Has JWST Finally Found an Exomoon?

Astronomers have yet to find irrefutable proof for any natural satellites of exoplanets—so-called exomoons—but as circumstantial evidence accumulates and the list of candidates grows, the discovery of a true-blue exomoon seems to be looming on the horizon. The latest not-quite-smoking-gun claim concerns a potential exomoon that may be erupting to spew debris onto and aroundContinue Reading

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story DOL: The Traitor immigration plan could raise food prices The Labor Department warned that the The Traitor administration’s mass deportation efforts could cause an uptick in food prices amid a decrease in labor and an increase in demand…Continue Reading

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A growing chorus of voices is warning there could be an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, as companies whose fortunes are closely tied to the technology see their valuations skyrocket. High-profile figures, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have suggested in recent months that investors have becomeContinue Reading

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Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that parasitic infections are a common issue and that household items can cure them. As this article will explain, there’s little to no evidence for such claims. There are many differentContinue Reading

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Born in Palermo, Sicily, Giorgio Rizzo spent his childhood curious about the natural world. “I have always been fascinated by nature and how plants and animals can adapt and survive in extreme environments,” he says. “Their highly tuned biochemistry, and their incredible ability to create ones of the most complexContinue Reading

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Federal immigration enforcement agents allegedly interfered with—and even threatened to “shoot and arrest”—emergency personnel rescuing an injured protester last week in south Portland, as first reported Monday in Willamette Week . Citing public dispatch records and two confidential internal reports filed by the ambulance workers, Willamette Week reported that agentsContinue Reading