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......»»
Torrential rains kill at least 15 in southwest China
Fifteen people are dead and four are missing after torrential rain lashed the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing, local officials and state media said Wednesday......»»
Florida mosquitoes test positive for malaria as officials spray area
Officials have ramped up ground and aerial spraying. Enlarge / A Miami-Dade mosquito control inspector sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023, in Miami. The Miami-Dade mosquito control department continues it.....»»
Why Scientists Must Stand for Affirmative Action and against Scientific Racism
STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against affirmative action.....»»
Classism, racism and misogyny widespread in cricket, finds report
A new report recommending ways to address the ongoing and historic racism, elitism and sexism prevalent in English and Welsh cricket was co-led by a UCL researcher......»»
Study demonstrates hypochlorite can harm but also help human bodies
Some cells in the human body can generate hypochlorite—the same chemical used to kill bacteria and viruses in household bleach......»»
Researchers create copolymer to hold drugs that incapacitate defenses of tumor cells
Antitumor agents must kill off cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue and create no toxic side-effects. A novel approach based on "self-immolative" polyferrocenes—copolymers that split apart into their components as soon as they enter a tumor.....»»
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League release date and everything we know
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been pushed back several months. Here's what we know about the game so far......»»
Is the US trying to kill crypto?
The digital asset industry, already in turmoil, now faces a full-fledged battle with regulators......»»
Black Canadians see workplaces as epicenters of racism: 90% see it as a serious problem in the criminal justice system
Black Canadians see workplaces as the epicenter of racial discrimination and unfairness, according to the Black Canadian National Survey (BCNS) research project by York University's Institute for Social Research (ISR)......»»
Invasive fish spotted in Missouri can even be found on land. Kill it if you see one
An invasive fish species last seen in Missouri in 2019 is now back, and there are concerns it could continue to spread throughout the state......»»
Cholera bacteria found to form an aggressive biofilm to kill immune cells
Bacteria harness the power of communities. A research group at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now discovered that the bacterial pathogen that causes cholera forms a novel type of bacterial community on immune cells: an aggressive biofilm t.....»»
Here’s a rough estimate of how many people recent SCOTUS rulings might kill
In addition to deaths, the decisions will lead to significant morbidity. Enlarge (credit: Zach Gibson/Getty Images) Three landmark Supreme Court decisions in 2022 have each been widely criticized by health experts as thr.....»»
Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30
Faced with 30 days' notice for a $1.6 million monthly bill, Apollo calls it quits. Enlarge / The Reddit iOS app icon. (credit: Getty Images | Yuriko Nakao ) If there was any doubt about Reddit's most popular third-party.....»»
Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs
Reddit, accused of trying to kill third-party apps, is cutting 5% of workforce. Enlarge / The Reddit logo on a mobile device. (credit: Getty Images) As thousands of subreddits prepare to go dark in five days to protest.....»»
Inside 4chan’s top-secret moderation machine
Internal documents show how chaotic moderation allowed racism and violence to take over. Enlarge (credit: Anjali Nair/Getty Images) On May 14, 2022, 18-year-old Payton Gendron sent out a link to a select group of online.....»»
Lawsuit claiming racism at Tesla draws almost 240 black workers saying ‘me too"
A Black former assembly line staffer at Tesla Inc. is moving to add hundreds of other workers to his 2017 lawsuit in which he called the electric-car maker's production floor a "hotbed for racist behavior.".....»»
Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests
Users revolt over Reddit's API pricing as third-party apps face shutdowns. Enlarge / The Reddit iOS app icon. (credit: Getty Images | Yuriko Nakao ) Reddit is getting ready to slap third-pary apps with millions of dollar.....»»
Reddit may force Apollo and third-party clients to shut down, asking for $20M per year API fee
Following Twitter’s move to shut down third-party apps earlier this year, it looks like Reddit may be the next platform to kill off (or drastically reduce) popular third-party clients. In a new Reddit thread, Apollo developer Christian Selig has s.....»»
The best Reddit client app is in danger due to price demands
Early in 2023, Reddit announced that it would begin charging for access to its API, and that price may kill off Apollo, the best client app out there.Apollo for RedditChristian Selig, a former Apple employee, built Apollo years ago and it has become.....»»
Australian shelters, pounds kill 50,000 healthy cats and kittens a year: Research suggests there"s a way to prevent it
Stray cats are a longstanding problem in Australian towns and cities. Common complaints about roaming cats include nuisance (fighting and urinating), disease risks to humans and other animals, and predation of native wildlife. The huge numbers of cat.....»»