OPEC has finally met, and as most expected, the cartel agreed that any country within the group that has space capacity will be able to boost oil production, with Saudi Arabia and Russia arguably standing to gain the most. OPEC issued a communique on Friday that called on a return to 100 percent compliance for […]
A fringe theory about the origins of Alzheimer’s disease—that latent viral infections can sometimes trigger its emergence—has gotten perhaps its most significant bit of support yet. A complex new study published Thursday in Neuron has found evidence that certain viruses are not only more common in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, but that they […]
The famous ancient site at Stonehenge may have been built using Greek philosopher Pythagoras’ famous theorem two millennia before the mathematical equation was developed, experts say. A new book titled “Megalith: Studies in Stone,” argues that the same geometric principles that framed Pythagoras’ famous work can be found at the prehistoric site. The book’s publication […]
Shares of online retailers fell Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to collect potentially billions of dollars in taxes from internet sales. Overstock fell 5.7 percent, Etsy and eBay slipped more than 2 percent and Shopify declined 1 percent. Amazon was down nearly 1 percent. Traditional retailers like Target, […]
For the first time in its 50-year history, Intel Corp. faces a succession nightmare, and the company will likely have to do something it has never done in response. Chief Executive Brian Krzanich abruptly resigned Thursday morning after Intel INTC, -2.38% investigations found that he had violated company policy with a past consensual relationship with […]
The million-dollar question in nutrition science is this: What should we eat to live a long and healthy life? Researchers’ answers to this question have often been contradictory and confusing. But in recent decades, one diet has attracted the lion’s share of research dollars and public attention: the Mediterranean way of eating. And in 2013, […]
NASA unveiled its plan to protect Earth and predict the chances for a threat from a near-Earth object (NEO), outlining five goals, including enhanced detection and improved modeling. The 20-page plan, unveiled on Wednesday, details steps the U.S. should take to be better prepared for objects such as asteroids and comets that come within 30 […]
After more than 100 years as a component in the Dow Jones industrial average, General Electric will be replaced by drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance next week. But GE investors may take solace in the recent history of stock price outperformance from the companies booted from the Dow. On Tuesday, David Blitzer, managing director and […]
China’s willingness to boycott imported goods in order to inflict economic pain on its adversaries is often referred to as “boycott diplomacy.” It is a strategy that China has deployed on a number of countries. At the height of the South China Sea conflict in 2016, China administered an unofficial boycott of mangoes and bananas […]
Vitamin C has a reputation for being a feel-good nutrient, so it will come as no surprise that this list is full of foods with high levels of it. In the body, vitamin C behaves as an antioxidant, which means it protects cells from free-radical damage. Consuming it also helps the body better absorb iron, […]
The cause of a mysterious rock formation on Mars that NASA deemed “an enigmatic pile of eroding sediments” and UFO hunters strongly believe is an extraterrestrial spacecraft was likely caused by volcanic activity on the planet billions of years ago, researchers say. The Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) was first observed in the 1960s via the […]
Asian economies such as Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia could be badly hit if trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up further, experts have warned. Those economies are among the largest exporters of “intermediate goods” to China, which then assembles those pieces into finished products to ship to final destinations such as […]
