Scientists have revived microbes found in sediments 100 million years ago from the depths of the ocean floor. The experiment sheds new light on where life can be found on Earth, and how resilient it can be. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, the microbes …
Read More »Salt Lake City schools will start online only this fall, with plans to return in person “as soon as it’s safe”
Editor’s Note: The Salt Lake Tribune provides free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Enroll in our main newsletter, sent to your inbox every morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. The move, approved by the district’s board of education on Thursday, is a …
Read More »Second US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate
© Provided by The Canadian Press NEW YORK – While coronavirus deaths in the United States are rising rapidly, public health experts are seeing good news: The second wave of confirmed cases appears to be stabilizing. Loading error Scientists are in no way celebrating, noting that the trend is fueled …
Read More »House Panel Finds Arizona Congressman Violated 11 Ethics Rules
The House of Representatives Ethics Committee said Thursday that it had ordered Representative David Schweikert, Republican of Arizona, to pay a $ 50,000 fine and face a reprimand by the House of Representatives after discovering that he violated 11 ethics rules. of the camera. The committee said Mr. Schweikert had …
Read More »Immune functions switched for reproductive success
A female specimen of the deep-sea anglerfish species Melanocetus johnsonii approximately 75 mm in size with a large 23.5 mm male fused into its belly. Credit: Edith A. Widder The deep sea monkfish employs an incredible reproductive strategy. Small dwarf males permanently attach to relatively gigantic females, fuse their tissues …
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