science / science - 4 years ago
9/11 Responder Enters Hospice Care After Powerful Testimony With Jon Stewart
Luis Alvarez, 9/11 first responder, has entered hospice care due to cancer he is fighting after working at Ground Zero.
science / science - 4 years ago
Luis Alvarez, 9/11 first responder, has entered hospice care due to cancer he is fighting after working at Ground Zero.
science / science - 4 years ago
These mysterious conditions often have baffling symptoms.
science / science - 4 years ago
One writer's deep dive into whether dairy products cause acne and how to keep skin looking blemish-free while being emotionally attached to cheese.
science / science - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- A top Democrat in the U.S. House said Thursday that big tech has had “devastating effects” on everyday Americans.Speaking at an antitrust conference in Washington, Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who has opened an inves...
science / science - 4 years ago
Picture 3 million swimming pools full of water. That's how much ice melts from glaciers in the Himalayas each year, and climate change is the primary cause.
science / science - 4 years ago
Does the amount of cash in a lost wallet impact how likely a person is to return it? Classical economic theories suggest that the greater the temptation, the less likely we are to be honest -- but a new study turns the idea on its head, finding that...
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KHN reports American patients are 'very worried' about surprise medical bills.
science / science - 4 years ago
Five critically endangered eastern black rhinos from wildlife parks in three European countries are ready to be transported back to their natural habitat in Rwanda, where the entire rhino population was wiped out during the genocide in the 1990s. Of...
science / science - 4 years ago
A Nevada teenager was hospitalized after his vape pen exploded in his mouth, leaving him with injuries consistent with "a close-range gunshot wound."
science / science - 4 years ago
European and U.N. bodies on Thursday outlined a joint push for global action on space junk, saying that debris orbiting the earth must be cleaned up as satellites launched by private companies and other new entrants are adding to the crowding. The a...
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Record numbers of patients are being sent home from hospital without being told how to look after themselves, a watchdog has found. A major report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reveals the proportion of patients - 60 per cent - given written a...
science / science - 4 years ago
A mother sperm whale and its baby have died after becoming tangled in a fishing net in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Italy's western coast, an Italian environmental group has reported. The Marevivo group said the Italian Coast Guard had responded to the si...
science / science - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. urged the Trump administration not to proceed with tariffs of as much as 25% on a new slate of products imported from China, saying it would reduce the company’s contribution to the U.S. economy.The Cupertino, California-bas...
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"We have started experimentation, developmental planning and technology investment," Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition, told Scout Warrior in an interview.It is also poss...
science / science - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc.’s decision to create its own digital money –- with the grandiose ambition of establishing an alternative global financial system –- is jumpstarting a long simmering debate in Washington over how to regulate cryptocurrency...