Global matcha ‘obsession’ drinks Japan tea farms dry
Matcha demand surges globally, causing shortages, price hikes and pressure on Japanese tea producers.
Month: June 2025
Turkiye battles wildfires in Izmir for second day, evacuates areas
Izmir’s airport suspends flights, and authorities evacuate residents as strong winds fan blaze in the western province.
Two Idaho firefighters shot dead: What happened, latest on victims, suspect
Authorities lifted the shelter order after a team of officers found the body of the suspected shooter.
Deimos Before Dawn
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March
Diagnostic dilemma: A man was stabbed through the throat and the base of the skull — by a fish
While on a fishing trip, a man sustained an unusual injury from a marlin.
Night lizards survived dinosaur-killing asteroid strike, despite being close enough to see it happen
Researchers found that night lizards survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid strike at the end of the Cretaceous, despite living near the impact site in Mexico.
Urine-based DNA test predicts bladder cancer recurrence after immunotherapy
In a multi-institutional study published in Science Direct, researchers revealed that testing urine-based tumor DNA (utDNA) can help predict which bladder cancer patients are at
N2 deep sleep powers your next aha moment, study reveals
A new study in PLOS Biology shows that deep N2 sleep, rather than light N1 sleep, dramatically boosts the likelihood of “aha” moments in a
Comprehensive study maps genetic mutations in SLC13A5 linked to epilepsy
Citrate is essential for the metabolism and development of neurons. A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 plays a central role in this process and has
VIRMA protein regulates brain development by controlling ribosome biogenesis
Ribosomes are tiny molecular machines inside all living cells that build proteins, and ribosome biogenesis is the complex, multi-step process by which they are made.
Ionophore use in farming drives global spread of antibiotic resistance genes, study finds
Researchers identified the widespread presence of the ionophore resistance genes narA and narB in over 2,400 bacterial isolates across 51 countries. These genes are often
Review: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz tags nostalgia, re-ups minivans
U.S. spec is 3-row, 10 in. longer than Euro version out two years ago Larger 91-kwh battery pack, higher-power rear motor EPA range up to
Study: Tesla, Rivian charging networks have far fewer problems
Owners report more than ten times the issues with Shell Recharge, EVgo, or Blink than with Tesla Rivian’s own charging network was second only to