Living compasses: chinook salmon have cells in their noses that contain magnetic crystals. (Courtesy: Zureks/CC BY-SA 3.0) Tiny crystals of iron-based magnetite have been found in specialized receptor cells in the noses of salmon, suggesting that the crystals are used by the fish to navigate using Earth’s magnetic field. The research was done by an
Month: January 2022
Completely at random, the world ended.Trade in shares was lively, the weather splendid.Lovers lay in beds and some on the sand.Artists painted nature, if not the lay of the land.Professors wrinkled brows and wrote of weighty things.The season was any season: fall and also spring. The plumber changed a pipe and mended a leak.The bridegroom’s
After being forced to sit out the annually lucrative Chinese New Year period as the Covid crisis was just beginning in 2020, Chinese box office blasted to an all-time high during the comparable 2021 session. This week, the Year of the Tiger will be ushered in with eight movies beginning February 1, and with potential
WASHINGTON — The European Commission is rolling out a new program to offer investment for European startups to keep those companies on the continent. Officials from the European Commission, European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund announced Jan. 25 they were committing at least one billion euros ($1.12 billion) over five years to Cassini, a
macOS Monterey 12.2 is causing battery drain during sleep mode for some users. The issue seems to be impacting users due to Bluetooth accessories frequently waking MacBooks, resulting in battery draining. A few users have reported the battery draining problem on social media, including Reddit and Twitter. However, the issue doesn’t seem to have impacted
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street on January 19, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Senior civil servant Sue Gray has released the initial findings of her long-awaited investigation into the Downing Street “partygate” scandal. The 12-page interim report, published Monday, makes clear that
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting, and they are showing off that baby bump with style! The two were absolutely glowing out in Harlem (his hometown). Her outfit seems to compliment the reveal super well … with a gold cross and some jewels resting on the bump! They weren’t out long, as it seemed pretty
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. Ben Gray | AP Atlanta’s top prosecutor asked the FBI to conduct a security assessment and provide protection for a courthouse and government center a day after former President Donald Trump called on supporters to hold “the biggest protests we’ve
Bert Stern/Condé Nast/Shutterstock Directly below the Manhattan Bridge, on the mostly-vacant second floor of a Chinatown mall, there is a highly curated array of eveningwear at the vintage mecca James Veloria. When they were first released in the late ’90s and early aughts, many of these garments would have been displayed in gleaming department stores.
The forthcoming Party Down revival will have some new faces. Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, and Zoë Chao will be new series regulars. on the forthcoming series. Additionally, James Marsden has closed a deal to recur. As previously reported, Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan
What You Call Your Territory I Call My Home What is another word for colony? The internet tells me my country has a dependency. Without being a possession of the United States, how could we have survived? Our veins needing the high of first world blood money. Maybe being a territory is not so bad,
Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers – part of what is now called The Great Resignation. Around 4 million workers have quit each month between July and November 2021. Erica Leman had maintained a side hustle as a wedding photographer for 12 years. Like millions of other Americans, Leman, who was working in
Freeman H. Shen, Founder, Chairman & CEO of WM Motor, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 2 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 28, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. Dave Zhong/Getty Images for CNBC International BEIJING — Covid-related restrictions have increased production costs for Chinese electric car start-up
Cinemas from Philly to New York State and Boston (Coolidge Corner Theatre, you were missed) shuttered all or part of Sat., rattling but not routing the specialty box office. And a shout-out to theaters in NYC proper where all stayed open – sparse by day but picking up in the evening thanks to “younger people
WASHINGTON — NASA’s safety advisers say they’re closely watching a planned reorganization of the agency’s human spaceflight directorate to ensure it doesn’t adversely affect safety. NASA announced in September that it was splitting its Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) into two organizations, the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate and Space Operations Mission Directorate.
Paytm offers different ways for users to make payments, and the fintech company recently added support for a Tap to Pay feature to make bank card payments using their Android smartphones. The feature works in a similar manner as Samsung Pay and Google Pay, allowing users to make purchases at Point of Sale (PoS) machines
Prince Andrew tees off at the 18th hole at St. Andrews in Scotland, October, 1994. Stephen Munday | Getty Images Prince Andrew has said goodbye to St. Andrews. Prince Andrew has given up an honorary membership in Britain’s most renowned golf club in the latest blow to what is left of the royal family member‘s
News After Neil Young Boycott, Spotify Adding Content Advisories to Any Podcast That Discusses COVID-19 Young and Joni Mitchell’s exit in protest over Joe Rogan’s COVID-19 misinformation has been followed by other artist and podcast departures from the platform By Evan Minsker January 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Spotify CEO Daniel Ek (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty
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