Category : science

How I keep my skin clear even though I'm in love with cheese

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.

Top Democrat Slams Tech’s ‘Devastating’ Effect on Americans

(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...

Old spy satellite images show just how fast ice is melting from the glaciers in the Himalayas

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.

Around the world, people likelier to return wallets with more cash

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...

1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care

KHN reports American patients are 'very worried' about surprise medical bills.

Endangered rhinos ready to be sent from Europe to Rwanda

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...

Vape pen explosion shatters 17-year-old boy's jaw: It looked 'like a close-range gunshot wound'

A Nevada teenager was hospitalized after his vape pen exploded in his mouth, leaving him with injuries consistent with "a close-range gunshot wound."

U.N., European bodies outline joint push against space junk

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...

Patients sent home from hospital with no advice on how to cope, watchdog finds

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...

Mother sperm whale and baby dead in fishing net off Italy

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...

Apple Warns of iPhone Tariff Risks as China Supply Chain Exposed

(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...

Russia's Su-57 or China J-20 Won't Stand A Chance Against a 6th Generation Fighter

"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...

Facebook’s Libra Gambit Forces Washington’s Hand on Crypto Policy

(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...

Saved from icy river, Estonian wolf "probably" shot

A wolf that captured international attention earlier this year after being rescued from an icy Estonian river by construction workers may have been killed, authorities said. The Environment Agency told local broadcaster ERR late Wednesday the wolf's...

Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?

It's a female's fault, naturally.

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