The abrupt termination last month of nearly half a billion dollars in US government contracts for mRNA vaccine research rattled scientists working inside and outside industry. The cuts raised alarm about the country’s commitment to the Nobel-prizewinning technology, which is credited with saving millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and is regarded as essential…
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Episode 403 of Apple TV+‘s The Morning Show. The Morning Show delivered a crushing blow to Karen Pittman‘s Mia Jordan in the third episode of Season 4, titled “Tipping Point.” After years of vying for Head of News, Mia loses the role to Ben (William Jackson Harper), UBN’s…
The Trump administration is taking a 5 percent equity ownership of mining company Lithium Americas, on top of another 5 percent stake in the company’s joint mining project with GM in Nevada, the Department of Energy announced yesterday. The mine at Thacker Pass is expected to become the largest producer of lithium in the western…
As prices skyrocket and international travel declines, the city finds itself caught in a perfect storm.
Champions League: PSG team bus pelted with stones in Barcelona (video) Nuno Mendes Catalan supporters did not give the Parisians a warm welcome this Wednesday evening ahead of the Champions League showdown. The clash promises to be a fiery one on the pitch at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona. This is clearly the…
Dr. Omar Selik’s raw, urgent testimony from a besieged city cut through the fog of war and crystallized the depravity of the conflict. And then he was gone.
A 100-day-old brain organoid Madeline Lancaster Since Madeline Lancaster first created brain organoids back in 2013, they have become widely used for brain research around the world. But what exactly are they? Are they effectively miniature brains in dishes? Could implanting them in animals create super-smart mice? How close are we to crossing ethical lines?…
On Monday, Prince William put on a big-boy suit and returned to big-boy statesman work! We know it was super-important because William’s office posted a breezy, wordless video about William’s meeting with the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah. The two heirs met at Windsor Castle. So I would assume that William…
SEC has ‘very limited’ staff during shutdown The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has “very limited” staff available to respond to emergency situations, according to a message on its website. The agency’s electronic data-gathering system, known as EDGAR, will…
The Atlanta Braves announced on Wednesday morning that Brian Snitker, the club’s manager since taking over on an interim basis during the 2016 season, will step into an advisory position. The Braves, then, will join a growing list of teams seeking a new skipper this winter. Heading into Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins,…
