‘Mindless’ damage: Two convicted of cutting down historic Sycamore Gap tree
In 2023, the pair cut down the almost 200-year-old tree on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
EU ministers back Ukrainian tribunal to try Russian officials
The tribunal will hold Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ministers to account for the invasion of Ukraine.
U.K. jury convicts two of sawing down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in ‘moronic’ vandalism
Prosecutors say that as news of the crime spread, the two men exchanged messages relishing the outrage and sadness they caused. The tree in northern
Soviet-era spacecraft to crash back to Earth
A Soviet spacecraft launched back in 1972, known as Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth. The Soviet Union tried to send the
How tech companies could shrink AI’s climate footprint
Google, Microsoft and Meta have all pledged to reach at least net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Amazon set their net-zero deadline for 2040. To understand
AI tool uses facial images to predict biological age and cancer survival
Eyes may be the window to the soul, but a person’s biological age could be reflected in their facial characteristics. Investigators from Mass General Brigham
AI reveals how hearing, mood, and sleep predict who suffers most from tinnitus
Researchers used machine learning and UK Biobank data to identify predictors of subjective tinnitus presence and severity. Hearing health was the strongest factor, but mood
Vitamin supplement slows glaucoma progression in animal studies
A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma.
Mature liver cells trigger regeneration in response to neighboring injury
Acetaminophen is the most frequently taken fever and pain medication worldwide, but overdosing can be toxic to liver cells. In the United States, about 1,600
New immunotherapy target found in pancreatic cancer cells
Researchers from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that a class of peptides expressed in pancreatic cancer cells could be a promising target for
Dr. Vinay Prasad is Now the Medical Establishment. It’s His Job to Run RCTs, and It’s Our Job to Call Him a Lying Piece of $#!& if He Fails.
“I wish Vinay all the best for his new role. It’s a whole new state of play when the buck stops with you.” The post
Miss Cereal City
The earliest reference that I find is 1961 (the photo below). The latest is 1999. It seems the contest and title are extinct.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam
Alex Mashinsky—the disgraced founder of the Celsius Network cryptocurrency bank who deceived hundreds of thousands into losing billions with the catchy slogan “unbank yourself”—was sentenced
Don’t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic Church
Yesterday’s naming of Chicago native Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV—the first American-born leader of the Catholic church—has already led to plenty of jokes and