Two California farm workers test positive for bird flu
Two California farm workers have tested positive for bird flu, federal health officials said Thursday, marking the first two human cases of the virus in the state., Read MoreContinue Reading
Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures
Abortion rights groups have outraised opponents by a nearly 8-to-1 margin in campaigns for ballot measures across the U.S. this year, Read MoreContinue Reading
Opinion: The evidence shows women make better doctors. So why do men still dominate medicine?
Research suggests that the patients of female physicians’ fare better on average. But old-fashioned sexism is still a barrier to their success in the profession., Read MoreContinue Reading
Unfounded Claims Target Springfield Officials, Haitian Immigrants
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Springfield, Ohio, has been the target of misinformation about its Haitian immigrant population. Conservative commentators are now falsely claiming the mayor traveled to Haiti and he and other city officials received “kick-backs” for “importing” immigrants to Springfield. TheContinue Reading
Sam Schmidt opens paralysis center in Indianapolis to rehabilitate trauma victims
Paralyzed in a racing accident nearly 25 years ago, Sam Schmidt has spent much of the last quarter century trying to prove to others that there is a way to have a meaningful life with a traumatic spinal cord injury, Read MoreContinue Reading
The October surprise: Harris is navigating a pair of them
Vice President Harris hands out food to people at the Henry Brigham Community Center in Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2, during a tour of hurricane damage in the area. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP With only a month left until Election Day, Vice President Harris is navigatingContinue Reading
We visited a Sikh temple that sits at the intersection of multiple election issues
The Sikh Temple of Wisconsin was the scene of a deadly mass shooting in 2012. Angela Major/Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR hide caption toggle caption Angela Major/Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR It’s Sunday morning at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, and hundreds of worshippers are showing upContinue Reading
How much of a difference could Iran’s regional allies make in a war?
Yemen’s Houthis and armed groups in Iraq have continued to target Israel, amid escalation between Tel Aviv and Tehran., As fears of an all-out war between Israel and Iran mount, it is clear that the United States is backing its longtime ally, Israel. But how much of an impact couldContinue Reading
Israel rocks Beirut with huge attack and cuts off main Lebanon-Syria road
Israel hits Beirut’s southern suburbs with its largest attack yet and cuts off a vital escape route into Syria., Huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital’s southern suburb overnight, shaking the ground and sending plumes of smoke into the skyline. Residents in Beirut said the bombardment was so intense that carContinue Reading
Accenture bets big on generative AI with Nvidia, launches new business group and AI Refinery
Accenture and Nvidia have announced they are expanding their AI partnership, aiming to promote (and possibly sell) machine learning algorithms to a growing number of enterprise organizations. The renewed effort includes developing a business group at Accenture (Nvidia Business Group), with tens of thousands of trained professionals and autonomous agents…Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement in Colorado
In August 2024, the NASA Science Activation program’s Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH) project held a Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement workshop at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado for the planetary science community. These workshops are designed to enhance the ability of scientists to engage Black and Latinx youth andContinue Reading
NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies
Jessica Taveau Oct 03, 2024 Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced Thursday. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to conduct a 12-month mission concept study. After detailed evaluation of those studies, NASA expects to select oneContinue Reading
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Electric Hydrogen and its push to mass-produce a carbon-free fuel
Large swaths of the global economy are nearly impossible to electrify but could run on low-emissions hydrogen, helping the world transition away from fossil fuels. Electric Hydrogen is working toward more efficient, affordable production of green hydrogen. Electric Hydrogen is striving to develop production methods that make it easier and more affordable to generate huge……Continue Reading