What do tampons and fireworks have in common? Latest supply chain pain
What do tampons and fireworks have in common?
Well, the two items are in short supply as we approach our next federal holiday — Independence...
Did the conservative justices commit perjury? Here’s what they said under oath about Roe...
After conservatives consolidated their supermajority on the Supreme Court with Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, many legal experts thought...
What the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means
On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century, stripping away the constitutional right to abortion that...
Politicians enjoy longer lives than general populations, Oxford study finds
Scientists from Oxford Population Health found that politicians typically enjoy longer lives than the general population.
The research is published in the European Journal of Epidemiology...
No safest spot to minimize risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains, shows study
Researchers have demonstrated how airborne diseases such as COVID-19 spread along the length of a train carriage.
They found there is no ‘safest spot’ for...
Why can’t I distill liquor at home?
Have you ever wanted to make your own bourbon?
Don’t!
The process might be relatively simple- heat a fermented liquid and keep only the...
Mars could become a base for asteroid exploration and mining
Mining the asteroids for resources like iron, precious metals, water, or other valuable species may someday become profitable.
Mining will probably starting with Near Earth...
Should we be concerned about Google AI being sentient?
From virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, to robotic vacuums and self-driving cars, to automated investment portfolio managers and marketing bots, artificial...
How inflation is influencing the way we think and behave
Driven largely by soaring gas prices, inflation reached levels not seen in decades over the last year, according to new Consumer Price Index data.
Prices...
Scientists find origins of the Black Death
In 1347, plague first entered the Mediterranean via trade ships transporting goods from the territories of the Golden Horde in the Black Sea.
The disease...