2024-04-21 17:47
Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. But in… Read More
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2023-11-11 17:31
The appearance of Bharat in official government correspondence may reopen old wounds for Muslims and the conservative Hindus in the south.
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2023-11-11 12:42
Environmental conditions during germination can have profound and long-lasting effects on plants that could increase both their size and their stress tolerance at the same time.
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2023-10-22 12:34
The Japanese industrial and imaging manufacturer Canon has released a new cutting-edge lithography machine using a more cost-effective process than ASML's EUV.
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2023-04-24 19:45
Under the revised version of Article 276, espionage now constitutes “the transfer, collecting, stealing, or keeping for the purpose of transfer to a foreign State, international or for… Read More
2023-04-24 19:06
Stand your ground laws authorize defensive violence without a duty to retreat, wherever a person may legally be. Some also expand the circumstances in which someone could use lethal force to… Read More
2023-03-11 13:01
Rejected by the toy industry at first, Barbie is now one of America’s most trusted brands. “She” – the 11.5 inch blonde doll, but also her brand persona – gener… Read More
2023-03-11 11:10
People across the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Somerset and from Norfolk to Northern Ireland, have been treated to a stunning display of the aurora borealis or northern lights recently… Read More
2023-03-11 08:10
Silicon Valley Bank, which catered to the tech industry for three decades, collapsed on March 10, 2023, after the Santa Clara, California-based lender suffered from an old-fashioned bank run… Read More
2023-03-10 19:58
Astonishingly, honeybees possess one of the most complicated examples of nonhuman communication. They can tell each other where to find resources such as food, water, or nest sites with a ph… Read More
2023-01-15 14:46
Consumers consider online reviews to be among the most important sources of information for making buying decisions. However, according to a 2019 report by Which?, the U.K.‘s consumer… Read More
2023-01-15 14:22
LKAB, a mining company established in 1890 and 100% owned by the Kingdom of Sweden, has announced the discovery of the largest known deposit of rare earth metals in Europe.
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2023-01-08 18:48
Brasilia – January 8, 2023 – Thousands of the right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters have invaded the Brazilian National Congress building. The manifestati… Read More
2023-01-08 13:00
Serbia has asked the NATO-led peacekeeping forces to send 1,000 security forces to the Republic of Kosova to help managing the tensions between the Serbian minority and the local authorities… Read More
2023-01-07 20:38
Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste
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2023-01-07 13:57
The House Speaker occupies a central role in the American federal government. But what is it that a speaker actually does?
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2023-01-07 13:16
Labor non-compete agreements are about to be banned by the FTC. Over third of the American workers would be relieved from them.
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2022-08-09 20:48
August 9, 2022 – Users have reported problems of connection and access to Electronic Arts (EA) servers. Apparently, the company is witnessing a serious outage that is causing issues su… Read More
2022-08-09 19:44
A new virus called Langya has been discovered in China. It has been detected in 35 people and is thought to have been transmitted by shrews. So far it's at an early outbreak stage.
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2022-06-18 10:31
According to the New York Federal Reserve’s global supply chain pressure index, which takes account of issues such as freight rates, delivery times and backlogs, supply chains are unde… Read More
2022-06-18 10:01
Although the name and scenario are fictional, this is a question we have to confront now. In December 2021, Melbourne-based Cortical Labs grew groups of neurons (brain cells) that were incor… Read More
2022-06-18 09:31
To attract younger blood into the fields, the UK government is running a temporary scheme to entice some of these older professionals into retirement. The idea is that they can apply to rece… Read More
2022-06-17 18:48
When engineers built the Wall of Wind test facility 10 years ago at Florida International University, it was inspired by Hurricane Andrew, a monster of a storm that devastated South Florida… Read More
2022-06-16 18:37
One reason the rouble has strengthened is the restrictions on margin trading and on foreign investors, which has meant that trading volumes have been much lower than usual.
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2022-06-16 18:22
The Federal Reserve on June 15, 2022, lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, the third hike this year and the largest since 1994. The move is aimed at countering the fastest pace of… Read More
2022-06-15 19:58
Steam power had something of a comeback in the 1970s, but not because of climate concerns. Back then, air pollution spewed by vehicles had become a serious problem filling cities with smog… Read More
2022-05-08 18:04
QR codes are not inherently dangerous. They are simply a way to store data. However, just as it can be hazardous to click links in emails, visiting URLs stored in QR codes can also be risky… Read More
2022-05-08 13:43
The Aircraft Boneyard is a U.S. Air Force facility in Arizona's desert. It hosts over 3,100 mostly retired aircraft. The assets there are worth about $35 Billion.
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2022-04-10 14:54
Starting on Jan. 25, 2023, many of the 2,500 institutions and 300,000 researchers that the U.S. National Institutes of Health supports will need to provide a formal, detailed plan for public… Read More
2022-04-10 03:37
RNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the common cold to COVID-19. They also infect plants and animals important to people.
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2022-04-09 16:01
This matters for young adults entering the job market, who usually have extensive digital footprints across multiple platforms, and extending back many years.
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2022-04-04 00:19
Russia has dissolved academic connections with the West through legislation on so-called “foreign agents” and “undesirable organizations.” The government ramped up sc… Read More
2022-04-03 23:52
The United Kingdom, which is an oil producer, is also banning Russian oil imports, but getting other G-7 nations like Germany, Italy and Japan to join will be a hard diplomatic lift. It&rsqu&hell…Read More
2022-02-19 16:14
Paris prosecutor office has announced that Jean-Luc Brunel, a fashion agent and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his cell in the "Prison de la Santé" Paris, France.
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2022-01-05 23:26
The original idea of ruling on behalf of The People and by their will has evolved through time, and piles of values and mechanisms have been stuffed into its edifice. However, the stuffing h… Read More
2021-12-14 20:45
The Russian frigate Essen has intercepted the French warship Auvergne in the Black Sea on December 14, 2021. The recording of their radio communication has been published by the French Army… Read More
2021-12-13 22:22
Russia has decided to block the Tor network, accusing it of facilitating the access to illegal content. Tor is short for The Onion Router. It is a free global service aiming to conceal users… Read More
2021-12-05 15:57
The technological solutions devised by Hollerith involved a suite of mechanical and electrical devices. The first crucial innovation was to translate data on handwritten census tally sheets… Read More
2021-07-17 12:08
We found that at least 63% of workers who filed a complaint eventually lost their job. And about 40% of workers reporting experiencing employer retaliation, such as verbal abuse or being pas… Read More
2021-06-23 23:47
Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involv… Read More
2021-06-23 06:45
According to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and 1972 Liability Convention – both adopted by the United Nations – this would be a government-to-government issue. The treaties declare… Read More
2021-06-22 22:46
It’s possible for artificial intelligence systems to generate false information in critical fields like medicine and defense that is convincing enough to fool experts.
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2021-06-20 11:54
The first mobile phone service, for 80-pound telephones installed in cars, was demonstrated on June 17, 1946, 75 years ago. The service was only available in major cities and highway corrido… Read More
2021-06-20 01:55
The discovery has an estimated market value of $1.2 Billion. It has been announced on Thursday June 10, 2021 by Mustafa Varank, the Industry and Technology Minister. Koza Altin was seized in… Read More
2021-06-14 20:30
Electronic Arts has been hacked and 780 Gb of source codes were stolen. A post published in an underground forum offered to sell the data.
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2021-06-13 21:04
Armin Laschet, the conservative German candidate running for chancellor, said that Germany must increase its military spending. In 2021, it has increased again by 3.2% to US$63.8 Billion; b… Read More
2021-06-13 16:59
In a referendum held on Sunday June 13, 2021, Swiss voters have rejected two initiatives that aimed to ban synthetic pesticides.
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2021-06-13 14:42
During the 2021 G7 summit in Cornwall, Boris Johnson was infuriated by the French president's remark about Northern Ireland.
