Scientists achieved the first self-sustained nuclear chain reaction 75 years ago on Dec. 2, 1942, on an underground squash court beneath the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field. The brains behind the discovery was Enrico Fermi, a leader of the Manhattan Project who had won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for work that led to the discovery of nuclear fission. Below is a narrative of th…
Read moreOn April 8, more than 4.3 million people in the U.S. received a COVID-19 vaccine dose. But after that peak, the numbers began to fall. By June 3, the national seven-day average for daily shots given had dropped to 850,000.
But after that—with weeks to go before the Fourth of July, the date by which President Joe Biden wanted 70% of U.Sคำพูดจาก Read more
As temperatures continue to climb in what could become the northern hemisphere’s hottest summer on record, the summer of 2023 is all about finding any way to stay cool. And that includes turning to foods that will hopefully provide a little relief. While not a panacea for the heat, body-cooling foods and no-cook diets could help to lower body temperature and make record-breaking heat wave…
Read moreAmericans’ life expectancy continued to slide in 2021. According to provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics released on Aug. 31, life expectancy dropped by 0.9 years in 2021, leading to a total decrease of about 2.7 years between 2019 and 2021—the largest two-year decline in a century.
Once again, COVID-19 was the primary reason Americans died younger, …
Read moreFor the first time in U.S. history, a solar eclipse will travel exclusively across America, enabling millions of people to view the moon block out the sun on Aug. 21. (Watch TIME’s livestream of the total eclipse beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Monday.) But those who watch this rare celestial event in person need to take precautions, because staring right at the sun can quickly harm your eyes.…
Read moreThe start of the 2020s—marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath—changed how we eat. Early lockdowns made home kitchens, gardens, and pantries the new centers of culinary culture, and the rise of TikTok democratized recipe creation, turning home cooks into trendsetters.
But not every change was welcome. Some trends should stay right where they are in 2023. In 2024, it’s time…
Read more“Points were awarded to airports which offer first-rate destinations worldwide, as well as a healthy blend of stores, restaurants and airport facilities,” said the Consumer Choice Center (CCC). The international consumer representation body, with staff members in the USA, Canada, Brazil and the EU, also created a ranking based on the ratio between an airport’s number of stores and restaur…
Read moreA senior British government source said Prime Minister Boris Johnson was poised to do a trade deal with the EU, after media reports said the agreement had already been done, just over a week before Britain completes its journey out of the bloc.But there was no official confirmation from either side that the months of negotiations had reached a conclusion.
A source at the EU’s executive …
Read moreThat’s according to new research from the Mintel Sustainability Barometer. And while it seems to place a lot of responsibility on companies, it seems that consumers also recognising that they themselves have a big part to play as well.As many as 48% of consumers globally think that businesses need to be responsible for increasing the amount of packaging that’s recycled, with only 25% thinking…
Read moreVia an Instagram post, Charney announced his willingness to dedicate the company’s workforce to manufacturing masks or medical products for “any government agency.” Currently, the company’s manufacturing hub is located in South Central Los Angeles.”We understand this is a time for American companies to step up and assist in combating this crisis,” the post reads. “Our experienced workforce and…
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