Vampire bats sprint on treadmill as study shows special way they use blood for energy
Vampire bats are excellent runners and researchers have shown how their metabolism has adapted to work in a different way to most...
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Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom for his arraignment in...
7 days ago5 min read
Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds.’ Just don’t expect them to say for which products
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers : sometimes they give customers full refunds and...
Nov 111 min read
1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered...
Nov 72 min read
Psychological test unveils what kind of person you are based on one simple question
People have shared their shock after taking a quick and easy personality test only to feel 'called out' by the results - with many people...
Nov 62 min read
The Simpsons predicted US 2024 election map with eerie accuracy in the year 2000
Fans have said the election map is a dead ringer for the outcome in 2024 In an episode dating from 2000 called Bart to the Future, Lisa...
Nov 44 min read
A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist
Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the...
Oct 311 min read
Maryland historical society seeks to identify mystery machine
The Dorchester County Historical Society is trying to identify a mystery machine that has been in storage since the 1990s and includes...
Oct 302 min read
Incendiary devices that burned ballot boxes carried ‘Free Gaza’ messages, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Incendiary devices found at the scene of ballot drop box fires in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Vancouver, Washington,...
Oct 283 min read
How to prepare your body and mind for the end of daylight saving time
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months...
Oct 254 min read
Black MPs tell Keir Starmer considering reparations for slavery is 'right thing to do'
Labour MP Dawn Butler said: 'We do have to consider reparations because it's the right thing to do' Black MPs have told Keir Starmer that...
Oct 232 min read
Traveler warns of new danger after discovering terrifying item in hotel room bed: ‘Nightmare material’
What a prick. A traveler was terrified after inadvertently touching a needle found on his hotel room bed. The anonymous man posted his...
Oct 211 min read
Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. An expedition...
Oct 173 min read
FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context
Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed...
Oct 162 min read
Mysterious ‘doorway’ discovered in Antarctic ice via Google Maps — and conspiracy theorists have wild ideas
The doorway has been the topic of fantastical theories online. Google Maps is a place of great discovery — and the latest sighting may be...
Oct 141 min read
Suspected meteor lights up the early morning sky over Australia
Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A bright fireball that illuminated the early morning sky over Australia's New South Wales and Queensland is believed to...
Oct 102 min read
The Wind Is Bulls**t': Trump's Weird New Ramble Has To Be Seen To Be Believed
Donald Trump renewed his war on windmills Wednesday with a long-winded rant that took his hatred of the energy source to a strange new...
Oct 94 min read
How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm’s severity
Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern...
Oct 73 min read
Are digital tools a way for companies to retain hourly workers?
NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic and the resetting of the economy that followed it made hourly workers more aware of their value....
Oct 32 min read
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
FILE - A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s...
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