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2021-06-12 22:15
Why the New Thin Air Trillions Did Not Lead to Hyperinflation? The Fed issues as much dollars as needed by writing the new trillions on its balance sheet. These new trillions are channeled u… Read More
2021-04-17 00:33
On Dec. 31 2020, the One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act became law. It requires companies that are working with NASA to agree to be bound by otherwise unenforceable guidel… Read More
2021-04-11 20:42
The AR interface commissioned by the US military is referred to as an “Integrated Visual Augmentation System” (IVAS). It will use Microsoft’s HoloLens headset technology as… Read More
2021-04-11 18:35
The increasing reliance by U.S. chip companies on international partners to fabricate the chips they design reflects the United States’ diminished capability. U.S. semiconductor compan… Read More
2021-04-10 16:55
What would happen if everyone on Earth went for an ocean swim at once? The total rise in sea level would be about 0.00012 of an inch, or less than 1/1000th of an inch. It turns out the ocean… Read More
2021-04-10 15:00
The IRS tax system is 10 times more expensive than 36 other countries with robust economies. But those costs vanish in a return-free system, as would the 2.6 billion hours Americans spend on… Read More
2021-04-10 13:58
As the Boeing 737 Max accidents put Boeing and the FAA under such intense scrutiny, it is likely that the design and safety activities have been carried out and checked to the maximum exten… Read More
2021-04-10 12:39
The biggest project on the Nile river was initiated by Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt’s prime minister between 1954-56 and then president until 1970. Nasser wanted to build a dam which woul… Read More
2021-04-10 11:40
Kyiv has accused Moscow of aggravating the security situation in Ukraine’s south-east. The Kremlin, meanwhile, has claimed that all Russian troop deployments have been defensive and do… Read More
2021-04-09 18:58
The amounts of lithium, cobalt, graphene, indium and other critical minerals needed for low-carbon technologies alone are expected to increase anywhere from 100% to 1,000% by 2050.
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2021-04-09 17:31
Unlike the US Space Force, which is a separate branch of the military in addition to the army, navy and air force, Australia’s space command will oversee space activities across the Au… Read More
2021-04-09 16:47
People can create all the NFTs they want about anything, over and over again. I could make my own NFT claiming that I own the Mona Lisa, and record it to the blockchain, and no one could sto… Read More
2021-03-15 21:27
Imagine that as you are sitting on your lawn chair, a rocket will be passing by at about 86 % the speed of light. Let us take it a step further and consider that you have a laser based clock… Read More
2021-01-13 19:15
Most people know about vitamins A, B, C, D and/or E, but vitamin K slips under the nutritional radar. Yet it is essential for life because it’s required for blood to clot normally. Now… Read More
2021-01-11 20:31
The decision to suspend the account of President Trump is bringing unexpected troubles for Twitter. On Monday January 11, 2021, Twitter Stock (NYSE: TWTR) continued its sharp decline, tradin… Read More
2021-01-10 13:55
SpaceX received FEC's permission to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit as part of their new Transporter-1 mission. Despite their high broadband coverage benefits, they may contri… Read More
2020-12-30 18:33
Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese wood processing company, has started developing wooden satellites, in partnership with Kyoto University. The project is proposed as a solution to the space junk… Read More
2020-12-02 18:50
A pandemic on the other hand refers to a worldwide epidemic, which could have started off as outbreak, escalated to the level of an epidemic and eventually spread to a number of countries ac… Read More
2020-12-02 16:50
An optimal tariff maximizes the difference between the terms of trade gain and the efficiency loss and hence is essentially a “beggar-thy-neighbor” trade policy.
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2020-11-29 17:37
Flowing through 11 African countries, the Nile River plays an important role in the lives of more than 24% of Africa’s population. To both upstream and downstream countries, the Nile w… Read More
2020-11-11 10:43
When we compared our vampire bat DNA sequences with those obtained from goats, pigs, cows, dogs, chickens and humans, we found that Diphylla had consumed blood from chickens and humans.
