An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip. That’s because the trunk is highly sensitive when it comes to sensing touch. Scientists have determined that the whiskers lining … Read more
Apple Martin has decided now is the time to come clean: she tried lip filler. Once. However, that was three years ago, and the college student has never been back for a top off. Nevertheless, “everyone seems to think that I have crazy lip filler,” she says. In truth, the secret to the pillowy pout … Read more
The team completed the highest-quality chestnut genomes for both the American and Chinese species, identifying about 25,000 to 30,000 genes in the different assemblies. They then used this information for two types of genetic analysis: quantitative trait locus identification and genome-wide association. Both approaches aim to identify regions of the genome associated with specific properties … Read more
Bitcoin miner Cango said it closed a previously announced $10.5 million equity investment from Enduring Wealth Capital Limited and entered into agreements for an additional $65 million in equity financing from entities owned by Cango chairman Xin Jin and Chang-Wei Chiu, a director of the company. According to Thursday’s announcement, the $10.5 million investment was … Read more
After months of telegraphing the move, the Trump administration today officially repealed the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” which found that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane were a threat to human health and welfare. The finding had so far supported the agency’s regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Currently, the … Read more
Vincenzo Iozzo, a renowned hacker linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is no longer listed on the website of Black Hat, one of the largest cybersecurity conferences in the world, nor on the Japanese security conference Code Blue. As of Thursday, Iozzo does not appear on the official review board pages of Black Hat … Read more
Spring doesn’t officially kick off until March 20th, but there’s something to be said about getting a head start on your spring cleaning. Lucky for you, Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni is currently on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and directly from Eufy (with promo code WS7DV2D5LF9F) for $449.99 ($450 off), matching its lowest price to date. … Read more
Whether you’re considering a 16-inch gaming laptop, or a more compact 14-inch model, there’s a deal with your name on it happening right now at Best Buy. The 2025 models of Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 16S and the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 are hundreds off, although it’s the model with the bigger screen that is … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A raft of former top civil servants have urged Sir Keir Starmer to carry out a full process to appoint the next cabinet secretary, as the prime minister forced out Sir Chris Wormald on Thursday … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Riley Burruss, the breakout star of Bravo’s Next Gen NYC, has signed with Kensington Grey for digital and brand representation. Burruss is carving her own path in the spotlight after being introduced to audiences as Kandi Burruss’s daughter on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a kid. Stepping into the spotlight as part of … Read more