Exoplanet LTT9779 b orbiting its host star. Image credit: Ricardo Ramírez Reyes (Universidad de Chile) Aside from the Moon, the brightest object in our night sky is planet Venus, whose…
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This app shows California gig workers when they can make the most money, and guarantees their income
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Should you drive Uber or Lyft? DoorDash or Grubhub? Instacart or Amazon Flex? This app will tell you which job to work and when—and guarantees your…
Japan rocket engine explodes during test: official
Credit: JAXA A Japanese rocket engine exploded during a test on Friday, an official said, in the latest blow to the country’s space agency. The Epsilon S—an improved version of…
Aspartame spins the $25 billion Wheel of Mis-Fortune: How the environmental activist—tort lawyer money machine manipulates journalists, misleads policymakers and scares the public
Does aspartame, used in thousands of products, from Diet Coke to Trident Gum to Log Cabin Sugar Free Syrup, cause cancer? This Friday, two United Nations-affiliated organizations will publicly release…
Food insecurity tied to slightly faster memory decline
Food insecurity is associated with slightly faster memory decline in middle- to older-aged U.S. adults, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open. Peiyi Lu, Ph.D.,…
FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception
On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. The pill,…
Transportation apps can help people with disabilities navigate public transit but accessibility lags behind
Smartphone apps can make public transit more accessible. Credit: Shutterstock Smartphone apps have become commonplace tools for travel and navigation. As technology becomes more integrated into transport networks, apps will…
Breast Milk Component Boosts Infant Brain Connectivity
Summary: Researchers have discovered that myo-inositol, a small cyclic sugar molecule found in breast milk, plays a crucial role in promoting neuronal connections in infants’ brains. Prior studies indicated the…
Archbishop’s seal found during excavations at St. George’s (Yuriev) Monastery |
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered a seal of the Archbishop of Novgorod Spiridon during excavations at St. George’s (Yuriev) Monastery. St.…
