Portland City Commissioner Joe Ann Hardesty, who has pushed for a police budget cut, called 911 after a lift driver canceled his ride and told him to get out of his car. Lift driver Richmond Frost told two Portland Police Department officers who were arrested Nov. 1. Responding to the …
Read More »Popa langur: Scientists have discovered a new predatory primate species in Myanmar, with only 260 remaining.
The popa langur is a type of monkey that has a long tail, rings around its eyes and a fur crest at the top of its head. Only about 200 to 260 remain, according to a report published by the London Museum of Natural History, which co-authored the study. The …
Read More »Dimes clinch house control, but most are likely to shrink
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats spent two more years in control of the House Tuesday, but with a potential razor-thin majority, last week’s election final from which they split and less than the margin of error to move forward on their agenda. According to the Associated Press, the party has now …
Read More »New T-cell testing may be better for detecting past coronavirus infections, study shows
A separate test – one that detects an immune cell, called a T cell – was more effective, according to the study. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Baylor K. Ledge Medicine. “This means. It is well known that antibodies are destroyed, but T cells have an immune system,” said Peter Hotez. …
Read More »Scientists have discovered an ancient lake under the ice of Greenland
The ancient basin, now miles below the ice, is shaped like a meat cleaver. Image: Paxman et al., EPSL, 2020 Using radar and other ice-infiltration devices, scientists have discovered a “fossil lake” preserved under a sheet of Greenland ice, which is the first discovery of its kind. According to Columbia …
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