North America’s ‘broken heart’: The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart
The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America’s “broken heart,”
Month: May 2025
What is Moore’s Law and does this decades-old computing prophecy still hold true?
Moore’s Law was an off-hand prediction that came to be one of the prevailing laws of modern computing — but what did it predict, and
Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 (TP11) review: A summer must-have or an overpriced fan?
The Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 is a great fan-air purifier combo, but it lacks the ‘wow’ factor that would justify its high price.
1 dead, more than a dozen injured after Mexican naval training ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge
One person died, a senior City Hall official said, and more than a dozen others were injured when a historic Mexican naval training ship struck
Journalism shows heart, resiliency to win the Preakness Stakes — just like the Altadena community he represents
Journalism won the Preakness Stakes with the same resiliency that the Altadena community has after the wildfires in January.
Mexican navy training ship hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge – as mayor says at least 19 injured
At least 19 people were injured after a Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge during a promotional tour in New York, according to mayor
Explosion outside fertility clinic that killed one person was ‘act of terrorism’
One person has died in a bomb explosion near a reproductive health clinic in California which the FBI said was an “intentional act of terrorism”.
Q&A: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo on his Olympic triumph; African sprinters
Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa.
Arab League calls for funds to rebuild Gaza at summit in Baghdad
The war on Palestinian territory dominated the summit, especially after Israel approves plans to expand its offensive.
Trump says he will call Putin, Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine ‘bloodbath’
The US leader says he will phone the Russian president, followed by his Ukrainian counterpart and NATO allies on Monday.
Injuries reported after Mexican navy ship sails into Brooklyn Bridge
New York City’s mayor says 19 people were injured, four seriously, when a Mexican tall ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge. The span was spared major
Liquid biopsy advances precision medicine in gynecological cancers
A landmark review, now published in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, offers a sweeping and authoritative synthesis on the use of liquid
Targeting PME-1 may offer new strategies for treating neurological disorders and cancer
PME-1 is a protein that modifies other proteins by removing methyl groups, but high levels of PME-1 are observed in some diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease
Study reveals subtle effects of recessive mutations on health and reproduction
As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring.