The fruit eaten by the Vikings and brought to the Arctic by Nansen hides a genetic secret: Norwegian researchers have discovered that the “molte” has eight chromosomes and is a mixture of extinct ancestral species
What really hides inside that spoonful of golden cloudberry sauce on a Christmas dessert? According to a new genomic study, quite a lot. Researchers…..
The end of the unlicensed license plate trick is on the table, and Tennessee could become the example for other states to follow
For years, Tennessee residents have been able to register a car and get a license plate without holding a valid driver’s license. Now Republican…..
Yellowstone inflates again: an “underground bulge” the size of Chicago surprises scientists
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issues a new warning that changes the rules for thousands of older drivers
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What began as a project “to protect lizards” ended in a national scandal: a British millionaire was fined £20,000 for destroying a protected cliff in Poole Bay
A millionaire property developer in southern England has been ordered to pay £20,000 after cutting…..
The U.S. Navy is attempting to rebuild its fleet by 2026 and is discovering that its shipyards have become a major problem
The U.S. Navy is trying to rebuild its fleet in the middle of a deep…..
Amazon will pay $1.5 billion to Prime customers: who is entitled to an automatic refund?
An unexpected email from Amazon promising money usually feels like the start of a scam……
Noisy weekends are numbered: this city will ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers and impose fines of up to $200
If your fall weekends revolve around chasing leaves with a noisy blower, Arlington, Massachusetts is…..
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A mail carrier in Ohio who was trapped between buried trucks and icy roads was suspended after posting a video denouncing the brutal conditions he had to endure during a historic snowstorm: “We had to dig with shovels to get the trucks out”
While officials urged millions of Americans to stay home during a severe January blizzard, mail carrier Jason…..
Social Security issues its most serious warning in decades: the fund could run out, leading to historic cuts of up to $460 per month for millions of retirees
Millions of seniors who depend on Social Security are being warned about a possible $460 cut to…..
Millions of low-income adults could lose Medicaid if they cannot prove they work 80 hours a month
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He said he would retire at 63 and ended up out of work within days, an increasingly common story that no one wants to tell
Announcing retirement is supposed to be a calm countdown to a new chapter. For many older workers,…..
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The fruit eaten by the Vikings and brought to the Arctic by Nansen hides a genetic secret: Norwegian researchers have discovered that the “molte” has eight chromosomes and is a mixture of extinct ancestral species
What really hides inside that spoonful of golden cloudberry sauce on a Christmas dessert? According…..
A 3,400-year legacy, DNA hidden in the earth, and a Mexican discovery that could save global agriculture: scientists from UNAM discover an “army” of miraculous bacteria in Oaxaca that revive soils without chemicals
Across the steep hills and valleys of Oaxaca’s Mixteca Alta region, the real allies of…..
What they discovered beneath the wind turbines in the North Sea left scientists speechless: human structures that are unintentionally “creating” life where 50 years ago there was only a marine desert
Far from the Dutch coast, rows of offshore wind turbines were built for one clear…..
A beaver appears in England for the first time in 400 years and camera traps capture it in action: the exciting return of an extinct species that no one expected to see in Suffolk
A quiet stretch of river in eastern England has suddenly become the center of attention……
Yellowstone inflates again: an “underground bulge” the size of Chicago surprises scientists
Along the north rim of Yellowstone’s vast caldera, the ground has quietly lifted by about…..
Archaeologists unearth an Anglo-Saxon treasure trove of 7th-century gold jewelry that was found without a grave or a body
The Donington-on-Bain jewelry assemblage includes five Anglo-Saxon, seventh-century gold-and-garnet pieces found on a Lincolnshire hillside…..
The largest black hole collision ever recorded has been detected, forcing a rethink of how they form
Scientists detected the largest black hole collision yet, producing a new black hole about 225…..
Satellites spot 35-meter monster waves in the North Pacific, equivalent to an 11-story building, and for the first time they were “signed” from space
Technology in orbit has just confirmed something sailors have whispered about for generations. In December…..
