Categories
Science

We Used to Hate Commuting. Now We Realize We’ve Lost Something.

For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day – 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7 percent of workers spending two hours or more on the road. Many people think of commuting as a chore and a waste of time. However, during […]

Categories
World

We’ve Done Lots for Ukraine, but Winning Will Take Much More

While the Western commitment to send tanks to Ukraine was a welcome breakthrough, it should not be seen as a panacea. At this crucial juncture in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the outcome of the conflict is far from clear and it will take at least two major shifts in U.S. and NATO policies […]

Categories
Technology

HTC’s New Standalone VR Headset Is Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen

VR has suddenly gotten more expensive. It seems like the worst possible timing, but HTC’s newest high-end headset announced at CES, the Vive XR Elite, follows a similar playbook to Meta’s recent Quest Pro, and possibly Apple’s awaited device as well. It raises a question: Are we truly ready for the rise of the $1,000-plus VR […]

Categories
Entertainment

We’ve got a complicated appreciation for Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda

We’ve got a complicated appreciation for Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda The Musical’ : Pop Culture Happy Hour NPR Source link

Categories
Health

‘We’ve never seen him’: Family of Phoenix murder victim says they

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — The family of Destiny Hernandez is relieved someone is being held accountable for her murder. For the first time since a man accused of killing Hernandez was arrested last week, her family is speaking with Arizona’s Family. Officers said that 18-year-old Jvion Gadson-Scott was arrested last Thursday afternoon for the murder […]

Categories
Life Style

We’ve Vastly Improved Our Relationship with Bangladesh. We Have

We’ve vastly improved our relationship with Bangladesh. We have settled our land boundary agreement with them. It’s an example of how successful diplomacy has directly contributed to a stronger relationship (between two countries): EAM addresses Indian diaspora in Vienna, Austria pic.twitter.com/7eHzByXQbj— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral […]

Categories
Science

We’ve Never Found Anything Like The Solar System. Is It a Freak

Since the landmark discovery in 1992 of two planets orbiting a star outside of our Solar System, thousands of new worlds have been added to a rapidly growing list of ‘exoplanets’ in the Milky Way galaxy. We’ve learnt many things from this vast catalogue of alien worlds orbiting alien stars. But one small detail stands […]

Categories
Science

We’ve Discovered A Subtle Genetic Imbalance That May Drive Aging

Scientists have found an extremely subtle twist in the genetics of aging cells, one that seems to make them increasingly less functional as time goes on. Researchers from Northwestern University have revealed animals like mice, rats, killifish, and even humans show a gradual imbalance of long and short genes in virtually every cell in their […]

Categories
Science

Plastic Rain Is a Now a Thing, And We’ve Underestimated Just How

A plastic mist descends from the sky each day. You can’t see it. Or feel it. It has no smell or taste. But researchers think we are seriously underestimating the invisible downpour. New estimates by a team of scientists from the University of Auckland in New Zealand suggest an average of nearly 5000 microplastic particles […]

Categories
Life Style

The tiny treasures that we’ve found during house clearances |

Re hoarding (You be the judge, 2 December), going through my late father’s many, many boxes with several necessary bin liners at my side, I found a small envelope, sealed, slit open and carefully resealed with Sellotape. I could feel two tiny hard lumps inside it. Across the envelope flap he’d pencilled “Contains small screw […]