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2020-11-08 19:25
Geologists traveled to collect rocks that erupted as lava more than 60 million years ago. By decoding the magnetic records preserved inside them, we hoped to reconstruct the geography of anc… Read More
2020-11-08 19:06
Reagan linked American exceptionalism, particularly its role as a “shining city on a hill” to neoliberal ideas including a limited government, tax cuts and reduced social service… Read More
2020-10-30 11:57
In 2012, Dr Franz Messerli published a short article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine that took a good hard look at the cognitive benefits of chocolate consumption. As choc… Read More
2020-10-09 09:50
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Yale University for the alleged discrimination against White and Asian applicants. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday October 9, 2020 in the… Read More
2020-10-08 14:58
Louise Glück is an adjunct professor at Yale University. Prior to the Nobel Prize, she has received many literary awards, such as the National Humanities Medal, awarded to her by Presid… Read More
2020-09-19 10:09
Instagram is allegedly turning on cameras without users' approval, according to a federal lawsuit filed against Facebook in San Francisco Read More
2020-08-29 11:15
Face masks help reduce coronavirus transmission, which has prompted mandates and expert recommendations for their use where social distancing is difficult. As the world emerges from shutdown… Read More
2020-08-29 10:47
The qualities that have made Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s most popular prime minister in a century were on display as she took an earthquake in her stride during a live television inte… Read More
2020-08-29 10:16
While cats may seem mysterious, their behaviour can help us to understand how they are feeling. The position of a cat’s body, head, ears and tail are all telltale hints Read More
2020-08-29 09:54
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German government has confirmed plans to incorporate the Stasi files into the Federal Archive Read More
2020-08-24 16:43
When considering approaches to police reform, it’s important to remember that Americans still don’t report about half of major crimes Read More
2020-07-30 12:14
An earthquake of a 4.2 magnitude rocked the city of San Fernando, Los Angeles, at about 4:29 am on Thursday July 30, 2020. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake's center wa… Read More
2020-07-28 17:15
From startups to major defense contractors, there is a scramble to deny airspace to drones, to hijack drones digitally, to control drones physically and to shoot drones down. Anti-drone meas… Read More
2020-07-26 14:02
The new system allows users to deliver their disposable cellphones by mail, using a free pre-paid envelope. Its destination is a recycling company called Ateliers du Bocage Read More
2020-07-25 19:12
AMD stock jumped 16.5% thanks to its next-gen 7-nm Ryzen 4000 chips. Intel failed to cope and saw its stock losing 16.2% on July 24, 2020. 7-nanometer refers to the size of a single transis… Read More
2020-07-20 22:11
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy to figure out how to fairly compensate thousands of survivors of alleged sexual abuse who accuse the Scouts of neglecting to protect them Read More
2020-07-20 21:06
Ransomware attacks on universities have become common. In 2019 alone, 89 U.S. universities, colleges and school districts became victims of such attacks, followed by at least 30 in the first… Read More
2020-07-16 21:45
Mortgage rates in the United States went down below 3%, which is the lowest level in history, leading to an increase in home buying demand Read More
2020-07-15 22:51
On Wednesday July 15, 2020, several twitter accounts were hacked. The list includes celebrities such as Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden Read More
2020-07-11 14:36
An iPhone user has sued LinkedIn on Friday July 10 2020 in San Francisco federal court for allegedly spying on Apple users Read More
2020-07-04 09:27
The Algerian skulls belong to freedom fighters who had resisted to the French colonial forces in 1830. They were exhibited in Paris as a racial specimen.
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2020-06-27 23:39
The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland has found small amounts of radioactive isotopes of cobalt, caesium and ruthenium in Helsinki.
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2020-06-23 21:51
Miles Davis Album reflects the balance between chaos and precision, past and present. It helped to redefine jazz and had an enormous impact on music.
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2020-06-23 20:39
COVID-19 causes similar symptoms to the flu. Fever is the most common symptom, occurring in almost 88% of cases, while a dry cough is the next most common.
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2020-06-22 00:01
The Gates Foundation is the largest funder of the WHO after the U.S. It shapes the global health agenda in a way that has been described as a “cartel”.
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2020-06-21 22:40
U.S. calls for collaborating with an international coalition that lends strength and legitimacy when responding to cyber attacks.
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2020-06-21 21:41
Researchers used photosynthetic cyanobacteria to help grow a structural building material – and they managed to keep it alive.
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2020-06-21 21:17
The Nazi party knew that German hams had a history of illegal transmission and were likely to have unsupervised radio contacts with foreigners,
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2020-06-21 12:52
The world’s oldest surviving mechanical calculator is the Antikythera Mechanism. The amazing device was discovered in an ancient shipwreck.
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2020-06-21 12:12
The fossil find could represent an important shift in the simple narrative that all early species of human ancestry are East African.
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2020-06-21 11:33
Micius is the world’s first quantum communications satellite and has, for several years, been at the forefront of quantum encryption.
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