A new, highly contagious viral infection that has been dubbed “Tomato Flu” is spreading among children in India, the country’s Health Ministry reported last week. At least 82 children younger than 5 had been infected by late July in the southern state of Kerala, after the first patient was identified there in May. Infections have […]
As Science Daily reports, researchers have found that a suite of complementary tests can quantify changes in dogs suspected of suffering from cognitive decline. The approach could not only aid owners in managing their elderly canine’s care, but could also serve as a model for evaluating cognitive decline progression in — and treatments for — […]
Google’s trying to make it easier for developers to create Android apps that connect in some way across a range of devices. In a blog post, Google explains that it’s launching a new cross-device software development kit (SDK) that contains the tools developers need to make their apps play nice across Android devices, and, eventually […]
In just a little over a month, five areas across the United States have all experienced what should have been very unlikely — if not impossible — one in 1,000-year flooding events. As AccuWeather reports, most recent historic flooding event occurred in Dallas on Monday, August 22, where 8 to 16 inches of rain fell […]
Adidas has really been on a roll lately. Adolf “Adi” Dassler established the German sportswear manufacturer Adidas long back in 1949. Over last 70 years, the label has really evolved from its racing and football origins, becoming a multinational player in the footwear market. The business’ earliest performance-related discovery came in 1936 within the running […]
For the past couple of years, if you’ve read a headline that features the name of your favorite food, it’s usually been bad news involving either a product shortage, a price increase, or both. But unclench your jaw and stop grinding your molars because this time, the news is good — especially if you love chicken wings. According […]
Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech over alleged infringement of its mRNA vaccine technology patents, the company announced on Friday. “We are filing these lawsuits to protect the innovative mRNA technology platform that we pioneered, invested billions of dollars in creating, and patented during the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel in […]
If you’re in the mind to remodel your home and you’re not sure where you should focus your efforts, or perhaps do some improvements with an eye towards upping the resale value down the road, the best person to ask is your local realtor. “Speak to a (real estate) broker who understands the mindset of […]
Instagram has announced that the platform is rolling out a feature that defaults accounts for new users under 16 years old to “Less,” the most restrictive setting for Sensitive Content Control. Teenagers already on Instagram will get push notifications “encouraging” them to opt-in to the heavier filtering on what the algorithm shows them across Search, Explore, Hashtag […]
NASA has released a haunting audio clip of sound waves rippling out of a supermassive black hole, located 250 million light-years away. As Science Alert reports, the black hole is at the center of the Perseus cluster of galaxies, and the acoustic waves coming from it have been transposed up 57 and 58 octaves so they’re […]