Mobile phones, Consumer affairs, Money, UK news Business | The Guardian Grandson unwittingly subscribed 84-year-old to monthly service after being asked to add one-off top-up of £40Last month, my 84-year-old mother spotted a £47.56 charge from a company called On Top Up on her credit card bill that she did not recognise.When I looked into this,…
Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out’ on farming, dared to cross Mediterranean Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out’ on farming, dared to cross Mediterranean The Sciences All Articles | Discover Magazine
A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than they are now. A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than they are now. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Research, GLP-1 RAs (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals),…
Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration. Public and private institutions, from Harvard to the University of Washington, are among those pausing hiring. University leaders have cited financial uncertainties due to new federal policies. The Trump administration’s cuts to grants from…
College students, rocket scientists and math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating Pi Day. The holiday on March 14 — or 3/14 — correlates to the first three digits of the infinite number. It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday, making the pie eaten at Pi Day gatherings all the sweeter. Pi is a mathematical constant that…
A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the seafloor – and it might be happening on other planets, too A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the seafloor – and it might…
A team of marine biologists, environmental researchers and land management specialists affiliated with several institutions in Australia, working with a colleague from Canada, has conducted a study of the ecological impact of a huge rise in the population of saltwater crocodiles in Australia’s Northern Territories. A team of marine biologists, environmental researchers and land management specialists…
Charged water droplets generate sparks that can forge organic compounds Charged water droplets generate sparks that can forge organic compounds Scientific American Content: Global
A failed launch left a batch of Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit last year, and it appears that a fragment of one fell to Earth and hit a farm in Canada. Thankfully, no one was injured A failed launch left a batch of Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit last year, and it appears that…
Building the full value of pi has been a project thousands of years in the making, but just how much of this infinite number do we actually need, asks our maths columnist Jacob Aron Building the full value of pi has been a project thousands of years in the making, but just how much of this…