A Spray That Stops Bacteria From Talking to Each Other Could Reduce...
Humans are at constant war with bacteria, and the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant strains has fuelled fears that one day soon we may lose the fight completely. Researchers from the Hebrew...
View ArticleBigger Ships, Bigger Risks: The Expansion of the Panama Canal Brings...
On August 15th, the Panama Canal celebrates its 100th birthday with a ceremony at its Miraflores lock, followed by a Centennial Gala for 2,000 guests including representatives of the international...
View ArticleThe Kardashians Invade the Hamptons
Those of a nostalgic disposition, might think the Hamptons, on the south fork of Long Island, have always been dying. Maybe the slide toward trashy irrelevance started in 1659, when Chief Wyandanch...
View ArticleGaza Fighting Surges With No Firm Sign Ceasefire Near
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli leaders on Thursday played down prospects of a permanent Gaza ceasefire and fighting returned to a familiar pattern of Palestinian rocket salvoes and Israeli bombing...
View ArticleLeaked Report Claims Rumors About U.S. Law at Root of Border Crisis
An El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) report dated July 7, leaked to Breitbart and published online Tuesday, may shed new light on what is driving the immigration crisis.The report, titled...
View ArticleLIRR Strike Averted
Long Island Railroad workers will not strike, N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon in a statement to the press. A strike would have left most Long Islanders commuters by on a daily basis...
View ArticlePeace Corps Wants You To Know Its Application Process No Longer Takes Eight...
The Peace Corps, the 53-year-old volunteer organization that each year sends do-gooders abroad to carry out do-gooder tasks, is making some big changes. Or, perhaps, some brand...
View ArticleIf Scotland Votes to Leave the U.K., Britain May Disintegrate
In less than 100 days, the Scots will vote on whether to remain in the United Kingdom. Four million voters will be asked whether they want to separate from the Union. The Scots are split down the...
View ArticleFor Knee or Hip Replacements, Wildly Different Prices Suggest That U.S....
Love it or hate it, Obamacare has made health care prices a little more transparent. And that’s good for consumers. As more Americans compare the cost of health insurance plans, medical procedures and...
View ArticleJohn Lithgow Joins a Long Line of Actors to Play the Crazy King Lear
A classical actor knows he has arrived when he is asked to play Hamlet. Taking on the anguished Danish prince is a rite of passage. The other bookend in any great stage career is playing the mad,...
View ArticleIf You Want to Sing Opera, Learn German
The city of Magdeburg, one and a half hours west of Berlin, isn’t the sort of place that features in international cool city rankings. Still, each year a steady stream of highly qualified young North...
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Can Gut DNA Sequencing Actually Tell You Anything About Your Health?
We humans are very hospitable hosts: Our bodies consist of about 10 trillion cells—and each of us harbors around 100 trillion bacteria. And now, with $80, a cotton swab and a piece of toilet paper, you...
View ArticleA Spray to Keep Bacteria-Laden Biofilms From Growing on Food
Humans are at constant war against bacteria, and the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant strains has fueled fears that one day soon we may lose the fight completely. Researchers from Hebrew...
View ArticleSnowden Claims NSA Workers Circulate 'Sexually Compromising' Images of Targets
Edward Snowden, the former intelligence worker who disclosed the U.S. government’s massive digital surveillance program, gave a rare video interview to The Guardianlast week in which he said that some...
View ArticleWhat Brought Down Flight MH17 Over Eastern Ukraine?
What caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash into a field in eastern Ukraine killing all 295 on board? The truth will only be known when someone admits to causing the plane to crash, when...
View ArticleIsrael Launches Ground Invasion of Gaza
Israel initiated a ground invasion of Gaza on Thursday night, aimed at destroying tunnels used by Palestinians to infiltrate its territory, the New York Times reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleHow Can We Feed Billions More People?
One out of every eight people in the world goes hungry. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, which calculated this figure, has also reported that 852 million of these 870 million...
View ArticleCaffeine Dreams: Energy Drinks Increase Urge to Drink Alcohol
Creators of the now-defunct Four Loko weren’t crazy when they came up with the marketing strategy for the sweet flavored (Grape, Fruit Punch, Citrus MaXed, etc.) alcohol-slash-energy drink. A new study...
View ArticleForeign Journalists Ordered to Evacuate Beach Hotels in Gaza
A day after four children were killed by an Israel airstrikes close to the al-Deira Hotel, the hotel, which houses many foreign journalists recieved an evacuation order from Israel Defense Forces....
View ArticleThe View From Tel Aviv as the Gaza Ground Offensive Commenced
Tel Aviv -- It is day 10 of Israel’s war with Gaza. It is hard to believe that I am even saying that, and that we have been living through this strange routine for 10 days. I cannot imagine what it was...
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