Новости за 21.02.2019

The world’s largest bee — a giant insect roughly the size of a human thumb — has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez led the disclosed payroll for UFC Phoenix, cashing a six-figure sum for his unsuccessful return against Francis Ngannou.

DEAR DEIDRE: MY husband would like sex all the time but I’ve lost interest. We have been married for 37 years. We still love each other but our sex life has dwindled. The lack of sex doesn’t worry me but my husband is very unhappy about it. I am 59, he is 60. Our two daughters […]

Google unveiled a qubit controller for quantum computers that operates at extremely low temperatures and requires just 2 watts of power.

Boeheim passed field sobriety tests, according to police

Banks earned $59.1 billion in the fourth quarter, a 133% year-over-year increase, due to a one-time charge in year-earlier quarter and a lower effective tax rate throughout 2018.

Dawn Moon - whose store uniforms are emblazoned with the phrase 'Hand Job Professional' - insists the name is just a bit of innocent fun. But complaints to local zoning officials could force her to change it

Never has an Australian Prime Minister looked more at home in New Zealand than Scott Morrison on his flying visit to Auckland today. "Kia ora" he said as he stepped out of him limo at Government House ...

Well, well, isn't this interesting. NBC:

American politics is full of second acts, but the biggest rehabilitation in 2019 may be around the word “liberal.” For years, even Democrats shied away from the moniker. But new data show that L-word has emerged from its exile, and is being embraced again by those who once shunned it.

This week Gallup released data showing that, for the first time since 1994, more than half of Democrats, 51 percent, identified their political views as... Читать дальше...

"When I was younger I went to Ellis Island and we looked up Feigl and it said they came through from Germany, which I thought was pretty interesting," said the Rangers minor leaguer. "I know I'm a majority German, but I'm curious to kind of find out what else."

According to a new study, the precise patterning of bird feathers relies on signaling through ectodysplasin (EDA) and its receptor EDAR -- the same signaling pathway known to be crucial for the formation of hair follicles, teeth and scales in fish, lizards and mammals.

Consumer Reports has refused to recommend Tesla's flagship Model 3 sedan. Responses from over 500 car owners showed they experienced issues with paint, trim and electronics.

Many Persian Gulf War veterans experience Gulf War Illness (GWI), a chronic condition with symptoms ranging from gastrointestinal to neurological. While exposure to the anti-nerve gas pyridostigmine bromide (PB) is linked to the development of GWI, the exact cause and mechanisms of the illness remain unclear. Recently, an animal study tested the hypothesis that exposure to PB contributes to the development of GWI by disrupting the neural and immune systems of the intestine.

For famed MMA coach Firas Zahabi, Georges St-Pierre not only is the greatest of all time, but a symbol of civility in a hostile sport.

A leading farmers' organisation on Thursday announced suspension of its ongoing protest march from Nashik to Mumbai over agrarian concerns after talks with the Maharashtra government. The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), backed by the CPI(M), announced suspension of the 180-km march from Nashik to Mumbai after a three-and-a-half hour meeting of its representatives with state ministers Girish Mahajan and Jaykumar Rawal. The farmers had embarked on the march on Thursday morning, but it was called off later. Читать дальше...

Inspired by the refined electrochemistry of electric car batteries, scientists have developed a battery-like system that allows them to make potential advancements for the manufacturing of medicines. Their new method avoids safety risks associated with a type of chemical reaction known as dissolving metal reduction. Their method would offer significant advantages over current methods of chemical manufacturing, but until now, has largely been sidelined due to safety considerations.

Filed under: Lifestyle, Food, Cooking 101

It sounds like a miracle meal machine: You dump in your ingredients, plug the thing in, and get a hot, hearty, perfectly cooked meal ready to eat—with next-to-no prep or cleanup time. With recipes for everything from breakfast to drinks (and dessert!), it’s easy to go a little crockpot crazy. But alas, not every food is suited for slow cooking. Even Stephanie O’Dea, author of the New York Times best-selling author of the Make it Fast, Cook it Slow cookbooks... Читать дальше...

CEO Navin Gurnaney said the focus for the firm was on 'unit economics'

The two newest versions of the US Army’s Stryker combat vehicle in Europe have “cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can be exploited,” a US Department of Defense report reveals. It’s a growing problem for the US’ high-tech vehicles and weapons systems ‒ and one that reflects the priorities of the military-industrial complex, an expert tells Sputnik.

Tork's cause of death is not yet public, though he was diagnosed with a rare tongue cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, in 2009.