High-Tech Smell Sensors Aim to Sniff Out Disease, Explosives—and Even Moods
Advances in artificial intelligence, bioengineering and synthetic biology are powering a new…
Project: Fart & poop sensor for bathroom fan control
A smart house should turn the bathroom exhaust fan on when poop…
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency panel on July 21
The World Health Organization said Thursday it would reconvene its expert monkeypox…
Why the Omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal – CNN
Once again, Covid-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard,…
Opinion | It’s time to end Canadian dairy cartel’s food price inflating subsidies
Artificially set prices imposed by Canada’s supply management system, writes David Olive,…
PolitiFact – Biden, Harris distrusted Trump with COVID-19 vaccines, not the vaccines themselves
Biden and Harris distrusted Trump rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, not the vaccines…
She was married to Khashoggi. She wants accountability as Biden lands in Saudi Arabia
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Hanan Elatr, who was married to slain…
Bill Gates is the biggest private owner of farmland in the United States. Why? | Nick Estes
Gates has been buying land like it’s going out of style. He…
Which foods can you get at a big savings at discount stores? We dug deep into the data to find out — and made a surprising discovery
A Star analysis of a dozen common grocery items sold throughout the…
American Exceptionalism in two graphs
Maggie Haberman: Trump Led Bonkers Oval Office Meeting
A raucous Oval Office meeting held on Dec. 18th recounted in detail…
Opinion | Taking the Magic Out of Magic Mushrooms
Inside scientists’ efforts to capture the benefits of psychedelics without the trip….
Russian ground attacks halted across front; Kyiv’s precision rocket strikes hit Luhansk ammo depot – KyivPost – Ukraine’s Global Voice
Russian Federation (RF) ground attacks across the Ukraine’s 2,000-plus kilometer fighting front…
Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth
Astronomers detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears…
‘Centaurus’: virologists express concern at new Covid subvariant
Omicron variant BA.2.75 has been detected in India, UK, US, Australia, Germany…
Natural Cocoa Powder Puts the Generic Stuff to Shame
We love the richness that natural cocoa powder lends to our baked…
Amazon wild west: where drugs, fish and logging are big money but life is cheap
Illegal businesses form an interlocking web in the Brazilian remote region where…
US floats framework for international crypto regulations
Crypto-land told it can’t disrupt the global economy or financial system Source:…
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“Scromiting,” the New Panic Over Weed, Is Actually a Real Thing
It’s no reason to restrict weed, though. Source: “Scromiting,” the New Panic…
Did COVID vaccine mandates work? What the data say
Nature – A measure of last resort got a major workout during…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Rules Paris Agreement Is a Human Rights Treaty – EcoWatch
The supreme court of Brazil has ruled that the Paris Agreement is…
Epidemiologist warns of ‘serious situation’ by fall if COVID infections aren’t brought under control | CBC News
Source: Epidemiologist warns of ‘serious situation’ by fall if COVID infections aren’t…
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war
Councillor Alexei Gorinov gets reportedly the first jail term under a law…
Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana
The World Health Organization is waiting for the samples, taken from two…
Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to remain in custody over Canada Day weekend
Source: Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to remain in custody over Canada…
Chris Reed: Why drought should have California’s almond, alfalfa farmers deeply worried
It’s perverse that so much California water goes to feed animals whose…
NYC Pushes Indoor Mask Advisory for All as ‘Worst’ Omicron Strain Fuels 6th Wave
All five boroughs of New York City are back in the CDC’s…
American Exceptionalism – Life Expectancy, 1995-2019
I was going to edit this to highlight the USA’s plateau starting…
Texas Proud Boys seem to be adopting Buc-ee’s beaver as a hate symbol
Source: Texas Proud Boys seem to be adopting Buc-ee’s beaver as a…
Toronto considers new plan to ban cats from going outdoors unless on leash
Toronto city council passed a motion Wednesday that could see cats banned…
Officials tout Peterborough as key part of new Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail line – Peterborough | Globalnews.ca
Peterborough last had a passenger rail service in 1990 but will now…
How COVID Could Screw You Worse With Each Reinfection
A new study offers clues about the worsening damage COVID could inflict…
Virus causing monkeypox outbreak has mutated to spread easier
The number of genetic substitutions is 6 times higher than expected for…
Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is ‘abysmal’
The testing system set up by the CDC actually deters doctors from…
I Tried the App That ‘Makes You Trip’ – and It Was Surprisingly Good
A new app claims it can get you high, using just your…
USA Mass Shootings; a day ending in “y”
it is not incorrerct to say “Well, it’s a day ending in…
23 Discontinued Cereals We Miss the Most — Eat This Not That
Sure, there are plenty of great cereal options that are still on…
The Truth About Capicola (aka Gabagool)
What, exactly, is capicola? What makes it different from all the other…
A huge mass of used wet wipes has formed an ‘island’ that has changed the course of England’s second longest river, MP says
Thousands of discarded wipes flushed down toilets end up on the river…
A company aims to power the world for millions of years by digging the deepest holes ever
A company called Quaise Energy wants to melt rock with X-rays and…
Can Rebranding Invasive Carp Make It More Appealing to Eat?
Illinois is giving the problematic fish a new name—copi—in hopes of tempting…
Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe chief warned Friday that…
Monkeypox Transmission Has Changed and Scientists Don’t Know Why
Associate Professor Brittany L. Kmush told Newsweek that although monkeypox is not…
North Korea blames Covid-laden balloons sent from South for virus outbreak
Experts sceptical of claim, as state media urge citizens to watch out…
Monkeypox mutating12 times faster than expected as daily UK cases ‘could hit 60,000’
‘We expect cases to rise further in the coming days and weeks,’…
First “walker” seen in USA – LA
This is the first time I’ve seen a walker style Youtube in…
