Bird watchers across the U.S. received a sobering request this week amid rising concerns about an ongoing outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in wild birds and poultry. On Wednesday, the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota advised people to take down their bird feeders in order to discourage the congregating of song…
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If you’re tired of paying high cable bills every month, consider switching to Streaming services. Streaming services are cheaper than cable, and…
Heart failure is one of those conditions that you rarely (or ever) think about—until it personally affects you. Maybe someone you love was recently diagnosed with heart failure or your doctor warned you about it during a recent physical. Whatever the reason is for it to be on your radar, heart failure sounds pretty scary.…
AFTER A STUNNING run during the pandemic, which put a premium on all things digital, tech stocks have hit a rough patch. The NASDAQ, a technology-heavy index, has fallen by 15% from its peak in November, weighed down by a new outbreak of covid-19 in China and the Russia-Ukraine war, which are gumming up supply…
Looking to work your arms? A triceps workout is a great routine to add to your exercise program, since it’ll help you build strength in the upper part of your arms without requiring a whole lot of time or equipment to get the job done.In fact, you can get in a great triceps workout at…
As soon as you get back from the store, it’s chill time. But don’t just stuff that bunch in the fridge; you’ll retain max freshness and flavor by taking a few minutes to prep your spears for storage.Start by removing the tough, woody ends at the bottom of the asparagus spears—they’re not something you want…
TAKE AN EVENING walk on 17th Cross Road in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout district, and you bump into tech types stepping out of their startup’s office and into one of the local microbreweries. They might work for Udaan (e-commerce), Vedantu (education technology) or another of the growing herd of private startups valued at $1bn, whose proliferation…
A consortium of technology firms is ploughing nearly $1bn into a clever market mechanismA GROUP OF rich do-gooders tried a bold experiment 15 years ago. The Gates Foundation, a charity, and five countries put $1.5bn into a pilot project aimed at encouraging research and development in a previously neglected area. The “advanced market commitment” (AMC)…
Editor’s note (April 21st 2022): After this article was published, Elon Musk said he has received funding to finance a takeover of Twitter, and that he is exploring whether to launch a tender offer to all Twitter shareholders.IDA TARBELL, author of an exposé of the Standard Oil Company in 1904, described its founder, John D.…
Health economics is a relatively new field, but its importance has quickly been recognized. It uses various theories with the aim of…