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......»»
Kill some time before Pikmin 4’s 2023 release with this excellent indie
Pikmin 4 is still a year away, but you can play the excellent, Pikmin-inspired Tinykin right now......»»
Armageddon Time trailer takes a darker view of the ’80s
James Gray's new film, Armageddon Time, doesn't idealize the '80s as a young Jewish boy comes face-to-face with racism at school and within his own family......»»
Facebook Gaming app will be shutting down in October
It looks like Facebook has decided to kill its Gaming app which will be officially shutting down in October. The post Facebook Gaming app will be shutting down in October first appeared on Phandroid. With the popularity of platforms like Tw.....»»
Experiment IDs influence of antibiotics, isolation on host bacteria
Bacteria regularly develop and deploy new antibiotics in a never-ending arms race to kill other bacterial species that compete for mutual resources. Humans have capitalized on that evolutionarily honed capability by administering antibiotics to strik.....»»
Ram set to kill ProMaster City van
Ram joins Ford, Chevrolet and Nissan in killing their small vans as they focus on adding larger battery-powered delivery vehicles instead......»»
Compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria
University researchers have found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms......»»
Apple"s quest to kill off the password is heading in the right direction
New figures suggest practically all customer accounts are set-up to benefit immediately from Apple Passkeys......»»
British soccer fans reject "taking the knee" as a hollow gesture that does not combat racism
English Premier League players will no longer routinely take a knee before matches; a decision that coincides with a new paper co-authored by a University of South Australia academic that shows 65% of English soccer fans now oppose the anti-racism ge.....»»
Incredible new ‘drug factory’ implants kill tumors in mice in under a week
Researchers with Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have created implantable beads capable of destroying tumors in mice. The method utilizes Rice’s cytokine “drug factory” and a checkpoint inhibitor drug to do the heavy lifting. The.....»»
Exploring the limits of a new kind of chemo
Chemotherapy sucks. The treatments generally have awful side effects, and it's no secret that the drugs involved are often toxic to the patient as well as their cancer. The idea is that, since cancers grow so quickly, chemotherapy will kill off the d.....»»
Flavonoids from sorghum plants kill fall armyworm pest on corn, may protect crop
Flavonoids produced by sorghum leaves have shown promising results in combating fall armyworm larvae. When sprayed on the leaves of corn, sorghum flavonoids stunt the growth of fall armyworm and often kill the pest, Penn State researchers report in a.....»»
In Schools, Honest Talk about Racism Can Reduce Discrimination
New laws make it harder for teachers to discuss racism and inequality, but psychological evidence shows these conversations dispel causes of bias and distress.....»»
Algal toxin produced by brackish water species detected in Oder water, natural causes unlikely
The latest investigations confirm the suspicion that the mass development of a toxic brackish water alga has occurred in the Oder. This phenomenon could have played a role in the massive kill of fish, mussels, snails, and possibly other animal specie.....»»
Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack
Seven years later, it's more clear than ever that the days of the headphone jack on mobile devices are numbered. Here's how Apple was the vanguard for the death of the port — and what might be next for the connector.Headphone JackSince the iPhone 7.....»»
Nuclear war would cause a global famine and kill billions, study finds
More than 5 billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, according to a global study led by Rutgers climate scientists that estimates post-conflict crop production......»»
Get ready for Netflix’s new big-budget blockbuster starring Jamie Foxx
You can never have too much vampire content, apparently. Netflix, which has already given us the likes of First Kill and Night Teeth — the former, a YA vampire drama series, and the latter a vampire movie set in Los Angeles — will debut a.....»»
Aboriginal homelessness requires a different cultural approach
Aboriginal people are 15 times more likely than other Australians to experience homelessness due to racism, dispossession of land, profound economic disadvantage and cultural oppression, according to a new report released in Canberra today......»»
How to try iOS 16 passkeys so you can log in to sites with no password
For years, tech companies have been promising to “kill the password” with limited success. More often than not, you’re probably still using passwords to log into your online accounts. That might finally change this fall when Apple i.....»»
The free version of ProtonVPN is a good option for casual protection
ProtonVPN offers a free tier with unlimited data caps, a kill switch, and access to one of three server locations with no time limitation. You can download the app on desktop and mobile......»»
Record Amount of Seaweed Chokes Caribbean Beaches and Shoreline
Bruce66423 writes: A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases. More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the A.....»»