Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi
Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership
Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers
Before recent attack, Michigan synagogue had been bolstering its security
The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus
Jet fuel prices are rising. That could make summer flights more expensive
Airline ticket prices are starting to climb as carriers respond to rising jet fuel costs tied to the war in Iran
US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure
President Donald Trump says the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that the island’s oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the the Strait of Hormuz
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
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The Latest: Trump threatens Iran’s oil infrastructure after US bombs island military sites
President Donald Trump says the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that the island’s oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz
How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture
You are here because of a single, all-important enzyme. But don’t look inward to find ribulose-Â1,5-Âbisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, known more mercifully among scientists as rubisco. Instead, look to the food you eat and the trees that manufacture oxygen, as this is the protein that makes photosynthesis possible. Without it, life on...
Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide
Many medical devices need to be sterile to be used safely. But sterilizing a pacemaker, catheter, or other device with steam or heat could damage its structural integrity. So medical device manufacturers turn to the chemical compound ethylene oxide, which is highly effective at killing microbes at low concentrations and...
Great haul of China: how table-topping nation rose to be a Winter Paralympic power
Their sporting dominance is all the more striking after winning a solitary medal eight years ago but no country can match them now With two days of competition left at the Winter Paralympics there is no doubt who will finish top of the medal table. At close of play on...