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The 15 Best Prison Movies Of All Time, Ranked
People have an innate desire for freedom of movement. We don't like being stuck anywhere that we're not allowed to leave — just look at how antsy people get after a plane has landed but isn't done taxiing to the gate yet. That's a huge part of...

World’s first wind- and hybrid-powered cargo ship marks 2 years at sea
The world’s first hybrid electric and thermal-powered industrial cargo vessel, developed to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from Europe to French Guiana, has shown that wind-assisted propulsion works in real-world commercial shipping....

French air traffic controllers strike hits European summer travel
Planes are seen on the tarmac of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, outside Paris, on July 3, 2025, as French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike to demand better working conditions, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of people...

Origami helps behavioral health patient find healing through art
Anthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan HospitalsAnthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan Hospitals Over the past year, WellSpan Philhaven hospital in...

Video 00:01:38 Science & Exploration Plato’s eyes meet brain 30/06/2025 59 views 2 likes Play
On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission. They used a special crane to lift Plato’s payload module, housing its 26 ultra-sensitive cameras, into the air and carefully line it up...

New generation optical constellation CO3D satellites en route for launch pad
The four latest generation optical satellites, developed and built by Airbus in partnership with the French Space Agency CNES are on their way to their launch pad in French Guiana. They left Toulouse, France, for the European Space port in Kourou,...

Dinosaurs Deserve So Much Better Than Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth will bring in a billion dollars at the box office. Which makes this review mostly inconsequential. Look in your heart; you know this to be the case. Despite unanimous critical consensus that the franchise's previous film...

Portuguese Innovation Powers Europe’s Climate Satellites
The mission, called CO2M (Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring), is being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the European Commission under the Copernicus Earth observation program. The mission will see...

SURINAME: WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free
CMC – The World Health Organization (WHO) says Suriname has become the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification following nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean...
WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Suriname has became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification following nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of the...

WHO certifies Suriname as malaria free after decades of efforts
Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of Suriname to...

Suriname certified malaria-free by WHO
June 30, 2025 (PAHO) | Geneva – Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the...

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...

NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover
Cuts to NASA's budget proposed by President Donald Trump would likely cause further delays to Europe's ExoMars rover mission, due to the fact that some critical technologies currently unavailable in Europe were to be provided by the American space...

The Real Adventures of Henri Charrière, Author of “Papillon”
The great escape Tattooed while in the French navy, Charrière rebelled against naval discipline and evaded further service by amputating his own thumb. In Paris, he descended into a life of petty crime, becoming a notorious safecracker and thief....

Summer sizzlers! It’s the 20 hottest TV shows of the season
Squid Game The big one. The uberviolent South Korean juggernaut – still Netflix’s most popular show ever – reaches the end point … and Player 456 is still in the game. What will happen after the armed rebellion? Will he figure out he’s playing...

Astor Johnson Rep Dance Co presents She Too
Features Sean Douglas 57 Minutes Ago AJRDT perform a dance named Sorrows featuring Leah Gordon - THE Astor Johnson Repertory Dance Theatre (AJRDT), along with Los Alamitos Ballet Theatre, California, USA, will present a tribute to women called She...

Canopée proves wind propulsion potential on transatlantic voyage
Two years after its launch, Canopée— believed to be the first industrial cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings—has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion. Courtesy of OceanWings Operational data confirms average fuel...

Image Enabling & Support Ariane 6 who makes what infographic 24/06/2024 1749 views 10 likes View
An infographic showing a selection of the industrial contributors for Europe's Ariane 6 rocket. ESA’s role in the development of Ariane 6 is to oversee the procurement process, as well as being responsible for the overall launch system, enabling...

Isar Aerospace raises €150mn to strengthen Europe’s launch capabilities
Europe’s best-funded space tech firm, Isar Aerospace, plans to strengthen the continent’s access to orbital satellites after raising €150mn to expand its launch service. Daniel Metzler, Isar’s CEO and co-founder, said the investment reflects...