Alex Thomas of Notre Dame Academy clinched the Division 1 state tennis title, beating Colin Meixl and Alexander Bo in straight sets. His flawless record of 21‑0 leads into the team tournament, a boost after finishing third last year. In Division 1 doubles, Brookfield East’s Jake Zheng and Ryker Koc
The fight against vancomycin‑resistant enterococci, or VRE, is a global challenge that hits hardest where medical resources are thin. In Southwest Ethiopia, researchers focused on people living with HIV to see how often VRE shows up and what might push its spread. VRE lives in the gut for months,
The original “Scary Movie” kicked off in 2000, taking a sharp jab at the teen slasher craze of the 1990s. It stitched together moments from hits like “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer, ” turning familiar horror clichés into punchlines. The film mocked the clueless killer, the overly sexu
A sunny afternoon in Lexington turned into a bustling marketplace where children from five to seventeen set up their own stalls. They offered handmade jewelry, colorful artwork, and homemade snacks, turning the Flora and Fauna Marketplace into a mini‑farmers market run by teens. The event is more
CD8⁺ T cells are the body’s frontline defenders against viruses. When HIV takes hold, these cells become overworked and lose their power. Doctors give patients antiretroviral therapy (ART) to stop the virus from multiplying, but many immune problems linger. Scientists used a new technique tha
The two actors who made the Winchester brothers famous have just joined a fresh horror series, according to a new illustration. The picture shows them standing in the eerie town of From, with its infamous forest and night‑time monsters. Their familiar anti‑possession symbol appears beside the titl
Cotton can grow in many places, but salty soil is a big problem. The plant first feels the salt as water pressure changes and then later deals with too many ions inside its cells. Cotton’s reaction is a teamwork of sensors on the cell wall, channels that let ions in or out, and calcium signals that
Sorghum plants in central Arizona were watched for seven weeks while the soil dried out. Scientists measured how much water the plants used, looked at their genes, and checked for stress signals. They found a group of genes that act together when the plants are thirsty. One gene, called SbC
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, has been active on X about crypto and blockchain. He once said he wanted to sell his art for bitcoin and turn it into NFTs. Some crypto fans welcomed him, while others suspect he might launch a Biden‑branded memecoin. His first crypto post was on F
Bybit, a crypto exchange, has opened a way for people to buy tokenised shares of SpaceX. The new service is called Bybit IPO Express and lets users place orders for a digital token that represents an IPO stake. After the allocation is finished, the tokens will start trading on Bybit’s platform
