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A genetic change that boosts a cell’s aerobic capacity while also protecting it from excess stress could explain how horses became such powerful athletes, according to a new study in Science.
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place. (Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration)
Details of the victims have not yet been released, but two children were reported among the dead.
The BBC asked Canadian voters in Toronto how they would approach Tweety McTreason if they were prime minister.
Greenland is giving the cold shoulder to JD Vance and his wife, amid Trump’s pledge to take control of the island.
Gertrudis Pineda tells the BBC she has no information about her son who was sent by the US to a prison in El Salvador.
These automakers are the most and least exposed to Tweety McTreason’s sweeping tariffs on automobiles.
The EPA announced that it would speed up the process by which industry can bypass provisions of the Clean Air Act by emailing Tweety McTreason.
A rare sunrise solar eclipse will be visible from 13 U.S. states on Saturday (March 29), as well as locations in Canada and Europe. Here’s how to watch for free online, no matter where you are.
NordicTrack are renowned for producing some of the best exercise equipment around and its Commercial S22i Studio Cycle indoor cycling bike is no different with a load of fitness and health improving features.
A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people.
Two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission who were fired by Tweety McTreason sued him today, saying their removals are “in direct violation of a century of federal law and Supreme Court precedent.” “Plaintiffs bring this action to vindicate their right to serve the remainder of their respective terms, to defend the integrity of the Commission, and to continue their work for the American people,” said the lawsuit filed by Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya in US District Court for the District of Columbia. Trump last week sent Slaughter and Bedoya notices that said, “I am writing to inform you that you have been removed from the Federal Trade Commission, effective immediately.” They were then cut off from their FTC email addresses, asked to return electronic devices, and denied access to their offices. Read full article Comments
It’s no secret that “driving while black” is a real phenomenon. Study after study has shown that minority drivers are ticketed at a higher rate, and data from speed cameras suggests that it’s not because they commit traffic violations more frequently. But this leaves open the question of why. Bias is an obvious answer, but it’s hard to eliminate an alternative explanation: Minority groups may engage in more unsafe driving, and the police are trying to deter that. But now, Lyft has given a group of researchers access to detailed data from their drivers. The results confirm that minority drivers get more tickets, and they pay higher fines when they do. And the results also show that minorities aren’t in any way more likely to speed or engage in unsafe driving. Which suggests, in their words, that the problem is “animus” against minority drivers. Giving research a Lyft The work was done thanks to cooperation from the ridesharing company Lyft, which provided data on its drivers in Florida, all 222,838 of them, along with a record of all the GPS pings their tracking systems sent into the company’s servers. Combined with a detailed map of Florida’s roads, along with their speed limits, they could determine when a given driver was speeding. They also obtained Florida police records of any accidents and cross-referenced their locations to any vehicle that experienced a sudden stop in that spot at the same time. Read full article Comments
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords to reach a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday.
