Spotify appeared to be experiencing a widespread technical issues Wednesday morning — with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with the popular music and audio streamer
Weinstein’s lawyers want him hospitalized instead of in jail during #MeToo retrial
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial
Celebrities criticize all-female rocket launch: ‘This is beyond parody’
Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde and Olivia Munn are among the famous names calling out the much-publicised space trip The all-female Blue Origin rocket launch may have received plenty of glowing media coverage – but not everyone is impressed. The stunt has drawn criticism from a number of female celebrities who...
Seth Rogen attack on Trump edited out of science awards show coverage
Presenting an award at the Breakthrough prize ceremony, the actor and writer allegedly accused the president of destroying American science A pointed criticism of President Trump’s policies on science by Seth Rogen was edited out of the filmed coverage of an annual science awards show, it has emerged. According to...
Resurrected pools, remnants of last ice age, attract wildlife in Norfolk
Seeds can germinate having been buried in sediments of ‘ghost ponds’ for thousands of years Ghosts of the ice age are being resurrected in Norfolk. When the ice sheets retreated at the end of the last ice age, mounds of ice called pingos remained underground until they thawed and the...
British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%
‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in...
Brisk walking linked to lower risk of heart rhythm problems, study finds
Study of 420,000 Britons suggests going at speeds of at least 4mph can lower risks by up to 43% Walking at a brisker pace could lower the risk of a wide range of heart rhythm problems, according to a study. The peer-reviewed research, published in BMJ Heart, analysed data from...
Lab-grown chicken ‘nuggets’ hailed as ‘transformative step’ for cultured meat
Japanese-led team grow 11g chunk of chicken – and say product could be on market in five- to 10 years Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in lab-grown meat after producing nugget-sized chunks of chicken in a device that mimics the blood vessels that make up the circulatory system. The approach...
Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals that pass on to bees, study finds
Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are planted Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals from soil in urban areas and passing toxins on to pollinators, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that common plants including white...
Scholar spared prison in US case alleging China spies on dissidents abroad
A history scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents by ingratiating himself as a sympathizer has been spared prison time by a U.S. judge