This holiday season, AAA forecasts a whopping 119. 3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home. That's more than ever before! This isn't just a slight increase; it's millions more than last year and even more than the 2019 record. Why the big surge? It could be because Christmas Day fall
Imagine this: a tiny team of heroes shrunk down and swallowed by none other than Robin. That's right, Damian Wayne just used the Atom's shrinking tech in a very gross way during DC's vampire war. Picture this - Robin regurgitates the human resistance, led by Green Arrow, right into the enemy base. I
Imagine you're looking at tiny pieces of plastic like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS). These are called microplastics. Scientists wanted to know how well these microplastics could pick up a certain type of antibiotic called tetracycline (TC). They did some cool expe
New York City's 500 miles of coastline are at risk from rising sea levels and increased storm surges. Future heat waves will only get worse. By 2050, the city could see temperatures rise by up to 5. 5 degrees Fahrenheit. This means more property damage, health issues, and lives lost. But who pays? T
You’ve probably heard that microplastics (MPs) are bad for the environment, but did you know they also help antibiotics move around in groundwater? This happens because MPs can carry antibiotics like oxytetracycline (OTC) as they journey through soil and surface water. According to research, this me
You might think compost is all about turning waste into something useful, but there's a hidden problem lurking inside: microplastics. These tiny plastic particles are sneaking into our compost from various sources like domestic trash, sewage sludge, and agricultural waste. Once they're in there, the
When you're watching from abroad, American politics often appears heated and divisive. In places like the United Kingdom, controversial topics like Scottish independence or Brexit sparked protests, but rarely violence. Politics is generally discussed civilly. However, when looking at American electi
When kids get really sick and need to stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), it's worse if they catch infections or other complications at the hospital. These hospital-acquired complications (HACs) can make them stay longer and need more help breathing, which isn't good for their health o
Muscle injuries are often classified by their location within the bone-tendon-muscle chain. But did you know that understanding the damage to connective tissues can also help us understand these injuries better? Let's dive into the world of tendons, aponeuroses, and fasciae, and see how they differ
In a surprise turnaround, the House Ethics Committee has voted to make public its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz. This reverses a previous decision made in November, when the committee had voted along party lines to keep the report under wraps. The report, which concludes a long-running investigat
