Category : science

The Importance of Allies in the Fight for Autism Rights

Jimmy Strack discusses the importance of neurotypical allies for promoting autism rights.

World's Biggest AI Startup Exploring Cars, Global Expansion

The company counts education, self-driving vehicles as well as surgery and diagnostics among areas ripe for commercializing AI, Managing Director Esther Wong said. It’s now actively seeking out investments in fellow startups that can benefit from it...

Revolut Is Testing the Limits of Finance

Racing to build what he calls the Uber of financial services, Nikolay Storonsky believes in keeping his foot on the accelerator. Storonsky is getting a taste of the scrutiny that lies ahead as he tries to upend the world of banking with Revolut, his...

Uber Rival to Expand Into Europe’s Food-Delivery Business

Uber Technologies Inc. rival Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, is preparing to expand into the food-delivery market and utilize its existing network of drivers to do so quickly. This provides “a good avenue” for the company to pursue, Bolt Chief Execu...

Enormous, weird fish washes up on an Australian beach. So, what is it?

This is certainly one very fishy encounter.Two fishers stumbled across quite the surprise when they found a sunfish which had washed onto the beach at Coorong National Park in South Australia.SEE ALSO: 'Captain Marvel' is proof EVERY superher...

NASA wants to help you develop cool new space tech

It's been decades since NASA and its government contractors handled everything in-house, but the recent push by the agency to bring private companies into the fold is truly unprecedented. NASA's agreements with companies like SpaceX make it c...

2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06/Lingenfelter Edition

This black 2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 is powered by a 610-horsepower, 427 cubic inches, 7.0-liter LS7 V8 built in the shop by Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and is fitted with multiple carbon fiber components on the outside.

From tree killing beetles to crop disease: Central America's struggles with drought

Honduran conservationists are worried. A deadly insect that wiped out more than a quarter of the Central American country's conifers between 2013 and 2017 is back. The southern pine beetle -- or gorgojo, as it is known locally -- appears in large n...

2nd US jury finds Roundup weed killer caused cancer

A federal jury in California found that a Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused a 70-year old man's cancer, the second major blow for the company in a year. The six-member jury in San Francisco federal civil court unanimously concluded on Tuesday th...

Monsanto's responsibility at the center of Roundup trial phase 2

After finding that exposure to the weedkiller Roundup was a "substantial factor" in one man's cancer, jurors in California must now grapple with the question of just how culpable the product's manufacturer, agriculture giant Monsanto, was in his illn...

Jazz Pharma's sleep disorder treatment gets FDA nod

The drug, solriamfetol, will treat excessive sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Solriamfetol is expected to be commercially available in the United States following the final scheduling decision by the Dru...

Kentucky governor says he exposed his children to chickenpox

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview that he deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox so they would catch the highly contagious disease and become immune.

Co-working spaces flourish in the suburbs, drawing moms who seek quiet and camaraderie

For working moms with flexible schedules, co-working spaces are the perfect solution from the distractions of home.

Union Accuses Amazon of Breaking U.S. Law by Firing Activist

The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union submitted a complaint Wednesday to the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the retailer violated federal law when it terminated Staten Island fulfillment center employee Rashad Long. In Dece...

Bobcat killed by car after surviving California wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a bobcat that survived a Southern California wildfire has been hit and killed by a car.

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