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Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here

We only have a few clues about where the sun was born. Some new ones point to a crowded origin story for our nearest star.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamApr 24th, 2023

Get up to 40% off Blink smart home security gear: Cameras and more

Amazon’s Blink family is receiving a boatload of discounts! Save 40% or more on select items, but it’s only a limited time before these markdowns disappear......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

We must stop evictions to end chronic homelessness, says researcher

Homelessness, a crisis that affects about 11% of Canadians in their lifetime, often begins with eviction. Once a person or family is evicted, they are set on a trajectory that can lead to chronic homelessness as they try to find affordable housing in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

Having it all is a myth: Family, personal commitments are pushing women out of their own businesses

This year Aotearoa New Zealand saw the highest rate of business closures since 2015, with 10,662 companies removed from the Company's Office quarterly register......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

A price on their heads? Implications of international trade for African hornbills in Cameroon

Tropical birds known for their massive bills, hornbills include 32 Asian and 27 African species in the avian family Bucerotidae. Many hornbills have a casque on their upper mandible, which in some species is spectacularly colorful. Many species also.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

After wildfires, mudslides come: Fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities

It took more than 25 years for Rhonda MacDonald and her family to transform their 41-hectare property on the Shackan Indian Band Lands, south of Merritt, BC, into a vibrant business and homestead—but a massive 2022 debris flow changed everything in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

At Honeymoon Island State Park, urgency grows to defend "the real Florida"

For Terry Fortner, the fight to save Honeymoon Island State Park from proposed development is personal. Nearly 130 years ago, just offshore from here, her grandmother Myrtle Scharrer was born in a pioneer home on Caladesi Island. She lived for decade.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

How to download Microsoft PowerPoint

For building slideshows and creating presentations, PowerPoint is a stellar tool. Here’s how to download PowerPoint along with alternative ways to use it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Langbeinites show talents as 3D quantum spin liquids

A 3D quantum spin liquid has been discovered in the vicinity of a member of the langbeinite family. The material's specific crystalline structure and the resulting magnetic interactions induce an unusual behavior that can be traced back to an island.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Aoudad and bighorn sheep share respiratory pathogens, research team discovers

A team of researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has discovered that aoudad—an animal in the sheep and goat family—can catch and spread many of the same respiratory pathogens that can impact des.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

5 years ago, the best (and bloodiest) movie about marriage became an instant cult classic

In 2019, a horror-comedy about the ups and downs of a new marriage, and the toxic ties of family, became a sleeper hit and is now a cult classic......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Microsoft expands Azure AI with two new models for the Phi-3 family

Microsoft has added two new models to the Phi-3 family, alongside broader Azure AI upgrades and launches......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Pixel 9 family: The “just hardware” review (no AI)

Google's AI says you can use Pixel 9 without AI. Is that a reason to upgrade? Enlarge / For this "neutral," hardware-focused review of the Pixel 9 phones, I asked the Pixel to "reimagine" a "neutral white background." (credit: Ke.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Proteins for skin strength also control cell signaling, study suggests

An extensive family of proteins that gives human skin mechanical strength also appears to organize molecular signals that control skin cell activity, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The team's findings, published in D.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

What does family look like in Australia? It"s more diverse than you think

When we think of the concept of the family, a specific version often springs to mind: a mother, a father and children, usually two or three. It's the version of society our policies and systems are built around......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Ambitious people aren"t born leaders, research suggests

Do ambitious people make good leaders? Ambition can lead people to strive for leadership roles. But could there be a mismatch between qualities that motivate people to strive for leadership and qualities that make people good leaders?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

New simulations shed light on stellar destruction by supermassive black holes

Monash University astronomers have contributed to a breakthrough in understanding the dramatic fate of stars that wander too close to supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Veterans report underemployment, pay frustration up to four years post-service

Some veterans continue to struggle with underemployment and dissatisfaction with their pay up to four years after leaving the military, according to a recent survey study by researchers in the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Why don"t more politicians retire? Expert explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are hardly the only examples of politicians who work well into their golden years. Members of the baby-boom generation—Americans born between 1946 and 1964—are the most numerous in the House,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

The application of Sapindus mukurossi extract in sebum-control shampoos

Sapindus mukurossi, a fruit from a deciduous tree in the Sapindaceae family, is widely cultivated in Southern China. Before the advent of modern synthetic detergents, its peel was commonly used to make soap due to its high saponin content......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

35 years ago, Hollywood made the perfect movie about family

In 1989, Hollywood released a hit comedy that accurately portrayed the pleasures and pitfalls of being in a big family. Has it aged at all in 35 years?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 18th, 2024