Science

Plastics were not made for human consumption, and yet we consume them. Tiny remnants of these synthetic polymers are now leaking into our air, food and water, and preventing them has become an almost impossible blow. A study of five popular seabirds, purchased from a market in Australia, shows just …

If you see a face in a cloud, in the slots of a power point, or on the side of a house, there is a term for: face pareidolia. This strange perception phenomenon makes lifeless, busy objects appear to have facial features – the basic shapes of two eyes and …

Due to Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology August 16, 2020 A team of scientists from the University of Essex has increased the productivity of crops by 27 percent by dissolving two bottlenecks in photosynthesis – the process by which plants fix carbon dioxide in the sugars that feed …

When AMC reopens on August 20 with 15-cent films, it will be one of the theatrical chains to sign up to NATO’s new security guidelines. How many more will agree? AMP Theaters’ opening plans, announced August 13, include more detailed security measures, a slow elaboration, and various promotions for ticket …

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.Photo: Kevin C. Cox (Getty Images) The Yale School of Public Health on Saturday received authorization for emergency regulation for a new diagnostic test of covid-19 that detects the new coronavirus using saliva …