• New evidence found for Planet 9

    A small team of planetary scientists from the California Institute of Technology, Université Côte d'Azur and Southwest Research Institute reports possible new evidence of Planet 9. They have published their paper on the arXiv preprint server, and it has been accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

  • Evidence of a new subatomic particle observed

    The BESIII collaboration have reported the observation of an anomalous line shape around ppbar mass threshold in the J/ψ→γ3(π+π-) decay, which indicates the existence of a ppbar bound state. The paper was published online in Physical Review Letters.

  • The vital role of occupational therapy in recovery

    JOPLIN, Mo. — It could be cooking dinner or washing laundry — any of those regular chores that could be tough to tackle with certain health problems. This month honors the occupational therapists who make sure those patients can handle normal life after treatment is complete. "I cannot imagine having gone home straight from the []

  • Will a Mountain of Evidence Be Enough to Convict Trump?

    In the official record, the case is known as the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, and, for now, the people have the stronger hand: They have insider witnesses, a favorable jury pool and a lurid set of facts about a presidential candidate, a payoff and a porn actor. On Monday, the prosecutors will formally introduce the case to 12 all-important jurors, embarking on the first prosecution of an American president. The trial, which could brand Trump a felon as he mounts another...

  • Study finds evidence of microplastics in brains and other organs

    Two new studies have described the ways in which tiny microplastics can end up in humans' organs – and even in the brains of mice. One of the studies, published in Environmental Health Perspectives on Apr. 10., involved feeding healthy mice microplastics over a period of four to eight weeks. Scientists later found that various organs in the mice were contaminated. "In mice that ingested microspheres, we detected polystyrene microspheres in distant tissues including the brain, liver, and kidney,"...

  • Woman accused of tampering with evidence in homicide investigation

    DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police have filed charges against a woman who allegedly tried to destroy evidence in a homicide investigation. On January 30, police say 68-year-old Mary Harvey was injured during a fall in her Dickson City home. Harvey's relative along with one of Harvey's employees called 911 to report her injuries and []

  • The effort to make a breakthrough cancer therapy cheaper

    This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. CAR-T therapies, created by engineering a patient’s own cells to fight cancer, are typically reserved for people who have exhausted other treatment options. But last week, the FDA…

  • Therapy dogs comfort Springfield’s first responders

    For the individual behind every first responder’s badge, there is a physical and emotional toll from a job where traumatic events can be a daily occurrence.

  • More evidence surfaces that Beats Solo 4 are coming soon

    New animations discovered within the most recent beta of Apple Vision Pro software strongly suggest that Apple is gearing up to release the fourth version of its Beats Solo headphones. Screen capture from one of the videos extracted from the Apple Vision Pro beta On Tuesday, AppleInsider uncovered new syncing animations in the visionOS 1.2 beta 3. Four looping video files and a PLIST file included in the beta point to an imminent release of Beats Solo 4. This isn't the first bit of...

  • Germany Buries the Evidence of Complicity in Genocide: Nicaragua Exposes It

    Last Thursday, Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, the British-Palestinian war surgeon, gave his first address as the newly-appointed rector of Glasgow University, chosen in recognition of his work at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. The following day he flew to Berlin, where he had been invited to address a major conference about Palestine. On arrival he was taken away More

  • Tucker Carlson says there is 'no evidence' for Darwin's theory of evolution

    On The Joe Rogan Experience, former Fox news commentator Tucker Carlson said there is 'no evidence' to support Darwin's theory of evolution. But he misstated what a theory actually is.

  • ABC Tries to Brush Aside Evidence of Antisemitism at Columbia University

    While NBC was busy trying to discredit Jewish students who were victims of anti-Semitic attacks and threats caught on camera at Columbia University on Tuesday, ABC’s Good Morning America thought they could get by without admitting there was antisemitism coming from the pro-Hamas crowd. Instead, correspondent Stephanie Ramos simply said Jewish students “don’t feel safe” with no explanation as to why. Instead of focusing on the anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric that caused classes at Columbia’s...