The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been announced. These are the players who will take the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Globe Life Field. The results of the fan vote to determine this year’s … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — People are not the only ones who can perform amputations to save lives. A new study has found that carpenter ants in Florida bite off the injured limbs of nestmates, depending on the … Read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing the largest outbreak of the viral MPOX disease ever recorded, with tens of thousands infected in June. In December 2022, the government declared it an epidemic. The disease mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is caused by the monkeypox virus and is usually zoonotic, meaning that the disease … Read more
Authorities in Washington and Arlington, Virginia, advised all 920,000 residents Wednesday to boil their drinking water after discovering that algae blooms in the Potomac River had raised pollution levels in a reservoir. The boil water advisory, which applies to the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport, will remain in effect until authorities confirm … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Koo had hoped to become an alternative to X in India Article information Author, Zoja Mateen Role, BBC News, Delhi 2 hours ago Millions of social media users in India are in lockdown after local microblogging platform Koo, which billed itself as an alternative to X, announced it would … Read more
“I’m no longer a one-hit wonder,” Tiffany Zhong tweeted on the morning of July 3. Zhong, the 27-year-old founder of noplace (yes, the name is all lowercase), a MySpace-style social media app for Gen Z, posted a screenshot of the Apple App Store, alongside a selfie of herself screaming. Noplace was ranked number one for … Read more
Tom Hanks’ son Chet Hanks condemned the intolerant people who “twisted” the meaning of his phrase “white boy summer” to promote hatred. “White boy summer was created to be fun, playful and a celebration of badass white boys who love beautiful queens of all races,” he posted on Instagram on Wednesday. “Anything further twisted into … Read more
The Warriors, Kings and San Antonio Spurs are all reportedly interested in the trade for Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen. The three NBA teams all have “significant offers on the table” for the coveted forward, The Athletic’s Tony Jones told Kyle Draper and Kevin Gleason during an interview with Sactown Sports 1140 on Wednesday. view … Read more
The moon is known for its gray, pockmarked appearance. But did you know that if you point a telescope at a satellite next to our planet, you will also see bright spots on the lunar surface? Since these strange phenomena, known as lunar whirls, were first noticed in the 17th century, scientists have wondered where … Read more
Long COVID is a serious illness with no known mechanism or cure. Far from psychosomatic in natureA new study underscores the idea that this misunderstood disease is largely biological. The continuing toll that the SARS-CoV-2 virus takes on the immune system is widespread and hide in plain sight, argue researchers from the University of California, … Read more