admin A rotating neutron star oscillates periodically through radio (green) and gamma rays (purple) across the Earth in this artist’s concept of the Black Widow pulsar. The neutron star/pulsar heats up the side facing its partner star (right) to temperatures twice the surface temperature of the Sun and slowly evaporates. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The pandemic-related shortage of an ordinary item – tubes to collect blood samples from patients – has caused headaches to health systems around the world. But it may also have a positive side: a lesson in how to reduce unnecessary medical exams, whether or not there is a shortage, according to … Read more
by Benny Sarchet If you’re lucky, you may see common seals (Phoca vitulina), but it’s a good idea to keep your distance. James Warwick / Getty Images Beaches aren’t just popular with humans – the rocks, dunes, cliffs, and seas of coastal environments are vital habitats for some of our most valuable living creatures. It … Read more
Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a political address to an allied think tank that is crafting the agenda for a possible second term. America’s premier agenda summit where some advisers are urging him to spend more time talking about his vision for … Read more
Mental health, affordable housing, and diversity-related disparities are among the top three needs facing Frederick County, according to a study by the Frederick County Community Foundation. The 35 individuals interviewed, referred to as “key informants” in the assessment, represented 20 leaders in public sector organizations, 14 leaders of nonprofit organizations and one person from a … Read more
Carrying heavy weights seems worthless except strengthen your grip. But when you do a movement like a barbell, carrying weights, and walking around, you’ll realize there’s more to you than meets the eye. Your shoulders and lungs burn with every step and any deviations while you walk will feel like two people. In addition to … Read more
Credit: Lars Neumann/Getty Images Prophylactic treatment with verubecestat, a BACE inhibitor, slowed amyloid plaque deposition when treatment was started before significant pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from In vivo Development and Evaluation for Late Alzheimer’s Disease (MODEL-AD), a consortium of experts at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, Jackson Laboratory, Sage … Read more
The M142 HIMARS, the highly mobile artillery missile systems supplied by the United States to Ukraine, has become a symbol of Russian weakness. In the occupied southern Kherson region, stickers appeared In July he shows a picture of the HIMARS regime and words threatening revenge against the Russians for “plundering, killing, raping and destroying”. Now, … Read more
New York CNN Business – GM said strong sales and auto demand indicate no signs of an economic slowdown, but the company is preparing for a possible recession — just in case. General Motors reported a sharp drop in profits on Tuesday, but it was caused by the Covid virus closures In China, one of … Read more
US stocks extended losses at the open on Tuesday as investors pondered disappointing earnings from Walmart and General Motors and braced for the results of major tech companies to be released after the bell. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is down 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down nearly 100 points, or … Read more
