Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes
Thin mountain air may fight diabetes by turning red blood cells into sugar sponges.
Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web
Together with two other researchers, they set out to look into Persona, the San Francisco-based startup that’s used by Discord for biometric identity verification – and found a Persona frontend…
Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested Thursday by a local U.K. police force on suspicion of misconduct in public office, an extraordinary development as the former royal faces intense scrutiny over his…
Surprise 4-legged Olympic competitor wows cross-country fans
LAGO DI TESERO, Italy — A local dog made a bid for Olympic glory Wednesday morning, breaking out of his doghouse and onto the homestretch of the cross-country ski course…
US FDA reverses course, will review Moderna’s flu vaccine application
Dr. Jesse Goodman, former FDA chief scientist, called the approach the agency finally settled on very sensible, but said it was a "really badly done process" to get there. If…
‘Smiling’ fossil discovered on Holy Island
Christine Clark, 64, was hunting for fossils during a Boxing Day walk on Holy Island, Northumberland when something caught her eye. A tiny pebble seemed to be "smiling at me",…
Jane Baer, Animator on ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘The Rescuers’ and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit,’ Dies at 91
Jane Baer, whose half-century in animation including work on such films as Sleeping Beauty, The Rescuers and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died. She was 91. {read}
Italy’s famous Lovers’ Arch collapses into the sea on Valentine’s Day
Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after storm
Discord’s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Last week, Discord invited the contempt of its users by announcing it will be rolling out global age verification restrictions in March, which will restrict viewable content and communities for…
Dangerous Light
On a lost effect from the analog film era.