In the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead, legislators in Washington, D.C., and across the country are debating "red flag" laws, or extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs).
Known as gun violence restraining orders (GVROs) in California, extreme risk protection orders exist in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
A new study from the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis examines case details and mortality records from the...
Colombia's army has shared unprecedented images of the legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck, hidden underwater for three centuries and believed to have been carrying riches worth billions of dollars in today's money, Phys.org reports.
Four observation missions using a remotely operated vehicle were sent to the wreck at a depth of almost 950 metres off Colombia's Caribbean coast, the army said in a statement.
These missions, carried out by the navy under the supervision of the...
Three Chinese astronauts have begun a six-month mission, to work on the country's new space station. It is China's latest step towards making itself a leading space power for the decades ahead.
Last year, China put into orbit the first module of its Tiangong or "Heavenly Palace" space station. It plans to add more modules, such as Mengtian science lab, by the end of the year.
Next year, it will launch space telescope Xuntian. This will fly...
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“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” – Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was a brilliant scientist, gifted orator, skilled teacher, and effective advocate for his strongly held beliefs. It is no exaggeration to say that Sagan is likely responsible for inspiring more people to pursue a career in the sciences than any other person in history. His 13-part television documentary Cosmos: A Personal Journey – which first premiered on PBS in 1980 and is still stunningly...
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France and one in the United Arabian Emirates, has found via testing that dogs may be as effective at mass screening people for COVID-19 as publicly available tests, Phys.org reports.
In their paper published on the open-access site PLOS ONE, the group describes how they tested multiple dogs sniffling human sweat samples for COVID-19 and how well they did.
Prior research has suggested that dogs can smell it when someone...
Gunmen have killed church worshippers in Ondo state, southwest Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
He added that "only fiends from the nether region" could have done this.
The armed men entered St Francis Catholic church in the town of Owo during a Sunday service. They fired into the congregation and then kidnapped a priest as well as some other churchgoers, witnesses said.
Nigeria has experienced a surge in violence in recent months with kidnappings and attacks...
Narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism are very common among CEOs, despite ample evidence that these dark personality traits pose financial and managerial risks to organizations. Their prevalence on corporate boards – nearly three times the general population – suggests that on some levels anti-social behaviour may benefit business management.
A new study published in the Strategic Management Journal in May reveals one such instance, finding that companies with Machiavellian CEOs have a net income savings of over 6.6%...
A week has gone by but the stadium "fiasco" remains a hot issue in France, with new and harrowing accounts about the breakdown in law and order when the match had come to an end.
Among Liverpool fans whose translated testimony has been circulating widely on social media is UFC champion Paddy Pimblett, who said he had "never been so scared in my life … as when I came out of that ground on Saturday...
Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara.
Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a rebranding campaign launched by the Turkish president late last year, the BBC reports.
"Türkiye is the best representation and expression of the Turkish people's culture, civilization, and values," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in December.
The UN says it made the...
Ford's chief executive says he expects the cost of building electric vehicles to fall to the point that in coming years automakers will be battling each other for sales of EVs priced around $25,000, reports Tech Xplore.
CEO Jim Farley told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday that the $25,000 price tag will democratize EVs. Materials to build that vehicle will cost around $18,000, he said.
"So I believe ... our industry is definitely heading to a huge...
