Is Ice Cream Healthy?
Published on 05/29/2023"There's this perception that ice cream is unhealthy, but it's got fat, it's got protein, it's got vitamins. It's better for you than bread," says Dariush Mozaffarian.
Paging Dr. Asimov: Workplace Robotics
Published on 05/26/2023General-purpose robots, combined with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, are transforming industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology.
Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Published on 05/25/2023Debt ceiling negotiations are deadlocked over a familiar issue that has long plagued and divided Washington: Republicans, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are pushing for a reduction in federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats are against it.
New Lithium Alternative
Published on 05/24/2023Scientists have recently achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the realm of battery technology, potentially revolutionizing the energy storage industry.
Microsoft: At Least China Likes Us
Published on 05/24/2023Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, even as the deal still faces antitrust opposition in the U.S. and United Kingdom.
How Clean Are EVs?
Published on 05/23/2023Because electric vehicles have no tailpipe emissions, they are often marketed as “clean” cars. EVs certainly are cleaner than traditional gasoline-powered cars during operation, but how “clean” are they really?
TikTokers Suing Montana
Published on 05/22/2023Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights.
Sea Urchins: Dying off?
Published on 05/22/2023Scientists are racing to find what's killing off sea urchins
River of Spaghetti
Published on 05/21/2023Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream.
Fanged Fishies?
Published on 05/20/2023Several scaleless fish with fanged jaws and huge eyes that can be found more than a mile deep in the ocean have washed up along a roughly 200-mile (322-kilometer) stretch of Oregon coastline, and it’s unclear why, scientists and experts said.
Medieval Manuscript Medicine
Published on 05/19/2023How did early medieval people treat illnesses and injuries? Most remedies for curing ailments were probably not written down, but rather passed down orally from person to person and from family to family. Many people in this time were illiterate, so even the oldest texts included many illustrations and drawings.
Blizzard Microsoft still facing Problems
Published on 05/19/2023The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepting the U.S. tech company’s remedies to boost competition in cloud gaming.