Robin McKie, The Guardian
A hundred years ago, the plant scientist Arthur Watkins launched a remarkable project. He began collecting samples of wheat from all over the globe, nagging consuls...
Carly Cassella, Sci Alert
The potential of the avian flu to jump from...
Rick Tumlinson, Space.com
The societies and macro-social structures of space will be products of their founding purpose. From corporate company towns to crypto-democracies to religious or...
Jennifer Nalewicki, LiveSci
Carved out of a mammoth tusk, the 12-inch-tall (31 centimeters) artifact would have been difficult to make. In fact, when researchers conducted an experiment...
Daniel Reardon, Conversation
Neutron stars are some of the most extreme objects in the universe. Formed from the collapsed cores of supergiant stars, they weigh more than our Sun and yet are...
Robin McKie, The Guardian
It has produced one of the most consistent sets of negative results in the history of science. For more than 60 years, researchers have tried to find a single...
Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of what they believe was the 18th century home of "King Pompey"—an enslaved African who later won his freedom—in New...
Eric Berger, Ars Tech
The launch date for the Europa Clipper mission to study the intriguing moon orbiting Jupiter, which ranks alongside the Cassini spacecraft to Saturn as NASA's most...
Joe Schwarcz, Montreal Gazette
Cavemen in the Stone Age didn't have many luxuries. They had, however, learned to make fire by banging together flintstones or rubbing two sticks together, and...
Besançon & Cabanac, Conversation
A researcher working alone - apart from the world and the rest of the wider scientific community - is a classic yet misguided image. Research is, in...
John Horgan, Cross-Check
Decades ago, mathematicians named a geometric structure, or pseudo-structure, or something after me: the Horgan surface. They meant to insult me, not honor...
Kate, Princess of Wales received a standing ovation appearing at the 2024 Wimbledon men's singles finals with daughter Princess Charlotte.
'Politics must never be a killing field,' President Biden told the U.S. in his third use of the formal setting of the Oval Office to comment on issues of major importance since he took power in 2021
The Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia set to start at 8:45 p.m. after crowd issues.
The 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the company disclosed Sunday.
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Despite reports to the contrary, Darius Garland hopes it stays that way. “I don’t want to be traded,” Garland told cleveland.com during an exclusive interview before exiting the arena late in the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon. “Those are just rumors.”
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Collingwood’s chances of making finals now appear worse than slim, while Sam Mitchell’s coaching ability has been on display this season and the Bulldogs’ roller-coaster climbed up with an impressive win over the Blues.
Ageless Irvin Johns leads list of JEGS SPORTSnationals champions – NHRA NHRA … Drag Racing Series competitors. Below are the full results from the 2024 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Rodger Brogdon, Tomball … Flag as irrelevant Erica Enders Addresses Richard Freeman’s Announcement on Top Fuel Expansion Drag Illustrated The potential move to Top Fuel […]
Читать дальше...Braden Montgomery, the newest member of the Boston Red Sox organization, was thrilled to hear his name called in the 2024 MLB Draft. Montgomery, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound outfielder from Texas A&M, was selected 12th overall by the Red Sox. “Happiness,” Montgomery told Xavier Scruggs on the ESPN broadcast when asked for his initial reaction. “I’m […]
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire says he’s ‘gutted’ at England’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024. England’s wait for a major international trophy goes on as Mikel Oyarzabal delivered the title for La Roja in the 86th minute, just 13 minutes after Cole Palmer had cancelled out Nico Williams’ opener. Maguire was […]
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President Biden addresses nation post-assassination attempt on former President Trump, calls for unity, condemns political violence, and stresses the importance of democracy and peaceful debate.
It's all Darwin's fault.
The former president was in the middle of giving his rally remarks in Butler, Pa., when he suddenly turned his head to the right to view the chart that was on screen next to the stage.
President Joe Biden will give speeches at 115th NAACP National Convention and UnidosUS Annual Conference, among other appearances in Las Vegas this week.