The latest entry in the terminal-illness teen romance canon — shockingly, not based on a YA novel — “Five Feet Apart” is like a new strand of the same formulaic disease, only this time featuring a set of specific symptoms that make physical contact between the sick lovers literally fatal. (Call it “The Fault in Our Lungs.”)
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This entrepreneur shares how he uses language to build company culture.
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Social media is a prime suspect
Nexon and Big Huge Games have announced that DomiNations, the empire-building game now hitting its fourth anniversary, has been downloaded more than 50 million times. On top of that, the developer is releasing a major content expansion for DomiNations, Space Age, on Tuesday, March 19 on mobile devices. DomiNations is a good example of a […]
Fifty years after the Neil Armstrong moment, these pictures show the value of photography to that mission.
[Editor’s note: In light of today’s controversial decision by the Public Prosecutor for Northern Ireland to prosecute ‘Soldier F’ for two murders and four attempted murders as a result of the events of Bloody Sunday, I felt it was highly apropos to re-post an article I wrote on those tragic events a couple of months […]
The oil industry “leads the pack by a mile,” with the American Petroleum Institute accounting for nearly half the total.
The Duchess of Sussex is due this spring
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is back in her home country and she's been doing the most while here.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coach Simon Katich believes that winning the just concluded One-Day International (ODI) series in India will give the Australian players a lot of confidence going into the World Cup later this year.
Researchers at the University of Twente have designed a tiny needle in which micro-channels can be used for extracting small liquid samples from a local area of the brain. The needle is about as thick as a human hair. Thanks to this invention, neuroscientists are now able to monitor dynamic processes more quickly (within a few seconds) and accurately (micrometre precision). The research is to be published in the renowned scientific journal Lab on a Chip.
The ability to grow large protein crystals is the single biggest bottleneck that limits the use of neutron protein crystallography in structural biology. Protein crystals need to have volumes in the region of at least 0.1mm3. Theoretically there is no particular reason why crystals of this size cannot be grown. If they can be, neutron protein crystallography can provide crucial information on the location of hydrogen atoms details relating to hydration hydrogen bonding and ligand interactions. This... Читать дальше...
In the most extensive study to date on sea level rise in California, researchers say damages by the end of the century could be far more devastating than the worst earthquakes and wildfires in state history.
Spring is coming early to Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide. The chicken chain is releasing the new Frosted Key Lime Monday, March 18.
Idaho Republican Sen. James Risch, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, decided last week to hold a classified briefing from administration officials on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
GENEVA (AP) - The director-general of the World Health Organization says recent attacks on Ebola treatment centers in Congo threaten to reverse the gains that have been made in fighting the epidemic.
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Organisers of the Amgen Tour of California men's and women's races released their 2019 team rosters today, with both races featuring multiple returning champions to battle it out past iconic California landmarks and up some of the state's most notorious climbs.
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After 20 years of planning, the North Carolina Research Triangle’s signature transit project is fighting for its life. Why did Duke University pull its support?
A new study finds more evidence of the health benefits of consuming green tea. The authors conclude that it might reduce the risk of obesity.
The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum sculpture garden will be renovated for the first time since the 1980s by Japanese artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto. Currently featuring works by Auguste Rodin, Jimmie Durham, and Yoko Ono, the sculpture garden will be opened up to the National Mall and create space for large-scale contemporary works and performances. The new concept aims to raise visibility for the garden and welcome more visitors to the museum.