Maine's small business owners are in a tough spot. They're worried about a big jump in health insurance costs. This could happen if certain tax credits from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stop. These credits help keep premiums affordable. Without them, many families could face huge bills. Take Ossian Riday, a self-employed software developer from Topsham. He shared h...
Science and indigenous knowledge have been around for ages. Science uses experiments and data to understand the world. Indigenous wisdom, on the other hand, comes from living closely with nature and seeing everything as connected. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza is a scientist with indigenous roots. She is doing something unique. She is blending modern science with indigenous...
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A new player has entered the scene to support the growth of RealFi and open finance on the Pharos Network. The Pharos Foundation, a non-profit organization, has officially launched to oversee this ecosystem. This move is a big deal for Pharos Network, as it gears up for its Token Generation Event (TGE) and Mainnet Launch in early 2026. The Foundation aims to provide ...
The Trump family's financial portfolio has taken a serious hit, losing about $1 billion in recent months. This drop is largely due to the declining value of cryptocurrencies, which the family has heavily invested in. According to Bloomberg News, their net worth has gone from $7. 7 billion to $6. 7 billion since September. One of the biggest losses came from Trump Me...
In hot and dry places, mosquitoes can be a big problem. They spread diseases, and their numbers can change a lot from one area to another. To understand and predict where and when mosquitoes will be most abundant, scientists need good models. These models should consider how local weather affects mosquito populations. A recent study looked at mosquito numbers in Mar...
In a move to protect public health, Twin Sisters Creamery has pulled four types of raw milk cheese from shelves. The recall affects Whatcom Blue, Farmhouse, Peppercorn, and Mustard Seed cheeses, all made with unpasteurized milk. This action follows the discovery of harmful E. coli bacteria in some samples. So far, three people in Oregon and Washington have fallen il...
Scientists are exploring a fascinating method to understand how well plants are growing. They are looking at tiny, unique patterns in plant cells, known as quantum fingerprints. These patterns can reveal a lot about a plant's health and productivity. Quantum fingerprints are like a plant's personal ID. They are created by the way light interacts with the plant's cel...
In Nigeria, a troubling trend of school kidnappings continues to escalate. Recently, 50 out of 303 students taken from a Catholic school in Niger state managed to escape. These kids, aged 10 to 18, found their way back to their families between Friday and Saturday. However, 253 students and 12 teachers remain in the hands of their abductors. Meanwhile, in Kwara stat...
Health inequities are not simple. They arise from a mix of factors like gender, class, ethnicity, age, and migration status. These factors don't work alone. They interact with each other and with bigger systems like policies and institutions. To tackle health inequities, we need to look at these factors together, not separately. This approach is called intersectiona...