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Virginia Democrats in House backing redistricting proposal

Virginia Democrats in the U.S. House are urging voters to support a constitutional amendment that would permit redistricting ahead of the midterm elections after a state judge recently imposed a temporarily block on the referendum. The judge's emergency injunction remains in

How much would you pay for climate-friendly bread?

In the search for climate-friendly foods, scientists have spent decades reimagining what grows in the field. But a quieter question has lingered in the background: Will anyone actually want to eat it? A new study in the journal Agricultural Economics has applied this question

How RNA binding selectivity arises from disordered regions

RIKEN researchers have discovered how an enzyme modifies gene expression by targeting certain stretches of messenger RNA (mRNA) while leaving others alone. This finding could contribute to the rational design of drugs that tweak the enzyme's activity. The paper is published in

The Birth of Light

Long since flared out, echoes from the universe’s very first stars could be reaching us today The post The Birth of Light appeared first on Nautilus .

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“ x86CSS is a working CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator/computer. Yes, the Cascading Style Sheets CSS. No JavaScript required. What you’re seeing above is a C program that was compiled using GCC into native 8086 machine code being executed fully within CSS.”

France’s 2026 Cesar Awards Announced (Updating Live)

The Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars and BAFTA’s, is unfolding this evening at the Olympia theater in Paris. This 51st edition could have a Hollywood flavor with Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” a love letter to the French cinematic movement known as the New

US, Iran make 'significant progress' in talks

U.S. and Iranian officials on Thursday made “significant progress” in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, said Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi as the threat of war looms over the Middle East. Oman served as a mediator between the U.S. and Iranian officials for

Shark deterrents found to reduce fisheries loss

In a world-first discovery, researchers have found an electrical shark deterrent used at Cocos (Keeling) Islands was effective at reducing the number of fish taken off fishing hooks by sharks—a process known as depredation. The study, led by The University of Western

Senate Democrat: Trump lacks 'clear objective' for Iran

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign toward Iran. “The president hasn’t made the case to the American public, and they don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said on MS NOW. “This looks like