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The International Maritime Organization may approve a new carbon tax on shipping.
The Trump administration argues the carbon tax will harm trade and cost jobs.
Australian businessman...
According to a new study, American women in their 30s are having more babies than younger moms.
Researchers say the shift is due to more women waiting longer to have children and the drop in teenage pregnancies. Important to note, for the past 30 years, women in their 20s have...
Fidget spinners are the latest craze, but one woman is warning others about her daughter’s nearly fatal experience with the toy.
A fidget spinner has two or three paddles that can be spun, similar to a fan, which in theory, allows people to relax. A mother is sharing her experience...
Just days after scientists named a dinosaur off a character from a Ghostbusters movie and two major dinosaur discoveries, researchers are now claiming that dinosaurs could have survived the asteroid crash that hit the Earth if it had struck 30 seconds sooner or later.
Humans may not be inhabiting planet earth if...
A new study by Northwestern Medicine has found blood pressure readings of African-Americans dropped between one to five points after they moved to less segregated neighborhoods.
In a longitudinal study analyzing the impact of living in the less segregated areas on blood pressure. Previous research found that racial residential segregation...
Jessica Alba’s company, The Honest Company, announced on Monday that the firm is voluntarily recalling certain types of baby wipes. The company explained that they voluntarily recall the baby wipes due to the possible presence of mold. In a statement, the company said, “We believe the affected product is...
The world is in the middle of a cyber attack. Hundreds of thousands of computers have been hacked by hackers demanding ransom. Now, another company has been hacked. Disney's CEO Bob Iger revealed on Monday that hackers have claims access to a Disney movie and are allegedly demanding a...
If you're a hardcore Madden fan, then you are probably considering buying the G.O.A.T addition of the game which allows fans to get the new game on August 22, which is three days earlier than the official release on August 25. In case you did not know, G.O.A.T stands...
Despite an update from Microsoft to patch their long unsupported operating systems and an apparent kill switch that will allegedly shut down the ransomware, the Wanncrypt/Wannacry cyber attack continues to grow around the world. According to reports, at least “200,000 victims in at least 150 countries” have been affected...
Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg posted a Mother's Day Facebook post on Sunday calling for federal and corporate policies to change and benefit from working parents. Some of the changes she urged politicians and CEOs to implement included minimum wage increases, mandated paid parental leave and increasing the...
An exoplanet the size of Neptune was discovered orbiting close to its parent star, and researchers now believe that it has an atmosphere that contains both water vapor and clouds.
Researchers using both NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes discovered the planet, which is located approximately 437 light years away...
New research suggests that the human sense of smell is just as good as other mammals including dogs and rodents. This study is a paradigm shift from the usual assumption that humans have a weak sense of smell.
Led by Rutgers University neurobiologist John McGann, who has been working for years...
Working out for 30 minutes five days a week can extend your lifespan by up to 10 years. According to a new study, researchers at the Brigham Young University found that high levels of exercise slow down the aging process. Researchers were surprised to find that those who regularly...
While Snapchat is becoming creative when it comes to using the platform for hiring and advertising, people are using the platform to allegedly target teenagers.
A man used Snapchat to lure a runaway teen to Los Angeles from Australia where she joined him on a road trip to New York...
Researchers are currently working on a vaccine for Ebola. Then, last April, a man with a nosebleed, vomiting, fever and bloody stools arrived at a clinic in the northern province of Bas-Uele in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He would later die.
Several days later, several other people began getting...
The digital currency, Bitcoin, has a 94% year-to-date gain and is now worth nearly $2000 with estimates giving a single bitcoin the valuation of $1843. The extremely volatile digital currency has led to many people to compare it as a foreign exchange and even drawn comparisons to gold. In fact,...
Elon Musk revealed on Friday via social media that his tunneling company has started construction on a passage underneath Los Angeles, California. Via Instagram in a series of posts, the billionaire entrepreneur provided details about his plan Boring Co., which he formed after getting sick and tired of Los...
Three great white sharks have washed ashore in South Africa this month with their livers missing.
Researchers with the Dyer Island conservation trust examine the sharks and concluded that based on the sharks' injuries orcas most likely kill them and ate their livers, according to a study published on the...
Screen time is becoming the latest topic of research as more and more parents are putting a tablet, computer, or TV in front of their child. As a result, researchers and scientists are trying to discover how this is impacting child development. Last October, doctors suggested setting new screen...
Hackers have unleashed chaos on Friday affecting Britain’s healthcare system. According to the New York Times, a hacking tool created by the national security agency that was leaked is now targeting and affecting systems in a dozen countries.
The hacking tool, which is a type of ransomware that encrypts data...
You may want to think twice before you order your next sushi roll. A paper published Thursday in BMJ Case Reports reports cases of a worm-like parasite being on the rise in the west coast of the United States due to the increase in popularity of sushi and other...
