Technology
Digital lending Platform Blend Valued at over $4B in its Public Debut
Mortgages may not be considered sexy but they are a big business. If you’ve been digitally re-financing or buying a home lately, you may not…
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Astronomy
Space Launch of the World’s First Commercial Re-programmable Satellite
The world’s first commercial fully re-programmable satellite launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, ushering in a new era of more flexible communications.…
Biology
Oldest Evidence of Life around Hydrothermal Vents has Implications for Other Worlds
Rocks collected in the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa reveal evidence of microbial life in the vicinity of hydrothermal vents 3.42 billion years ago.…
Astronomy
NASA’s Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Contains a Time Capsule for Future Humans
When the first spacecraft to travel outside the solar system was built, NASA included the blades when it found the aliens. These were upgraded to…
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ICE Violated its Internal Medical Standard Likely Leading to Many Deaths, Damning New Study Reports
A new study on deaths among people in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody found that the federal agency created in 2003 violated its…
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India’s Most Populous State Looks to Introduce Controversial Two-Child Policy
Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, has proposed a law aimed at discouraging couples from having more than two children. Although the state argued that…
Technology
Lab Coat, Smiley Face, Globe, Handshake: why Emojis can bring the World Together
At 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, a bulletin board in Pittsburgh changed the world. Carnegie Mellon Scott Fahlman, a professor of computer science, simply…
Technology
Get this LEGO-Inspired Flux Capacitor Kit for Under $55
The Flux capacitor from Back to the Future’s famous Delorian is one of the coolest devices ever imagined. Now, you can make your own working…
Biology
Froghoppers’ Urinating Super Powers Matched by their Impressive Sucking Skills
Drinking sap is the thirsty work of froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs (Philenus spumarius). Most insects choose phloem, it is a sugary and easily accessible…
Biology
Florida Coasts are Currently being Overwhelmed by Dead, Rotting, Stinky Fish
The Tampa Bay of Florida has long been home to some amazing biodiversity, with abundant mudflats, mangrove wetlands, and tidal channels. When climate change and…
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