A team led by Prof Frank Glorius from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Münster has developed an evolutionary algorithm that identifies the structures in a molecule that are particularly relevant for a respective question and uses them to encode the
Paris authorities have authorised using AI-driven video surveillance ahead of Taylor Swift's concerts, but the tech has raised privacy concerns.
Frontman looks back on Ministry's synth-pop pretty boy past ahead of unique Cruel World fest gig, as well as plans for Ministry's final album and the return of Paul Barker
Anticipation hung in the air inside Paris’ La Défense Arena on Thursday night as a clock counted down to Taylor Swift’s first European date of the Eras Tour. Yes, the record-breaking tour had been running for over a year and was very well-documented — Swift even released a
Dennis Thompson, drummer and final surviving member of Detroit proto-punk heroes MC5, has died. The Detroit Free Press reports that Thompson passed away yesterday morning at MediLodge in Taylor, Michigan; he’d been staying there while recovering from a heart attack in April.
A joint research team led by Dr. Akira Kunitomi, a former postdoctoral fellow at CiRA (currently a researcher at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease), and ID Pharma Co., Ltd., has uncovered the crucial role of oocyte-specific linker histone, H1FOO, in enhancing
Drake's Toronto mansion has been targeted by a second trespasser in a week just days after a drive-by shooting occurred on the property.
A study published in Nature Astronomy and conducted by Guo Jianheng from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences offers a perspective on the violent atmospheric escape processes of low-mass exoplanets, specifically a process known as hydrodynamic escape.
India, having recently surpassed China as the world’s most populous country, stands as the fastest-growing major economy globally and set to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next five years. With its vast geographical expanse ranking it as the world’s
Eurovision audience members booed Israel's entry and chanted 'free Palestine' during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday.
I missed this from last year: the original “on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” New Yorker cartoon sold for $175,000 at auction . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Travis, the longstanding softspoken Scottish pop-rockers who emerged in the late ’90s wave of bands that held Radiohead’s “High And Dry” as a foundational text, have a new album on the way. L.A. Times , which they’re billing as their most personal since 1999 career highlight
Astronomers, using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in China's Guizhou Province, have found an abundance of gas-rich galaxies in the distant universe.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “stand alone” if it has to, in a veiled message to President Biden’s threat about withholding weapons. “If Israel has to stand alone, we will stand alone,” Netanyahu said in a statement, The Associated Press reported.
Bilbies bred in a sanctuary in Dubbo have provided researchers with vital clues about how they would fare in temperate Australia where they once thrived.
The prime minister says "there is more work to do" as the UK emerges from recession.
Researchers now know that the cause of post-amputation pain is more complex, which is leading to new treatments.
Following the release of Amazon’s live-action Fallout TV show , it seems everyone is playing a Fallout game again. From newer titles like Fallout 76 to older games like Fallout 3, Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic franchise is arguably bigger than ever thanks to the recently released
American workers with an eye on retirement have got some serious catching up to do. In the United States, the “retirement-savings gap”––the difference between what a person believes they need to retire comfortably, and how much they currently hold––is growing fast. But among
Russian legislators will approve a new Putin cabinet in a rubber-stamp exercise following an election from which genuine opponents were excluded.
Inspired by Dada and Surrealism, Anja Brunt ’s instinctive paper medleys evoke a sense of whimsy, spontaneity, and randomness. The Amsterdam-based graphic designer has been creating assemblages for six years as a way to relax. After falling in love with the many possibilities
By Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine and Svitlana Romanko, Founder and Director of Razom We Stand The recent missile attacks by Iran against Israel serve as a stark reminder of the increasing boldness of petro-dictatorships in flouting international norms
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50 Cent has joined the chorus of New York Knicks fans to take a shot at Ja Rule for 'cursing' the team on its currently successful playoff run.
Worker rights are among the least protected human rights in the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Just like some will get an extra paycheck in May, some Social Security recipients will get two checks this month.
"Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report by the staff of the Columbia Daily Spectator."
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Making a game trailer is like making music: you have to decide what kind of piece you want to write.
There is no denying that Africa is simply not high on Washington’s list of priorities.
A “severe” solar storm could cause weekend communication disruptions, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, which issued the warning following a series of solar flares and explosions of magnetic and plasma fields. The development has raised the possibility of
Iranians voted in the parliamentary election after candidates failed to secure enough votes in March when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority.
A growing number of Americans have taken GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy . But while the drugs have become widely known for their weight-loss benefits, a majority of users still use the medications to treat other chronic conditions. Read more...
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On Tuesday, Apple introduced its new M4-powered iPad Pro, touted as the tech company’s thinnest product ever. To illustrate that point, Apple premiered an ad called “Crush!” in which a range of products including musical instruments, buckets of paint, cameras, a record player,
Floods caused by unusually heavy rains in eastern Congo caused hardship for more than 470,000 people, the World Food Program said Wednesday.
Chief Keef released his first Almighty So mixtape back in 2013, when he was 18 years old. At the time, Keef was already considered a washed-up major-label rapper, and Almighty So helped solidify his cult status. In the years since then, the Chicago drill style that Keef
The protestors were heard asking “Is the government above the law?”
