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Co-infection with 'superbug' spikes Covid virus replication by 15-fold
Researchers have identified a protein found in superbugs that enhances SARS-CoV-2 replication by 10…
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Being nice may be the reason you're not getting promoted at work
Career experts explain how performance punishment and the perception of weakness prevent likable, c…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Animals in the savanna are more scared of the sound of a human voice than lions, dogs, or guns, a study found
Animals in the savanna in South Africa were twice as scared when they heard human voices than when …
Maiya Focht
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NASA's James Webb telescope captured the spectacular death throes of a star 2,600 light year away
The image shows a doughnut-shaped structure of glowing gas known as the Ring Nebula in unprecedente…
Marianne Guenot
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Why the age-old taboo against revealing your salary is proving impossible to break
According to new research, many companies view salary discussions in the workplace as taboo. Despit…
Jake Rosenfeld,Michael M. Oswalt,Patrick Denice
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A meteorite landed inches away from a woman's pillow as she slept
"The next thing was just a huge explosion and debris all over my face," Hamilton told CBC. "I didn'…
Azmi Haroun
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'Identity capital' is the key to getting your dream job and making friends in your 20s, according to Gen Z and millennials on TikTok
The term is picking up steam on TikTok, and it could add both social and economic value to a 20-som…
Jason Lalljee
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Scientists using algae to produce low-cost COVID-19 test kits
"We are using a microalgae that shows a lot of promise for not only producing the protein needed, …
PTI
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Walmart's latest sales ring in a marriage boom as couples hit by COVID-19 delays look to race down the aisle
Walmart supplier Gartner Studios found that 95% of couples who delayed their 2020 weddings plan to …
Áine Cain
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How SpaceX teamed up with a small Canadian IT company to bring its Starlink internet service to an indigenous community
The CEO of the company who linked SpaceX with Pikangikum, joked with his team, saying "I'm gonna ge…
Kate Duffy
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Scientists use AI to crack novel coronavirus genome signature
The "ultra-fast, scalable, and highly accurate" classification system uses a new graphic-based, sp…
PTI
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GOP Rep. John Katko beats Democrat Dana Balter in their rematch for New York's 24th District
Katko was one of just three House Republicans running for reelection in districts Hillary Clinton c…
Grace Panetta
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House votes to decriminalize marijuana
Welcome to Insider Cannabis, where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and pers…
Jeremy Berke,Yeji Jesse Lee
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A new messaging app hopes to learn lessons from Yik-Yak and become the next big thing on college campuses
Islands permits users to chat anonymously. But it's hoping to prevent the type of harassment that h…
Caroline Cakebread
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How China turned a Tiananmen Square memorial into one of the most sought-after sculptures in the world
The "Pillar of Shame" was meant to spread all around the world. It didn't — until now, thanks…
Cezary Podkul
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Here's what most people do on Facebook when they break up
A small study from the University of Western Ontario shows how people deal with breakups on Faceboo…
Alex Kuzoian
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The world's first no-kill eggs have gone on sale after scientists found a way to determine a chick's sex before it hatches
Breloh told The Guardian that the new method draws on a discovery made by Almuth Einspanier, a prof…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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Trump challenged Rex Tillerson to an IQ test - here's why it wouldn't work
What the team found, however, was that intelligence was scattered haphazardly among the dozen metri…
Chris Weller
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A running shoe company owned by Warren Buffett is now sponsoring the beer mile world record holder
According to a report in Runner's World, Kent - a 22-year-old senior at the University of West…
Myles Udland
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This personality trait may get you hired - but it won't necessarily get you promoted
One study, conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota, looked at the personality trait…