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An international collaboration of scientists has created the first inventory of flora introduced to the tropics, filling a knowledge gap about invasive plants in the tropics.

In a laboratory experiment, researchers have succeeded in realizing an effective spacetime that can be manipulated. In their research on ultracold quantum gases, they were able to simulate an entire family of curved universes to investigate different cosmological scenarios and compare them with the predictions of a quantum field theoretical model.

Astronomers have discovered the earliest and most distant galaxies confirmed to date using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope captured light emitted by these galaxies more than 13.4 billion years ago, which means the galaxies date back to less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only 2 percent of its current age.

Researchers have developed novel compounds with the potential to be drug treatments for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. This work also proves that replacing easily broken-down 'amide' bonds with more stable 'thioamide' bonds is a viable strategy in drug development to increase the biological stability of a compound. The ongoing development of these compounds will be key in increasing the available drug repertoire for COVID-19 treatment.

Khloe Kardashian joined a bunch of stars to ring in the holiday season at Revolve Winterland! The 38-year-old reality star stopped by Revolve‘s holiday-themed pop-up and social hub on Thursday night (December 8) in Los Angeles. Hallmark Channel stars Hunter King and Tia Mowry were both in attendance, as well as Natalia Bryant and models [...]

USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg and Dan Wolken break down the college football playoff.

Odell Beckham made some curious comments Thursday night about Saquon Barkley that had fans speculating about a reunion in New York.

China lecturer Frank Tsai and historian Peter Frankopan tell Sara Sidner about what is at stake for Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid his visit to Saudi Arabia and a softening of Covid rules at home.

The day after her final Law & Order: SVU episode aired, Kelli Giddish is speaking out about what precipitated her exit from NBC’s long-running procedural. “My side of things is just that it’s time in the Rollins storyline,” Giddish tells our sister site Variety. “I felt like where it was heading, and where it headed last […]

Anyone that still espouses the argument misses the point of what 21st century omnichannel retailing is all about – namely, that the key to the physical side of retailing is answering the question, “Why come to a store at all?”

This country never runs out of terrible ideas when it comes to the education system. But the Altoona County School District in Pennsylvania may be taking the cake.

Miami, undefeated at home this season, is expected to get a tough test on Saturday afternoon from Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina State. The Hurricanes are 6-0 in Coral Gables, Fla. Hurricanes guard Isaiah Wong is coming off a career-high 36 points in Miami's 107-105 win over Cornell on Wednesday night. Wong leads the Hurricanes (9-1 overall, 1-0 ACC) in scoring (15.6 points), assists (3.5) and steals (1

Brazil were dumped out of the World Cup by unfancied Croatia on Friday as their wait for a record sixth triumph in the competition goes on for another four years

The retro gamer’s fave gets a screen-flipping upgrade, but not without some serious trade-offs.

There were questions about why the forward did not take a penalty in the shoot-out.

Three-time All-Star catcher Willson Contreras had every reason to smile during Friday's news conference. Contreras, after all, signed a five-year contract with a club option for 2028 to join the St. Louis Cardinals. Financial terms were not revealed by the club, however multiple media outlets reported it was worth $87.5 million. "What an amazing day for myself and the Cardinals organization," Contreras said Friday. "It'

An exclusive interview with Melinda French Gates, Libbie Mugrabi’s punk philanthropy, Jimmy Choo’s new school, Cillian Murphy’s quiet revolution – and more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – All tied up at 49 entering the fourth quarter, Avila women's basketball (2-9, 2-4 KCAC) saved its best team period of the night for last, outscoring Oklahoma Wesleyan (3-8, 2-5 KCAC) by 11 points over the final 10 minutes of the game to earn their second win of the season, 71-60, inside Mabee Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.

WASHINGTON—In response to the Gen Z congressman-elect’s tweet that his apartment application was turned down due to bad credit, D.C. landlord Ray Forster reportedly clarified Friday that he actually rejected Maxwell Frost because he’s Black. “Bad credit had nothing to do with it—you can work something out with someone…

December 9, 2022

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA national office announced its 2022 Women's Volleyball All-Americans list Friday morning.  Two Dakota State athletes – Hannah Viet and Sydney Schell – were listed on the Honorable Mention list.  Both Viet and Schell were named to AVCA-NAIA All-Region First Team as well as North Star Athletic Association Women's Volleyball All-Conference First Team in the past few weeks.

Bagging Andrew Taylor for prescribing drugs is a little like criticising the fire brigade for their water bill.

Protests against extradition laws in 2019 gave Beijing an excuse to crush Hong Kong’s media freedoms. Now a group of exiles hopes to keep a channel open.

New study finds very few deep reefs have any form of protection, and face a multitude of threats, set only to escalate in the near future. Deep reefs are found below 30m and have a larger geographic range than shallow reefs. Deep reefs are biological hotspots, essential for climate change resilience, ocean health and food security, and a refuge for ocean life threatened in shallow waters.