ScienceDaily
Study Finds Your Ancestors Also Refused to Eat Bugs, Probably
Your ancient ancestors probably also turned up their noses at bugs, and it's not just culture - it's 9,000 years of evolution (and Neanderthals were into it).
2026-08-27
ScienceDaily
2026-08-21
UN News
Colombia Earthquake: 1.2 Million People Need Help, Some Still Waiting for Their First Aid Drop
Colombia's earthquake left 1.2 million people in need, but some communities are still waiting for aid, because apparently ten days is plenty of time to forget an entire region.
2026-08-18
UN News
Satellite Confirms Gaza's Farmland Has Gone on an Extreme Diet: Just 3% Left
Gaza's farmers are down to 3% of their cropland, because war is a great fertilizer for nothing but despair.
2026-08-09
UN News
UN Reports Food Prices Edged Up in July, Blames Heatwaves and General Existential Dread
Food prices ticked up in July, sugar led the charge, and Malawi's hunger situation improved but still isn't great - so basically, the usual.
2026-07-23
BBC World
Even Camels Are Over It: Africa's Heat Waves Are Now Too Hot for the Ships of the Desert
Camels, nature's desert survivors, are now dropping from heat stress as Africa's temperatures soar - even the ships of the desert are taking on water.
2026-07-22
UN News
Global Hunger Declines for Third Year, Because Apparently We Can Do Things When We Try
Global hunger drops for third year, but Africa still has the most hungry people, and the cost of a healthy diet keeps rising - because why make things easy?
2026-07-17
UN News
Gaza Farmers Try to Replant Their Lives, But the Soil Keeps Shaking
UN helps Gaza farmers replant amid rubble and rockets, while West Bank settlers keep making peace harder - news at 11.
2026-05-09
UN News
WHO Confirms 3,000+ Attacks on Ukraine's Healthcare, Because War Isn't Messed Up Enough Already
WHO confirms 3,000+ attacks on Ukraine's healthcare since invasion, while UN helps farmers plant crops near minefields. War: it's the gift that keeps on giving.
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