After noticing the telltale signs of guano streaks on satellite imagery, an international team of researchers set out to count the number of penguins on Antarctica’s aptly named Danger Islands. They found a previously undetected supercolony of over 1.5 million Adélie penguins—a surprising result, given how poorly these aquatic birds are doing just 100 miles […]
Delta Air Lines Inc. showed no signs Friday of backing away from a decision to cancel fare discounts for the National Rifle Assn., despite a retaliatory move by Georgia state leaders that deprived the airline of a significant tax break. Atlanta-based Delta released an internal memo that Chief Executive Ed Bastian sent to employees that […]
BERLIN — The European Union will hit back at the heart of the United States, slapping tariffs on products like Harley-Davidsons, Kentucky bourbon and bluejeans, if President Trump goes ahead with a plan to place tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, the president of the bloc’s executive arm vowed on Friday. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of […]
The finding that eating nuts is associated with improved survival in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is making headlines again. The finding comes from an observational study of patients with stage III colon cancer who were treated with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. For those patients who recalled eating two servings of nuts per week, disease-free […]
NASA launched another of the world’s most advanced weather satellites on Thursday, this time to safeguard the western U.S. Lockheed Martin in Littleton helped build the new satellite. The GOES-S satellite thundered toward orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket, slicing through a hazy late afternoon sky. Dozens of meteorologists gathered for the launch, including TV […]
The outdoor retailer REI has suspended its relationship with a company that supplies some of its most popular brands, including CamelBak and Giro, because the conglomerate also manufactures guns and ammunition. REI said on Thursday that it would place a hold on any future orders with Vista Outdoor, a conglomerate that recently acquired several popular […]
President Trump said on Thursday that he would impose stiff tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, making good on a key campaign promise and rattling stock markets as the prospect of a global trade fight appeared imminent. In a hastily arranged meeting with industry executives that stunned many inside the West Wing, Mr. Trump […]
The only thing worse than getting the flu is catching it after you’ve gotten a flu shot. It’s been a terrible year for outbreaks – the worst in almost a decade. Contributing to that is the high failure rate of this year’s vaccine. The current shot is just 25 percent effective against the H3N2 virus, […]
Scientists have probed a period of the universe’s early history that no one has been able to explore before — and they got a surprise: It was far colder in the young universe, before the first stars blinked on, than astronomers previously thought. What’s more, that cosmic chill may have come from previously unknown interactions […]
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has exited its Herbalife bet five years after his on-air verbal brawl with Carl Icahn on CBNC. Ackman told CNBC’s Scott Wapner on Wednesday in a phone call that he had unwound the position. Herbalife shares jumped 9 percent to an all time high on Wednesday. The activist investor had […]
The Dick’s Sporting Goods ban on assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines and gun sales to buyers under 21 sparked a blitz of mostly positive social media buzz, but it probably won’t slow guns sales. While gun-control proponents hailed the ban, which comes two weeks after the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, the extremely fragmented nature of the […]
New research calls into question what’s in those IV bags that nearly every hospitalized patient gets. Using a different intravenous fluid instead of the usual saline greatly reduced the risk of death or kidney damage, two large studies found. The difference could mean 50,000 to 70,000 fewer deaths and 100,000 fewer cases of kidney failure […]
