by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Congressional Democrats on Thursday unveiled an unprecedented plan to reverse climate change and eliminate all US carbon emissions within 10 years, by taking drastic steps that would require transformational action across the economy. The "Green New...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The Mighty community shares 12 symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome they experience that are considered "taboo," and what they wish others knew.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
A British-made rover that will set off for Mars next year in search for signs of life was named Thursday after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin. UK astronaut Tim Peake revealed the name of the first European scavenger of the Red Planet at the Airbus fa...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The Chinese-born brothers are now billionaires from their stakes in Fortinet Inc., the Silicon Valley-based network security software firm they co-founded almost two decades ago, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Cloud-focused firms inc...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The study involved experiments in which the fish species Labroides dimidiatus, called the bluestreak cleaner wrasse, was given a mirror self-recognition test, a technique developed in 1970 for gauging animal self-awareness. In aquarium experiments a...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Hiei was the first Japanese battleship sunk by U.S. forces in World War II.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
“It's fair to say Amazon has a deep skepticism and concern about meaningful restrictions on facial recognition. It's clearly a core technology to their long-term business strategy,” said Carlyle, a Democrat who represents parts of Seattle, including...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The proposals, known as the Green New Deal, were crafted in conjunction with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts. The Democrats’ plan envisions shifting away from fossil fuels and other sources of emissions that cause global warming within 10 years....
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The author responds to people who joke about getting diabetes after eating sugary food.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The finding, published in the journal Science, could have implications for approved and experimental dengue vaccines by Sanofi, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Merck & Co and Brazil's Butantan Institute, they said. It was based on tests of blood samples from...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The New York show, curated by Juliet Kinchin, explores iconic and unexpected items that define the design world over the years.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Editor's note: We've republished this piece in light of Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introducing a Green New Deal resolution. A week after being elected as New York's 14th District congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a protest by a group...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Nancy Pelosi appeared to poke fun at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ambitious proposal to create a carbon neutral economy within ten years, referring to the plan as “the green dream or whatever they call it”. The New York congresswoman and senator Ed Ma...