Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has given birth to her first child with husband Chris Wood, a boy named Huxley. The actress, 31, and her partner – who co-stared with her in The CW series – welcomed their bundle a joy ‘a few weeks ago’, as she confirmed the news on Instagram. Sharing a snap of…
Opinion Jamie Ragos Editor’s note: In this column Jaime Ragos, the Dave Theno Fellow for STOP Foodborne Illness, discusses her year working and learning in the food safety arena. I have learned some valuable lessons in these days of the coronavirus . . . things like, I enjoy my own company, The Golden Girls” is a…
Opinion Not since the scientists working for J. Robert Oppenheimer began having second thoughts about setting off the A-bombs they made to end World War II have I run across anything quite like “The Social Dilemma.” Since Sept. 9, the 89-minute film has been available on Netflix. It is the first documentary to be the top pick…
One of the first questions during last night’s presidential debate was about COVID-19. And, although the debate was chaotic to say the absolute least, former Vice President Joe Biden did manage to get in some clear criticism of President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.The second subject of the presidential debate was COVID-19, “an awfully…
Back on the chain gangREMEMBER THE 7am alarm? The rushed goodbye with spouse and children as you dash out of the house? The nervous patting of pockets to check for keys, season ticket, security pass and phone? And the clogged traffic or crowded train carriage?Most office workers have escaped those familiar rituals for the past…
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I know it feels like we JUST had a big Apple day last month—and that’s because we did! First, there was the…
In brief: Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Negev, Israel, developed a device that can warn users of an oncoming epileptic seizure up to an hour in advance. The wearable tech uses AI detection algorithms to analyze electroencephalograms (EEG) in real-time. If indicative brain patterns are recognized, it sends an alert to the user’s smartphone. The…
Research by scientists in Australia could help open up new possibilities to treat enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections. University of New South Wales (UNSW) microbiologists discovered a molecular pathway that controls Shiga toxin production. The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). EHEC is a foodborne pathogen that releases Shiga toxins during…
After multiple cancelled flights, Georgia and Greg King’s dogs will be flying from Canada to their home in Australia before them.Greg and Georgia King were able to book a repatriation flight to get their two dogs home to Australia from Canada, but have yet to be able to find seats for themselves. (Helen Pike/CBC)After multiple…