How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass
They look like small pieces of obsidian, smooth and shiny. But a set of small black fragments found inside the skull of a man who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Southern Italy, in the year 79 CE, are thought to be pieces of his brain—turned to glass…Andrew Tate is back in the U.S. What’s next for his trafficking charges?
Self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate still face charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania and the U.K…
Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns ‘chumps’ not to buy into SPVs
Sequoia’s Roelof Botha apparently sees another greed cycle brewing in venture capital where the least sophisticated investors could get hurt. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Human, Bird, or Dog Waste? Scientists Parsing Poop To Aid DC’s Forgotten River
A huge infrastructure project coupled with a new scientific review of microbes in the water could be bringing Washington, D.C., closer to a once-unimaginable goal — a safely swimmable Anacostia River…
Abortion medication faces RFK Jr. scrutiny
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story How RFK Jr. could restrict abortion medication Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants to study the safety of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion…
Escalating humanitarian crisis in Renk amid renewed conflict in Sudan.
Escalating humanitarian crisis in Renk amid renewed conflict in Sudan. atema@who.int Wed, 26/02/2025 – 14:44 26 February 2025…
The Memes Are OK: SEC Determines Meme Coins Do Not Meet Securities Definition
TLDR SEC announced that most meme coins do not qualify as securities under federal law Meme coins lack yield generation or rights to profits/assets, failing key Howey Test requirements Transactions in meme coins don’t involve pooled investments or reliance on promoters’ efforts The guidance comes amid increased attention to meme coins from political figures like…
Former Sinn Féin senator takes up campaign role with trade union group
Paul Gavan is to take on responsibility for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ campaigns on issues such as housing and trade union rights…
Ghost comedy film Dead Talents Society
China Daily) Life as a human can be challenging and stressful, but what if the afterlife isn’t any easier?This intriguing and innovative concept is at the core of Dead Talents Society, which has recently been nominated for the Best Asian Chinese Language Film entry of the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards.Starring Chen Bo-lin…