Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Grand Canyon National Park officials warned that E. coli bacteria was detected Friday in the water supply close to Phantom Ranch, the only lodging at the…
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Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage
Meta is facing a backlash in Canada over its decision to block news sharing on its Facebook platform despite an ongoing wildfire crisis. Meta is being accused of endangering lives…
Putting the Universe to the Test
New computer simulation of the universe as a promising multitool. Comparison of the distributions of neutrinos (top) and dark matter (bottom), based on an observer positioned in the middle of…
US Department of Justice sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is suing SpaceX, alleging that the company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients. The lawsuit claims that, from September 2018…
Mental Health and Cannabis Use in Pregnant Women
Summary: A recent study reveals a potential vulnerability of pregnant and postpartum women with mental health disorders towards self-medicating with cannabis. Prior research had been vague, generalizing mental health issues…
Verapamil can preserve beta cell function in Type 1 diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In 2012, University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Anath Shalev, M.D., reported that a decades-old blood pressure medication called verapamil completely reversed diabetes in animal models.…
NASA and SpaceX re-attempt launch of four crew to ISS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.…
Ketamine in Depression Treatment: Balancing Promise with Caution
Summary: Researchers examined the evolving use of ketamine as a treatment for depression in New Zealand. While acknowledging its potential benefits for treatment-resistant depression, they advise against a rapid large-scale…
Researchers weigh pros and cons of ChatGPT Code Interpreter, await upgrades
Code Interpreter, the newest official plugin for ChatGPT, didn’t make the grade from West Virginia University researchers who put it to the test using biological data. However, the team was…
Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000
This photo provided by RR Auction shows a vintage Apple computer built in the 1970s and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak. The computer sold at auction for more than…
