The mixture of bacteria shown in this photomicrograph contains five different species of the genus Bacteroides. (UW Medicine Photo / Mougous Lab / Kevin Cutler) The balance of bacteria in your gut can make the difference between sickness and health — and now scientists report that different species of bacteria […]
Daily Archives: October 30, 2019
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Joe Raedle/Getty In violation of the laws of war, they raid hospitals and kill medical staff. They open fire on people frantically running away. They disappear those in their custody, kill elderly men they capture, and call in U.S. airstrikes that eliminate entire families. They are the CIA’s bequest to […]
James Harden scored 59 points and hit a free throw with 2.4 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a wild 159-158 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night for their third straight win. After Bradley Beal hit three free throws to tie it with 7.7 seconds left, […]
Google is famous for ditching projects it loses interest in. The road to workable quantum computers will be long, but we must stick with it, says Douglas Heaven source: newscientist.com
Modern Family has always loved Halloween, but this year, for its very last Halloween installment, things got a little depressing. Everybody was realizing that the kids were growing up and Halloween was no longer the event it used to be, so it was time for the adults to try and […]
Emerson Tung is a concept artist at id Software, home of Doom and Wolfenstein. We’ve featured Tung’s work before back in 2013, but his recent series of “Tankhead” pieces—which also include aircraft and battleships—are so damn good I thought it was time for another showcase. Advertisement You can see more […]
Ewan McGregor felt somewhat tortured for the last few years because while he was signed up to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, he couldn’t publicly talk about it. Interested in Star Wars? Add Star Wars as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Star Wars news, […]
According to a report from Page Six, Cat Marnell has made some significant life changes in recent years. Following the release of her popular memoir, How To Murder Your Life, the ex-fashion editor admitted in her book that she emigrated to Europe and never considered the US again. Speaking with […]
Job title: Extension Agent – Disaster Assistance Recovery – Brazos County Service Area Company: Texas A&M University Job description: damage assessments of agricultural operations and infrastructure. Team with Texas Division of Emergency Management and local… Expected salary: $3416.66 per month Location: Brazos County, TX Job date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 […]
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A fire on a train in Pakistan on Thursday killed 10 people, media reported, citing Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. The fire destroyed three of the train’s carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province. The fire was caused by […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, on Wednesday became the latest U.S. locality to ban the sale of foie gras, prompting the country’s largest producer of foie gras to vow to mount a court battle to overturn it. FILE PHOTO: […]
The US has no mandatory paid maternity leave, although mothers are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave if they work for a company with more than 50 employees. As a result, many new mothers with young babies find themselves back in the office all too soon. Workplaces in the […]
Claw-ght red-handed. Stephen Poropat/Museums Victoria A handful of bones, including an 8-inch (20-centimeter) claw found in the 107 million-year-old Eumeralla Formation in Australia, point to the discovery of a new species of carnivorous dinosaur. The rare find has intrigued paleontologists because the bones look almost identical to a previously-discovered species […]
“These nearby external galaxies offer an ideal laboratory since they are close enough to be resolved, yet located at relatively well-know distances.” On top of the supernova remnant discovery, the astronomers found more than 20 planetary nebulas. Planetary nebulas are bright clouds of stellar gas ejected by burnt-out red giant […]
The huge quake rocked the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday. The United States Geological Survey has said the quake was magnitude-6.5 and hit around 25 miles southwest of Davao City in Kisante. The area has a population of around 1.6 million people. So far, there have been no […]
One of President Trump’s nominees for a federal appeals court emotionally broke down when questioned on whether he would be fair to LGBTQ litigants. source: nbcnews.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who oversaw the U.S. raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi provided the most detailed account yet of the operation Wednesday and said the U.S. is on alert for possible “retribution attacks” by extremists. Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said […]
WASHINGTON — Boeing and SpaceX are on schedule to perform two critical tests of their commercial crew vehicles in the next week with hopes that both vehicles will be ready to carry astronauts by early next year. In an Oct. 30 presentation to the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and […]
Moredun Scientific/Science Source By Jocelyn KaiserOct. 30, 2019 , 2:00 PM Cancer researchers are making progress toward a goal that has eluded them for more than 30 years: shrinking tumors by shutting off a protein called KRAS that drives growth in many cancer types. A new type of drug aimed […]