by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
GettyCaleb Harper and Risto Miikkulainen were on a mission to grow basil: lots of it, fast, in an industrial environment—and without compromising the herb’s sweet-but-savory flavor.So they did. The two scientists—Harper is a research scientist at MIT...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
China will never surrender to external pressure, the government said on Monday, though stopped short of announcing how Beijing will hit back after Washington renewed its threat to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports in an escalating trade dispute....
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
It was not clear what the Saudi ship was doing in Santander or how long it would stay docked there. Spain's interior ministry said they had no information regarding the ship. French rights group ACAT argued in a legal challenge on Thursday that the...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Around 136,000 years ago, a flightless bird became extinct.The bird resided on the Indian Ocean atoll of Aldabra, which had its flora and fauna wiped out when the island was completely flooded by the sea. Now, scientists from the University of Portsm...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth's decision to opt out of a bidding war for Anadarko Petroleum Corp has raised the bar for deals, and dampened expectations that oil majors will drive a new wave of consolidation in U.S. shale. Wirth last week ru...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
While wind turbine manufacturers led by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S and General Electric Co. are expanding the size of their machines quickly, the small cadre of mainly closely-held specialist shipowners that does the installations is hesitant to bu...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
In 2016, the firm offered its elite clientele a chance to get in early on Uber’s eventual market listing as the investment bank privately raised money for the ride-hailing platform. Morgan Stanley pitched wealth management clients a chance to invest...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
What does a wondrous cloud of monarch butterflies taking flight at once sound like? A waterfall, of course. YouTuber and tropical entomologist Phil Torres, who posts short documentary videos as The Jungle Diaries, patiently waited at Mexico's Si...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
The day after Son’s earnings presentation, SoftBank slid 5.4% and fell again on Monday, as dropping as much as 4.9%. Uber’s initial public offering was a flop with shares sliding on the first day of trading, at the same time the U.S. and China escal...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Kyle Kieffer offers tips to support someone who has epilepsy.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Joshua Collins was driving through Kentucky when the hives broke out
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Bitcoin advanced 11% from Friday to $6,957.73 as of 9:01 a.m. Tokyo time, having earlier hit $7,585, according to Bitstamp pricing. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index is up 7.6%. Separately, Binance last week said hackers withdrew 7,000 Bitcoins wor...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
A fluorescent “dye” which helps doctors target brain tumours is being rolled out across the NHS in memory of Tessa Jowell, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced. Around 2,000 brain cancer patients a year stand to benefit from the “pink d...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Deaths from heart disease among under-75s are on the rise for the first time in 50 years, figures reveal. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity are all playing a role in driving up deaths among younger people, the British Heart...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Toyota always knew how to build fun cars. Now they're doing it again.