Metabolic rate remains stable all through adult life, from age 20 to 60 years old. | Continue reading
Invention inspired by huge virus outbreak on board USS Theodore Roosevelt | Continue reading
A new coronavirus mutation known as the lambda variant that is thought to have increased resistance to vaccines has appeared in the United States. | Continue reading
CNN president Jeff Zucker told staff Thursday that the network fired three staff members who came to work without getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo first obtained by the New York Times.Driving the news: Zucker said in the memo also shared with Axios that CN … | Continue reading
A group of landlords and real-estate companies issued a legal challenge on Wednesday night in a D.C. district court to the Biden administration's new national eviction moratorium.Driving the news: The Alabama and Georgia Associations of Realtors' emergency motion argues that the … | Continue reading
The swift spread of the Delta variant across Europe has upended wishful thinking of a quick return to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic — and is offering a warning to the U.S. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not lock down again to curb COVID-19 but "things are going to get worse" as the Delta variant fuels a surge in cases, mostly among the unvaccinated, top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday. A sufficient per … | Continue reading
A number of prominent GOP lawmakers and right-wing media figures turned heads last week by making strong statements in support of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. | Continue reading
The two airlines aim to be at the forefront of a burgeoning industry but the greatest hurdle might be getting travelers to fly on the new aircraft. | Continue reading
A new study found a less than 1 percent probability that a growing imbalance between the amount of energy Earth absorbs and what it emits out occurred naturally. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The huge increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will cut poverty nearly in half this year from prepandemic levels and push the share of Americans in poverty to the lowest level on record, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet of a … | Continue reading
The Department of Justice on Monday published an opinion indicating that coronavirus vaccine mandates are legal despite only being approved for emergency use. | Continue reading
As cases of COVID-19 increase in California, a new study out of UC Davis says many people have become desensitized to the virus and aren't as concerned about following public health guidelines. | Continue reading
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (5 July) that it is investigating an incident involving a 16-year-old boy who suffered a cardiac arrest after lifting weights six days into receiving his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. | Continue reading
A dramatic shift in public views on marijuana has fueled a wave of legalization efforts in the states, but that momentum has done little to create change at the federal level. | Continue reading
PASADENA, Calif. - Los Angeles County's new mask mandate is infuriating officials in the sprawling region, leading to angry denunciations as some irate local leaders demand resignations and threaten to cut ties and form their own public health departments. "The county cannot hand … | Continue reading
David Kirk Ginder said they were harassed by members of the online forum Kiwi Farms. Experts say toxic online cultures may increase suicide risk. | Continue reading
Members of an anti-government group accused of hatching a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claim they were set up by more than a dozen FBI agents who had infiltrated the organization and played a key role in the plot, according to a new report. | Continue reading
The Blue Origin founder said it will take decades to get there, but it can be done. | Continue reading
Britain told the European Union to "think again" after the bloc published a plan for post-Brexit negotiations over the future of Gibraltar that London said seeks to undermine British sovereignty over the territory. The European Commission said the draft negotiating mandate woul … | Continue reading
Jeff Bezos followed up his 11-minute flight to the edge of space Tuesday with an extended press appearance in which he announced the gift of $100 million each to CNN political contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés. “They can give all to their own charity or they can share th … | Continue reading
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said people who are removed from one social media platform for spreading misinformation should face the same consequences across the board. | Continue reading
The Biden administration is playing an active role in flagging Facebook posts it considers to be “problematic” or “disinformation,” according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. | Continue reading
Reports of a tech exodus have been greatly exaggerated | Continue reading
Facebook fired 52 employees from January 2014 to August 2015 over abusing company access to user data for personal means, "An Ugly Truth" said. | Continue reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that "more dangerous" variants of Covid-19 could tear across the world as global infections soared to half a million daily, largely driven by the virulent Delta strain. | Continue reading
A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chinese military and is being used by the firm to collect genetic data, a Reuters review of publicly available documents found. The report is th … | Continue reading
Egypt said Monday that Ethiopia has reported it is starting to fill the reservoir of a controversial dam on the Nile River's main tributary, a move likely to increase tensions ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting on the dispute, which also includes Sudan. A statement by Egyp … | Continue reading
The Times of London published an excerpt from "Landslide," the coming book by the author Michael Wolff. | Continue reading
Children are being hit hardest by one of the worst economic collapses in recent history, says the report | Continue reading
Facebook, Google and Twitter could stop offering their services in Hong Kong.The trio are said to be concerned over the city’s proposed crackdown on malicious sharing of individuals' personal data, or so-called ‘doxxing’.That’s where private information - such as real names and a … | Continue reading
The release of a scientific paper that was long in finding a publisher has given greater credibility to a theory that until recently was taboo: that the coronavirus could have emerged from a laboratory. | Continue reading
After months of testing, marketers are finally going to be able to start running video ads within console and PC games. Why it matters: In-game advertising, a linchpin of mobile gaming, could be very lucrative for console and PC developers. But studios have been hesitant to adopt … | Continue reading
The man who invented the mRNA technology used in some coronavirus vaccines says he was censored by YouTube for sharing his concerns on the vaccines in a podcast. | Continue reading
Prior research shows open-layout offices had 70% fewer face-to-face interactions, and new tools and practices make remote working more effective. | Continue reading
The world's scientific power centers have shifted — and now researchers and nations collaborating on science with the U.S. and China face getting caught up in their broader competition.Why it matters: Both the U.S. and China are linked to other global research players that are po … | Continue reading
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN's climate science advisors obtained by AFP. | Continue reading
Spain's National Court said Wednesday it had approved the extradition of antivirus software pioneer John McAfee to the United States where he is wanted for tax evasion. | Continue reading
The head of investment bank Morgan Stanley is taking a hardline approach to bringing U.S.-based employees back to the office, saying he expects nearly all of the firm's workers to return to the company's headquarters by Labor Day. | Continue reading
A growing contingent of medical experts is questioning the conventional wisdom that healthy children should get COVID-19 shots as soon as possible. | Continue reading
A heat dome is baking Arizona and Nevada, where temperatures have soared past 115 degrees this week and doctors are warning that people can get third-degree burns from the sizzling asphalt. At Lake Mead, which supplies water for 25 million people in three southwestern states and … | Continue reading
Companies that made it through the pandemic in one piece now have a major new problem: more than a quarter of their employees may leave.What's happening: Workers have had more than a year to reconsider work-life balance or career paths, and as the world opens back up, many of the … | Continue reading
Jon Stewart seemed to endorse the coronavirus lab-leak theory during an appearance on 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert. | Continue reading
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch medical equipment company Philips has recalled some breathing devices and ventilators because of a foam part that might degrade and become toxic, potentially causing cancer, it said on Monday. Foam used to dampen the machines' sound can degrade and emi … | Continue reading
The five plaintiffs lost eggs or embryos after a freezer tank failure at a San Francisco clinic. | Continue reading
Many conservative-leaning U.S. states and communities are nowhere near reaching the level of COVID-19 vaccination that could keep them safe from future outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant, according to the latest data from the CDC. | Continue reading
Protests continue over the death of Winston Smith Jr. Activists say the U.S. Marshals body camera policy is "an intentional lack of transparency." | Continue reading
This story is published in partnership with The Guardian When parents tell Denise Pope, an adolescent well-being expert, they’re worried for their children’s mental health, she responds with a question. “How many hours are they sleeping?” That catches many parents off guard, says … | Continue reading