new book on a fictional tidal island. Here she examines the power and appeal of islands. There is something about an island that stirs the imagination. Or, ...

World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday

World - ABC News - October 24

A quarter of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck, analysis finds

Soaring cost of food, housing and other staples means more Americans are just getting by, Bank of America Institute survey shows.

‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds

Data supports belief that Christmas-themed merchandise, songs and decorations are appearing ahead of season. Halloween might not yet be upon us, but the creepy thing is, Christmas is coming – and ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda

Fourteen people were killed when lightning struck a church in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, according to police

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Trans socialite did serve her jail term, Nigerian panel finds

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Hezbollah strike did not kill IDF chief Herzi Halevi

World - Yahoo News - October 15

Did Marvel really kill the movie star? Tell that to Harrison Ford

You won’t see Glen Powell wearing spandex and diving into the multiverse anytime soon. But it’s not done any harm to the careers of Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr or Chris Evans. And now Ford ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

At least 7 killed, several injured in dock collapse on Georgia's Sapelo Island

Crowds had gathered on Sapelo Island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.

'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia island

At least seven people are dead and several others critically injured after a gangway collapse at a landing dock on Georgia's Sapelo Island.

Volcano eruption burns homes, killing at least 10 on Indonesian island

Indonesian volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of the "husband and wife mountains" on Flores island, erupts, covering villages in thick ash and hot embers.

With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist

In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.

Science - The New York Times - 2 days ago

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada

World - ABC News - October 15

Scientists develop DNA technology in data storage breakthrough

Genetic code technique for preserving huge amounts of digital information could be ‘cheaper than hard drives’

Business - Financial Times - October 23

DNA-testing site 23andMe fights for survival

Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?

DNA reveals surprises about Pompeii eruption victims

Victims thought to be female were male and not related to one another, showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, researchers said.

DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning

Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.

Paying Workers $10,000 to Move Helped Reverse Tulsa’s Brain Drain

Researchers found that when remote workers were paid to move to Tulsa, Okla., everyone came out ahead.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Unexpected Lessons From 4 Years of Remote Work

Mastering remote work: Lessons learned and powerful strategies for global teams.

Business - Inc. - October 21

How Heidi Klum Transformed Into E.T. for Halloween

The model and television host dressed as the alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film for her annual New York City costume party.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

Will remote workers determine the outcome of today's election?

The rise of remote work has led to a surge in geographic mobility, with Americans moving from left-leaning urban centers to more affordable suburban or rural areas, potentially shifting the ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Analysis: A Budget for the history books

Nick digs deeper into the Budget following his interview with Rachel Reeves.

Reporting from the "Graveyard of the Pacific"

Correspondent Bill Whitaker and a 60 Minutes team took every precaution to report aboard a U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat in treacherous waves along the Pacific coastline.

Latest in ‘Ecocide’ did not kill remote Pacific islanders, DNA analysis finds