Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
Baseball great Jackie Robinson was a living, breathing example of athleticism and apparent good health, playing four sports at UCLA and becoming the first Black man to play in major league baseball......»»
New clubroot strains continue to emerge in Western Canada
New strains of clubroot, a disease that can kill canola crops, continue to emerge in Western Canadian fields, according to a recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology by University of Alberta researchers......»»
Images of enzyme in action reveal secrets of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Bacteria draw from an arsenal of weapons to combat the drugs intended to kill them. Among the most prevalent of these weapons are ribosome-modifying enzymes. These enzymes are growing increasingly common, appearing worldwide in clinical samples in a.....»»
Apple could soon kill off the Mac Pro, new report claims
A new report claims Apple might drop the Mac Pro from its Mac lineup when the M3 series of chips launches. If true, that could be bad news for pro users......»»
Indigenous voices need to lead Australia"s response to the climate crisis
Australia must address historic and contemporary systemic racism to better tackle the climate crisis, according to one of the key conclusions in a paper published in Science, in a special edition where the international publication turns its gaze on.....»»
No, Apple Music’s new Discovery Station won’t kill Spotify
Apple Music's new Discovery Station may well be fine, but it absolutely will not drive Spotify out of business......»»
Exclusive: Samsung wants to kill hard drives with this 256TB SSD
Snippets of information have emerged in a press release but Samsung remains coy on further details.....»»
Will AI kill cybersecurity jobs?
Some ten years ago, the authors of The Second Machine Age wrote that “computers and other digital advances are doing for mental power—the ability to use our brains to understand and shape our environments—what the steam engine and its descendan.....»»
Australia’s Favorite Mobile Games for Android Users
G’day, fellow Android game lovers! The Google Play Store is a treasure trove of ripper mobile games that’ll have you grinning from ear to ear. Whether you’re after a quick game to kill time or a full-blown immersive adventure, there.....»»
CFPB: U.S. Auto Sales loan servicer cost customers millions, mistakenly disabled vehicles
The CFPB on Wednesday sued U.S. Auto Sales' USASF Servicing, alleging the buy-here, pay-here loan servicer double billed collateral protection insurance, failed to refund unneeded GAP payments and incorrectly repoed or triggered kill switches on borr.....»»
A floating sponge could help remove harmful algal blooms
In the peak heat of summer, beachgoers don't want their plans thwarted by harmful algal blooms (HABs). But current methods to remove or kill toxin-producing algae and cyanobacteria aren't efficient or practical for direct applications in waterways......»»
Here’s why I’m glad Nvidia might kill its most powerful GPU
There has been a lot of speculation about a possible Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti graphics card, but it might not be happening. This is not a bad thing......»»
Coercive control linked with murder and detection avoidance
Men who use coercive control are more likely to kill their partner and extend their control to conceal her murder as a suicide or accident......»»
AlmaLinux says Red Hat source changes won’t kill its RHEL-compatible distro
Red Hat made being a 1:1 clone hard. So AlmaLinux is pivoting and speeding up. Enlarge / AlmaLinux lets you build applications that work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux but can't promise the exact same bug environment. That's diffe.....»»
Algeria fires fanned by winds, extreme heat kill 34
Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heat wave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday......»»
New paper proposes incorporating anti-racism in life sciences education
In the story of Charles Darwin, there are two often-omitted footnotes: He was taught by a Black former enslaved man, John Edmonstone, and he was assisted in his groundbreaking research by a Black servant, Syms Covington......»»
Researchers design synthetic peptide to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a short peptide capable of poisoning a key enzyme in disease-causing bacteria, including some of most deadly and antibiotic-resistant species......»»
Apple threatens to kill iMessage & FaceTime in UK if controversial law passes
Apple is refusing to compromise iPhone and Mac security, and will cut off FaceTime and iMessage in the UK should the new Online Safety Bill challenging end-to-end encryption is passed as it stands.UK Houses of ParliamentApple made its position clear.....»»
Scientists use supercomputer to learn how cicada wings kill bacteria
Over the past decade, teams of engineers, chemists and biologists have analyzed the physical and chemical properties of cicada wings, hoping to unlock the secret of their ability to kill microbes on contact. If this function of nature can be replicat.....»»
GST: India"s online game tax could kill a booming industry
The industry says it has been blindsided by the government's "catastrophic" tax decision......»»
Study identifies 10 reasons humans kill animals—and why we can"t avoid it
As long as humans have existed, they've killed animals. But the necessity of some types of animal killing are now questioned by many. So can humans ever stop killing animals entirely? And if not, what's the best way forward?.....»»