Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
'Outdoor spaces not welcoming for bigger bodies'
"It's literally just because outdoor spaces are traditionally not welcoming for those of us in bigger bodies." The ...
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The Painful Pleasures of a Tattoo Convention
The building used to be a boat-assembly plant, which made the festivities oddly apt, since tattoos have always thrived on ...
A tiny island in the Caribbean seeks help from London after a politician is slain
The government of Antigua and Barbuda is seeking help from authorities in London to solve the killing of a Parliament member ...
Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon’s children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
Children have often been the victims as Israel has escalated its bombardment in Lebanon since late September. More than 100 ...
‘Moo Deng? Who Deng?’ Meet Haggis the Baby Pygmy Hippo.
Edinburgh Zoo playfully started (and then quickly ended) a rivalry with Moo Deng, Thailand’s viral sensation. Haggis is a ...
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Tiny batteries could power cell-size robots
The zinc-air batteries, which can generate up to a volt, are as thin as a human hair. A battery designed by MIT chemical engineer Michael Strano and colleagues could make it possible for cell-size ...
An Illinois couple's first date ended in horror after both were shot; only one survived.
On the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day 2021, Nanette Stuiber sat in her car and watched anxiously as EMTs and Montgomery County Sheriff Deputies descended on a house in the tiny village of Farmersville ...
Traumatized by war, Lebanon's children struggle with physical, emotional wounds
Ghassan Abu Sittah, a renowned British-Palestinian surgeon who is also treating Hussein, sees that long road ahead. This is his worry: “It leaves us with a generation of physically wounded children, ...