Why are populations of alpine bees declining?
Story at a glance New research underscores the negative impact of climate change on alpine bee populations. According to 60 years’ worth of data, bees in alpine regions are in an evolutionary rut, unable to adapt to warmer temperatures. This means bees from more southern regions can exploit resources alpine bees miss out on, contribut
Read MoreFTC drops Zuckerberg from lawsuit over virtual reality company purchase
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered an agreement with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to drop him from an ongoing antitrust lawsuit attempting to block the company’s purchase of a virtual reality company. A joint court filing stipulates that Zuckerberg will not purchase the company, Within Unlimited, as an individual or through any entity controlled by Zuckerberg in exchange for being removed as a defendant in the suit. The lawsuit,
Read MoreIran’s ‘state’ terrorism and an American policy of deterrence
History tells us that ignoring a pattern of escalating aggression — a failure to deter — courts disaster. We appear to be on that path with Iran. For many years, the foreign policy establishment believed Tehran would only target the U.S. homeland in case of war. This theory collapsed in 2011 when the FBI foiled an Iranian plot to kill the then Saudi Arabia ambassador to the U.S. in an attempt that, if successful, wou
Read MoreUSDA issues health alert for Perdue chicken tenders
WASHINGTON (WHNT) — A public health alert has been issued for Perdue's frozen ready-to-eat chicken breast tenders labeled "gluten-free" over concerns of small pieces of plastic and blue dye, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. A recall was not issued for the product since it is no longer available to
Read MoreRick Reed, GOP strategist behind Kerry Swift Boat ads, dies at 69
Rick Reed, a longtime GOP media strategist who famously crafted a series of ads in 2004 attacking then-presidential candidate John Kerry’s military record in the Vietnam War, died unexpectedly on Aug. 17. He was 69. Reed was most known for designing multiple ads during the 2004 presidential campaign for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that accused Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee who at the time served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, of not deserving his combat medals and betraying his fellow soldiers. The ad campaign was seen as a smear campaign by many, i
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