The Disruptors Who Want to Make Death Greener
Startups rush to gain a foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting......»»
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
As the video goes public of Black police officers in Memphis beating Tyre Nichols to death, it is a stark reminder of George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. That set up the largest protests in U.S. history and a national recko.....»»
Viewpoint: How to prevent what happened to Tyre Nichols from happening in the future
In the wake of the beating death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month, some experts have questioned whether police officers are even needed in responding to routine traffic stops......»»
French aristocrat"s golden dental secret revealed 400 years on
Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: she was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out......»»
Death and dying: How different cultures deal with grief and mourning
Grief is a universal emotion. It's something we all feel, no matter where we come from or what we've been through. Grief comes for us all and as humans who form close relationships with other people, it's hard to avoid......»»
Stunningly detailed blueprint revealed of viral genome replication machinery
RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are in a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell......»»
Power of cancer drugs may see boost by targeting newly identified pathway
Cells zealously protect the integrity of their genomes, because damage can lead to cancer or cell death. The genome—a cell's complete set of DNA—is most vulnerable while it is being duplicated before a cell divides. Cancer cells constantly are di.....»»
The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all
The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Plague outbreaks in Europe then continued until the 19th century......»»
Are the fish in your aquarium happy? Five things to look out for
If 1,500 captive mammals suffocated to death in a zoo, their suffering would spark an outcry. So when a Berlin hotel aquarium exploded at the end of 2022, why did so few people comment on the welfare of the fish? Aquatic species don't seem to induce.....»»
WHO presses China for more data after COVID death tally leaps from 37 to 60K
The new death toll figure "should be considered the minimum." Enlarge / Passengers wearing face masks wait to board a high-speed railway train in Guangzhou South railway station on January 15, 2023, in Guangzhou, China. China is.....»»
Decade of progress on making England"s homes safer threatened by austerity and the pandemic
In her ruling on the death of two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale in 2020, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley concluded that the child had died as a result of "prolonged exposure to mold in his home environment.".....»»
Convert old cars to EVs? Akio Toyoda has a plan
Toyota has a new proposal to fight global emissions: Make old cars greener by converting them to all-electric or hydrogen powertrains......»»
LG 86-inch TVs recalled because they can tip and fall, possibly causing injury or death
A safety recall has been issued for four models of 86-inch LG TVs sold in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico because the units could tip and fall......»»
LG recalls 86-inch TVs because they can tip and fall, possibly causing injury or death
A safety recall has been issued for four models of 86-inch LG TVs sold in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico because the units could tip and fall......»»
Iran protests: Facebook wrong to remove "death to Khamenei" posts, board finds
Use of the slogan "death to Khamenei" in Persian did not break guidelines, a review finds......»»
Modern tools reveal the brutality of death by multiple sword blows 700 years ago
A team of researchers from the University of Insubria and the University of Siena, both in Italy, has used modern tools to reconstruct the events that led to the death of a young man approximately 700 hundred years ago, in what is now Italy. In their.....»»
Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption
The first death from a months-long volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma island in 2021 has been confirmed after a court ruled Monday that a man died from inhaling toxic gases from the volcano......»»
US winter storm death toll rises to 61
The death toll from a fierce winter storm that gripped much of the United States over Christmas rose to at least 61 on Thursday, officials said......»»
Ailing manatees in Florida"s Brevard County appear to have outlasted Christmas freeze
A cold spell and plunge in water temperature often mean a death sentence for manatees, but those in the Indian River—despite harsh environmental conditions and widespread starvation—survived the Christmas freeze without an uptick in the death tol.....»»
US digs out from monster storm as death toll passes 50
The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travelers nationwide Tuesday, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the "blizzard of the centu.....»»
Twitter sells blue checks, Tumblr allows nudes: 2022’s biggest Big-Tech U-turns
Gmail stops filtering political spam, Meta allows some death threats, and more. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) During a year that seemingly shook Twitter up for good—adding an edit button and demoting l.....»»