Earliest Evidence of Lead Pollution Found From 5,200 Years Ago
Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean…
Randomizing the human genome by engineering recombination between repeat elements | Science
We lack tools to edit DNA sequences at scales necessary to study 99% of the human genome that is noncoding. To address this gap, we applied CRISPR prime editing to insert recombination handles into repetitive sequences, up to 1697 per cell line, which …
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice steps aside in pivotal union rights case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice said Thursday he will not participate in a pending case that will determine whether tens of thousands of public sector workers regain collective bargaining rights that were taken away by a 2011 law. Justice Brian Hagedorn drafted the law…Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade and credits conservation efforts
India doubled its tiger population in a little over a decade by protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing communities’ living standards near tiger areas. That’s according to a study published Thursday. The number of tigers grew from an estimated 1,706 in 2010…
Bird flu: caution urged as protective measures stepped up
How ready is the European Union for a bird flu outbreak and can it pass to other animals and humans…
Dana White lashes out at ‘dumbest human being’ Bryce Mitchell
Dana White didn’t hold back with his ‘disgust’ at Bryce Mitchell following the UFC featherweight’s comments…
The U.S. Should Advance the Pro-Life Cause Around the World
Life is a human right, and how American taxpayer dollars are deployed should reflect that truth…
RFK Jr. confirmation could hinge on one senator
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services could come down to one senator. That senator, Bill Cassidy (R-La.), said he was deeply torn about his vote during a hearing of the Senate committee in charge of health policy on Thursday…
AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic
Most people know that robots no longer sound like tinny trash cans. They sound like Siri, Alexa, and Gemini. They sound like the voices in labyrinthine customer support phone trees. And even those robot voices are being made obsolete by new AI-generated voices that can mimic every vocal nuance and tic of human speech…