Taking time to twirlNASA/GSFC/SDO By Leah Crane Most sun-like stars rotate relatively quickly early in their history, spinning once every few days before slowing down as they age. But sodium and potassium on the moon show that our sun had a lazy start, which may explain why we are here today. The moon has surprisingly […]
In Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the scion of a political dynasty, is a big name. He’s campaigning with the conservative party to become the country’s next prime minister. This weekend’s European election offers him a chance to test his prospects. Alkis Konstantinidis/ REUTERS Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Tsipras heads “Greece’s worst government since 1974.” May 21, 2019 05:29 […]
Chewing gum may seem like a modern habit but that’s apparently not quite the case. Scientists have recovered DNA that is nearly 10,000 years old from gum that was chewed by people in Scandinavia during the Mesolithic – or Stone Age – period. This gum was used as glue to make tools – the chewing […]
Date created : 22/05/2019 – 07:36Latest update : 22/05/2019 – 08:07 Abortion rights activists protested across the country Tuesday against Republican-led efforts to restrict access to the procedure — a drive they fear will end with a challenge to the 1973 US Supreme Court ruling legalizing the practice. ADVERTISING Read more The rallies come nearly […]
The United States says it suspects that Syrian government forces have carried out a new chemical attack. The State Department said in a statement on May 21 that it was investigating a suspected chlorine attack on May 19 in Idlib Province, the Syrian opposition’s last major stronghold. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a […]
Marriott International has announced its first-ever longer stays category marketing campaign, Room for Possibility. The integrated effort features Residence Inn by Marriott, Element Hotels and TownePlace Suites by Marriott to reinforce each brand’s offerings. The multi-platform campaign is the first from Marriott International since the hospitality industry leader introduced its new loyalty platform Marriott Bonvoy […]
*Warning: this article contains some spoilers for the series – but none for the final episode* Female characters in Game of Thrones speak about three times less than male characters in the show, according to new data. Although the hugely popular show ended this week after eight seasons, the debate on how it represented women […]
Date created : 21/05/2019 – 17:59Latest update : 21/05/2019 – 21:44 British Prime Minister Theresa May promised Tuesday to give lawmakers a vote on whether to hold a second Brexit referendum as part of a last-gasp push to get her deal over the line. ADVERTISING Read more The embattled British leader dangled a series of […]
In 2010, the leaders of Germany, Britain, and France each declared that multiculturalism had failed in their countries. Over the past decade, a growing consensus in Europe has voiced similar decrees. But what do these ominous proclamations, from across the political spectrum, mean? From the influx of immigrants in the 1950s to contemporary worries about […]
CPR makes someone more likely to survive cardiac arrestJan-Otto/Getty By New Scientist staff and Press Association Women who have a cardiac arrest outside of hospital are less likely to be resuscitated by a bystander and more likely to die than men. Hanno Tan at the University of Amsterdam and colleagues analysed data from all resuscitation […]