Ancient coral may have been the first glow-in-the-dark creatures, study finds
Recent research suggests that deep-sea corals may have been the first animals to glow 540 million years ago. Marine life uses light for a variety of purposes, including scaring predators, luring prey, and finding mates. Deep-sea soft coral species exhibit bioluminescence, which researchers studied using remote-controlled underwater probes. Many animals can glow in the dark. […]
California’s EV Agenda Will Require Massive And Costly Upgrades, Analysis Finds
California’s electric vehicle (EV) agenda will require costly upgrades to the state’s grid infrastructure if it is to be realized, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The state, often heralded as a national leader when it comes to EVs, is set to ban […]
Fisher with a magnet finds new evidence in Georgia couple’s killing
He is gathering new evidence. A fisherman who used a magnet to find metal objects in a Georgia stream recovered a rifle and other items expected to be key in the trial of a man long suspected of killing an elderly couple nine years ago. . An unidentified searcher first pulled a .22-caliber rifle from […]
Billionaire GOP Megadonor’s Firm Helped Lay Groundwork For TikTok’s Rise, Report Finds
A GOP megadonor’s firm helped sow the seeds for the rise of TikTok through its investments in a key search engine technology, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing a trove of court documents. ByteDance has been accused by lawmakers and the intelligence community of acting on behalf of Beijing and providing TikTok user […]
China Spent The Last Year Committing Every Human Rights Violation In The Book, US Intel Finds
Despite Beijing’s denials, China committed a flurry of grave human rights violations throughout 2023, according to new U.S. intelligence released Monday. The Chinese government was found throughout the year to have engaged in corruption, repression of political dissidence, arbitrary or illegal killings and detention, torture of detainees, kidnapping and genocide against religious minorities, according to […]
Arizona House Speaker finds himself in eye of abortion-rights tornado
Arizona House Speaker Ben Thoma, a Republican, is facing liquidation as he tries to overcome the fallout from the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling that enforced an 1864 abortion ban. Since last week’s decision, Mr. Toma has twice helped block House Democratic efforts to repeal the ban on procedural grounds. Thomas faces pressure from national Republicans, […]
Medical Associations Silent After Review Finds ‘Weak Evidence’ For Giving Puberty Blockers To Kids
Major medical associations have remained silent after the results of a four-year review commissioned by the National Health Service (NHS) England undermined their recommendations for giving puberty blockers to children with gender dysphoria The Cass report, conducted by former Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health Dr. Hilary Cass and released April 10, found that […]
Trump leads Biden in Michigan and Georgia; razor-close in 2 other battleground states, new poll finds
According to the latest polls for the 2024 general election, former President Donald Trump leads President Biden in two battleground states and is tied with the incumbent in two other states. Trump, 77, is closing in on Biden, 81, in Michigan and Georgia. fox news investigation Percentage of registered voters announced on Thursday’s show. In […]
Florida mom finds AirTag tracker in hidden cavity of her 7-year-old’s shoe: ‘Mother’s worst nightmare’
A Florida mother was horrified to learn her son was being tracked using an Apple AirTag, but a police investigation revealed there was a simple and benign explanation. Jackie Giulleo told WOFL-TV The family was alerted to the tracking device after attending the Satellite Beach Christmas Parade. Back at her house, her mother started receiving […]
Poll finds a shocking number of Catholics believe abortion should be legalized — and the trend is only getting worse
A surprising number of Catholics in the United States believe that abortion should be legal. The Catholic Church’s teaching on the issue of abortion is clear.catechism of the catholic church state: Since the first century, the Church has recognized that all abortions are morally wrong. This teaching has not changed since then. Direct abortion, that […]