Category : science

How was it for you? Female flies sense when sex partner a good fit

You can't ask a fly whether she finds sex rewarding. Ulrike Heberlein, a senior fellow at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia, and Lisha Shao at York University in Toronto, had set out to investigate the neurons involved in the reward ci...

U.S. court grants stay in PDVSA debt cases due to Venezuela 'political situation'

A U.S. court granted a 120-day stay in a legal battle between a hedge fund and Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA, over unpaid debt in light of the country's "political situation," according to a ruling filed on Monday. The move will delay pro...

Strong 7.2 quake rocks Papua New Guinea

A powerful but deep 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, officials said, cutting power and knocking items off shelves though there were no immediate reports of serious damage. The quake struck at a depth of 127 kilometers (80...

This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Sit All Day

If you're one of the millions of Americans with an office job and have yet to jump aboard the standing desk bandwagon, then you're likely used to spending the bulk of your day sitting down. And, as you might expect, spending eight-plus hours...

Sunscreen Found in Bloodstream, Study Shows

Sunscreen Found in Bloodstream After One Day, Study Shows Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was asking sunscreen manufacturers for more information on 12 chemicals...

Mike Pompeo Says Melting Sea Ice Opens 'New Passageways' For Trade

During the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Finland, Pompeo emphasizedthat the Arctic Ocean "is rapidly taking on new strategic significance

Flexera's Owners Pursue Sale for Up to $3 Billion

The company’s backers, Teachers’ Private Capital and the private equity firm TA Associates, are working with an adviser to run an auction process, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. Fle...

1 in 3 People Could Develop This Alzheimer's-Like Disease by Age 85

A new disease mimics Alzheimer's symptoms in people aged 85 and older—but it's entirely different. Get the facts on LATE.

Massive dust storms may have sucked Martian water away

Mars as we know it today is a mostly dry, dusty place with a few pockets of ice in remote regions. It's barren and we're pretty sure it's lifeless today, but that might not have always been the case. Scientists think that Mars was once a...

Spaceflight strikes a deal to put rideshare satellites on Relativity Space’s rocket

Seattle-based Spaceflight has signed a launch services agreement to put payloads on Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket. Relativity, a startup that got its start in Seattle but is now headquartered in Los Angeles, says the agreement covers the pur...

Occidental investor set to vote against board due to Anadarko bid

T. Rowe Price Group Inc said on Monday it intends to vote against the Occidental Petroleum Corp board of directors because the oil company will not allow shareholders to vote on its hostile bid for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, which T. Rowe Price and oth...

The All New Monty 2019: Who Bares Wins review: full frontal entertainment with a serious message

In 2017, former professional snooker player Willie Thorne sat down to watch a reality TV show in which a bunch of male celebrities stripped to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer. He wasn’t feeling ill or tired, but he thought, “Better...

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