Study finds microplastics in blood clots, linking them to higher risk of heart attacks and strokes A study in EBioMedicine reveals significant microplastic concentrations in thrombi from major blood vessels, linking microplastic levels to increased risk and severity of thrombotic events. 05/21/2024 - 5:08 pm | View Link
New study finds DNA link to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and other major psychiatric disorders Thousands of DNA sequences originating from ancient infections are found in the brain, with some contributing to susceptibility for conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, the ... 05/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Climate change causing increase in metals concentrations in streams, study finds These trends are concerning because, even at low concentrations, dissolved metals can negatively affect downstream ecosystem health and the quality of water resources,” reads the paper, which was ... 05/21/2024 - 11:40 am | View Link
The world's most common cockroach is 'a monster of our own creation,' study finds A new study into the evolutionary history of the most prevalent cockroach shows that it's "a monster of our own creation." ... 05/21/2024 - 11:12 am | View Link
Study finds widespread 'cell cannibalism' and related phenomena across tree of life In a new review paper, Carlo Maley and Arizona State University colleagues describe cell-in-cell phenomena in which one cell engulfs and sometimes consumes another. The study shows that cases of this ... 05/21/2024 - 8:31 am | View Link
The trial of fugitive Chinese mogul Guo Wengui kicks off in New York Wednesday, as federal prosecutors prepare to lay out what they have called a “complex” conspiracy involving elaborate financial schemes, dozens of offshore accounts, and evidence translated from Mandarin. But the heart of the case is a simple and familiar American phenomenon: political grift—a confidence job in which a demagogic leader allegedly translated partisan passion into personal gain.
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US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted nonprofits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.
Local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have teamed up with at least four utilities across 10 states to build “zero-net energy homes,” which are meant to produce more energy than they use.
The houses, which are sold at affordable rates to low-income families, are weatherized and meticulously insulated to boost efficiency and equipped with rooftop solar panels.
American taxpayers have spent considerable treasure to ensure that Yemenis didn’t starve and then had to spend another fortune providing protection against them.