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Jan 15 2025SPORTS

What If Detroit's Lions Won: Where Would It Rank?

Imagine for a moment that the Detroit Lions, a team known for years of struggles, finally won the biggest game in football. How would that compare to other city teams that have tasted victory? Let’s take a look at some of Detroit's happiest sports moments to see where a Lions championship would fit.

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Jan 15 2025TECHNOLOGY

Watch Out, Sports Fans! DirecTV's New MySports Package is Here!

Remember Venu Sports? Well, it's gone, but DirecTV has just launched a new streaming service called MySports, costing $70 per month. This service offers a mix of sports and news channels from big names like Disney (ABC, ESPN), Fox (Fox Sports 1), NBC Universal (NBC, USA Network), and Warner Bros. Di

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Jan 14 2025TECHNOLOGY

Detecting Propaganda in News with Hierarchical Graphs

Social media has become a hotbed for spreading facts, false claims, and propaganda, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are great at processing language, but detecting propaganda is tricky because of the complexity of text interactions and the need to understand cont

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Jan 14 2025SCIENCE

Discovering Cell-Based Sensors for EGF Detection

Ever wondered how scientists keep an eye on cellular interactions? One fascinating approach involves using live cells as tiny detectors. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays a serious role in cancer development, so tracking its activity is crucial. Traditional lab methods have drawbacks, but now, the

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Jan 14 2025SCIENCE

Plant Smells Help Bugs Beat Defenses

When plants get attacked by bugs, they release special smells called herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). Scientists wanted to know if these smells help or hurt certain insect larvae. Using two kinds of moth pests, the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and the tobacco cutworm (S. litura),

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Jan 13 2025SPORTS

Lions' Playoff Fate: A New Challenge with the Commanders

Young fans, get ready! The Detroit Lions are gearing up for their 2024-25 NFL playoff run, and they'll start on Saturday night at 8 p. m. ET. Their first opponents? The Washington Commanders! This matchup is set in stone because the Commanders are the lowest seed still standing. The Lions haven't fa

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Jan 13 2025SCIENCE

Tracking Rare Fish with eDNA: A New Technique

Want to find rare fish without actually seeing them? Scientists have come up with a clever way using something called eDNA. This stands for environmental DNA, which is basically tiny bits of DNA that living things leave behind in their environment. To detect this eDNA, scientists use a combination

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Jan 12 2025SPORTS

Who's Next for the Ravens in the NFL Playoffs?

The Baltimore Ravens had a great start to the 2025 NFL Playoffs, crushing the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14. Star running back Derrick Henry ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns, while quarterback Lamar Jackson threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, also rushing for 81 yards. This means they're heading

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Jan 12 2025SCIENCE

When Ash Meets Lead: Changing Rules for Lichens and Mosses

Lichens and mosses are great thermometers for tracking atmospheric deposits, especially the isotope 210 Pb. Scientists often use a method called gamma spectrometric analysis to measure this. But sometimes they need to boost the sensitivity by concentrating 210 Pb. One common way to do this is

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Jan 12 2025SCIENCE

Hunting Explosives: A New Forensic Tool

Crime scenes are full of clues, but finding the right ones can be as tricky as finding a needle in a haystack. Forensic scientists often need help to detect explosives. Enter laser desorption-ion mobility spectrometry (LD-IMS), a cutting-edge technique developed by MaSaTECH. This method zaps samples

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