Lost South American wildflower named "extinctus" rediscovered (but still endangered)
Scientific names get chosen for lots of reasons— they can honor an important person, or hint at what an organism looks like or where it's from. For a tropical wildflower first described by scientists in 2000, the scientific name "extinctus" was a w.....»»
Boeing said it"s lost another $250 million on the Starliner project
Boeing said it"s lost another $250 million on the Starliner project.....»»
Marri trees are a lifeline for many native bee species in a biodiversity hotspot
New Curtin University-led research has revealed that Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee in Western Australia's South West region, which is one of the world's most biologically rich but threatened biodiversi.....»»
1 Thing We"re Talking About: Mobile service platform Curbee names new CEO
Mobile service startup Curbee has named Amit Chandarana as its new CEO. He replaces Denise Leleux, who helped launch the startup after serving as director of global customer and ownership experience at Tesla......»»
Wayve, a British automated driving startup, embarks on U.S. expansion
British automated driving startup Wayve has opened an office in Sunnyvale, Calif., where it will locate a test fleet that's learning how to drive on American roads......»»
How beef became a marker of American identity
Beef is one of America's most beloved foods. In fact, today's average American eats three hamburgers per week......»»
Ubisoft confirms that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team is moving on to new games
Ubisoft has responded to claims that it's disbanded the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team to work on other projects......»»
Crucial role of peer support for African American doctoral students at predominantly white institutions
A new study conducted by researchers at George Washington University sheds light on the critical role that same-race peer groups play in the success of African American doctoral students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). The research unders.....»»
Climate change projected to deplete food sources of endangered whale sharks
As part of her Ph.D. research at The University of Queensland, lead investigator Dr. Samantha Reynolds, now a Research Fellow from Murdoch University's Harry Butler Institute, used three future climate change scenarios from CMIP6 climate models to in.....»»
Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake
Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake.....»»
Dropped iPhone leads to Australian woman being stuck upside down between boulders for hours
What started as a hike in the New South Wales Hunter Valley led to a woman becoming wedged upside down between boulders for seven hours, after she tried to retrieve a dropped iPhone.Woman trapped looking for dropped iPhone. Image source: NSW Ambulanc.....»»
American Idol Contestant Who Kissed Katie Perry Arrested
American Idol Contestant Who Kissed Katie Perry Arrested.....»»
American YouTuber kidnapped in the Philippines after marrying local woman
American YouTuber kidnapped in the Philippines after marrying local woman.....»»
The whip-poor-will has been an omen of death for centuries. What happened to this iconic bird of American horror?
In one of the most haunting scenes of Stephen King's 1975 novel "Salem's Lot," a gravedigger named Mike Ryerson races to bury the coffin of a local boy named Danny Glick. As night approaches, a troubling thought overtakes Mike: Danny has been buried.....»»
The most acclaimed movie of 2024 finally has a trailer
In the official trailer for The Brutalist, Adrien Brody plays a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor chasing the American dream in Brady Corbet's epic drama......»»
Huge volumes of whey go to waste. We could do much more with this nutrient-rich liquid
Every year, 7.6 million tons of food is lost or wasted in Australia. When we think about this, we might picture moldy fruit, stale bread and overly full fridges. But in fact, almost half of this waste happens before food ever gets to us. Waste is com.....»»
Structural biology analysis of a Pseudomonas bacterial virus reveals a genome ejection motor
The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study of 92 showerheads and 36 toothbrushes from American bathrooms found more than 600 types of bacterial viruses, commonly called.....»»
Right whales are migrating in new areas, prompting need for better protections, report finds
Endangered Atlantic right whales are venturing to new areas, researchers have found in a recently released report, and many of those areas do not have speed limits on vessels......»»
May 2024 super geomagnetic storm challenges current space weather prediction models
During May 2024, a series of eruption events on the sun saw the largest geomagnetic storm hit Earth in two decades. The largest since the solar storms of Halloween 2003, it occurred from May 10 to May 13, producing aurorae as far south as the Canary.....»»
Observations explore the nature of stellar stream Icarus
Astronomers from Italy and Chile have investigated an accreted stellar stream named Icarus in the Milky Way's disk. Results of the study, detailed in a research paper published October 16 on the preprint server arXiv, yield crucial information regard.....»»
In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water......»»