Astronauts briefly moved to ‘safe haven’ over ISS leak
Cracks in the transfer tunnel of the aging space station have been causing leaks since 2019. Source link
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How to turn your garden into a hedgehog haven, according to our readers
Our gardens can be a vital resource for hedgehogs, but today they often lack the natural shelter, resources and safe access between spaces to thrive. There are plenty of simple things you can do to make yours a haven for these spiny visitors this spring, however, and our readers have lots of insight to share. From tips on setting up feeding stations and houses to making your own and creating hedgehog highways – a small hole in a fence or other barriers for hedgehogs to pass through, connecting them to other green spaces – here’s advice that has actually worked in gardens up and down the country. How to get started If you’re not sure where to begin, the good news is that small, simple changes make a real difference. Having noticed hedgehog droppings in their garden, Peter Cobbe and his wife, Shirley, from Kent, set up a hedgehog house and a protected feeding station last year. “It was an interesting exercise in ‘build it and they will come’,” he says. After spending time reading …
How a Local Outcast Found His Nudist Haven in HBO’s ‘Neighbors’
[This story contains mild spoilers from the Neighbors finale.] A few days ago, 72-year-old Danny Smiechowski left his house to greet his chauffeur. There was a limousine parked outside, waiting for him. For much of his life, Smiechowski had been an outcast in his San Diego neighborhood, insulted and ostracized for his penchant for wearing nothing but yellow briefs while exercising in his driveway. He describes the treatment as “emotional abuse.” But here he was a local celebrity, the star of a hot HBO/A24 series getting picked up for a splashy finale event in Hollywood. “The neighbors were looking out their window, going, ‘Oh my God, that guy,’” Smiechowski says over coffee (well, he just drinks water) in West Hollywood, acting out their disbelief. “You can’t really believe it could be true, but it’s true.” He’s wearing an A24 sweatshirt as Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford, the creators of the show, Neighbors, sit on either side of him. They crack up at the story. “Amazing,” Fishman says. “They must be like, ‘What’s going on?!’” Each …
Nomadic art haven opens in Qatar’s desert | Tourism
NewsFeed A new art exhibition in a tent in the middle of the Qatari desert offers visitors the chance to experience creativity and nature in a unique setting. Al Jazeera’s Naya Hejazi went to see what it’s all about. Published On 27 Feb 202627 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
Up to 1,600 cats find a haven on Beirut university campus : NPR
A cat hangs out on American University of Beirut campus grounds. A code of conduct stipulates students are not allowed to mistreat the animals. Tamara Saade for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tamara Saade for NPR BEIRUT — There are several things that make the American University of Beirut unique. Among them are its 160-year-old liberal arts education in the center of the Middle East. There is its seaside location in a cosmopolitan capital. But hands down, the college’s most unusual feature is its campus cats — as many as 1,600 of them. The cat rescue started during the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s when animals sought shelter from street fighting in the 1980s on its campus in the downtown Hamra area. It has evolved into a continuing program to care for cats abandoned during more recent wars. The American University of Beirut campus in Lebanon offers refuge to as many as 1,600 cats. Tamara Saade for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tamara Saade for NPR “There were serious, severe street battles around here, …
Why Bitcoin’s Failing Its Role As A ‘Safe Haven’ Versus Gold
Authored by Francisco Rodrigues via CoinDesk.com, In theory, bitcoin should thrive during times of uncertainty as it’s sound money that’s censorship-resistant. In practice, it’s becoming the first thing investors sell when push comes to shove. As geopolitical tensions flared over the past week, following Trump’s threats of tariffs against NATO allies over Greenland and speculation of potential military action in the Arctic, markets pulled back, and volatility spiked. Since Jan. 18, after Trump first threatened tariffs in his push for Greenland acquisition, bitcoin has lost 6.6% of its value, while gold has moved up 8.6% to new highs near $5,000. The reason lies in how each asset fits into portfolios during times of stress. Bitcoin’s always-on trading, deep liquidity, and instant settlement make it an easy asset to offload when investors need to raise cash quickly. Gold, despite being less accessible, tends to be held rather than sold. This makes bitcoin behave more like an “ATM” during periods of panic, undermining its reputation as digital gold, according to NYDIG’s Global Head of Research, Greg Cipolaro. “Under periods …
14 things to do in North Park, San Diego’s liveliest hipster haven
At Lovesong Coffee, the bold and beautiful gather to sip caffeinated concoctions and peck at laptops in a space as bright and minimal as a stage set. A few blocks away at sleek ramen restaurant Underbelly, a well-tattooed young customer sits at the bar in snug jeans and a crop top displaying the words: “I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison.” Meanwhile, workers put the finishing touches on the LaFayette Hotel, a lavishly redesigned midcentury landmark reopening tomorrow with several on-site restaurants and bars. One room looks like a Parisian salon, another like a ’40s diner, another like an old Mexican church, the light filtered through stained-glass windows. “This is either going to be something really special,” says co-owner Arsalun Tafazoli, “or one of the biggest flameouts in San Diego hospitality history.” This neighborhood, Angelenos, might be the liveliest corner of San Diego that you’ve never heard of, a place with more beer, more resilience and less parking than you’d suspect. To get in on the action, head north of Balboa …