Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, appears fully grown in a photograph researchers say was taken around 1882. That means he’s survived to at least 194 years old, about a century past his species’ usual upper limit. In a new Science Advances study, scientists read his DNA to try and figure out why.To get the tortoise’s DNA material, Jonathan’s veterinarian Joe Hollins pretended to feed him, wedged his mouth open with a hard glove and scraped cells from inside his cheek. “It was quite tricky and dangerous,” says study co-author Stephen Clark, a…
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One of the seven men named in the lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student who alleges that she was sexually assaulted at an on-campus fraternity house has filed a petition to block New York Attorney General Letitia James’ appointment as special prosecutor in the case.The attorney for Gillio Lopes, who has denied that he sexually assaulted the woman, filed a petition in Albany County Supreme Court on Wednesday. His filing states that James should not be the prosecutor in the case because she has “unequivocally demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt against the defendants named in the…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens was designed to promote healthier use of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, but new research has found its important safety features fall short.The major AI firm rolled out many teen safety guardrails in August, including curbs on emotional dependence and new parental alerts for problematic use.On Wednesday, OpenAI said it found average teen use of ChatGPT to be relatively limited and tended toward “learning” activity.However, research released the same day from non-profit Common Sense Media found that ChatGPT still poses an “unacceptable risk” for teens as safety features, including notifying parents of self-harm conversations, often fail.When…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 648.27 points or -0.92% to 70,035.71 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng decreased 150.06 points or -0.62% to 24,130.50 • ASX 200 decreased 8.00 points or -0.09% to 8,727.70 • SENSEX decreased 429.10 points or -0.59% to 72,638.70 • Nifty50 decreased 173.05 points or -0.76% to 22,603.05 The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00158 or -0.23% to 0.69669 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00193 or -0.34% to 0.56047 • USDJPY decreased 0.192 or -0.12% to 157.906 • USDCNY decreased 0.00012…
Medina Buckeye takes on North Olmsted in a key high school football matchup scheduled for Thursday, October 8.The game features two competitive Ohio programs looking to make their mark in the regular season.This preview capsule breaks down the key storylines, player matchups, and what to watch as these teams battle on the field.AI-generated briefing — triage, not the story; every claim links out to the coverage below.Latest videoPowered by TPD VideoIn this storyOrgMedina BuckeyeOrgNorth OlmstedTopicOhioTopicHigh SchoolTopicHigh School FootballReader pollAdvertisementPowered by SidedThe Conversation Source link
For most people, being naked in front of a crowd is literally their worst nightmare. For Eila Adams, it is practically second nature. The 38-year-old has spent 16 years presenting naked fitness segments, interviewing strangers topless in the street, and traveling around the world, stripping off in situations most people would never dream of. There has been naked football, naked stand-up comedy, mechanical bull riding, camel riding and, most memorably, jumping out of a plane completely nude. After so long baring all, Adams no longer sees public nudity as embarrassing. She told The Blast, “It’s almost like a superpower because…
MADRID: An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday (Oct 7), a tenants’ union said.”We are sorry to announce that Maricarmen passed away today,” the Madrid Tenants’ Union said in a statement about Maricarmen Abascal, adding that her cause marked “a turning point in the history of this country”.Abascal became a symbol of Spain’s housing market on Sep 23 when she was evicted from her life-long Madrid home on a stretcher after the real estate firm that owned the apartment drastically hiked…
Australia play their first Test in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a three-match series in Durban on Friday, with the visitors unlikely to face more than a few heckles over the incident that rocked the sport eight years ago.The tourists’ efforts to roughen up the ball using sandpaper to aid reverse swing in Cape Town in March 2018 were caught on camera and led to a major reckoning for the game in Australia, with captain Steve Smith among those banned for their role in the subterfuge.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAl Jazeera Sport…
The Washington Commanders were already without starting quarterback Jayden Daniels when backup Marcus Mariota went down with an injury during the club’s 30-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in London that dropped Washington to 1-3 on the season.Late Sunday night, NFL insider Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk shared updates on Daniels and Mariota regarding the Commanders’ Week 5 home game against the rival New York Giants (3-1) on Oct. 11.Commanders “hopeful” for Jayden Daniels making return to action at this time”Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota is believed to have an MCL sprain,” Florio said. “That increases the urgency to get starter Jayden Daniels…
I am a Cornell graduate and a former sorority member. Since then, I’ve built my career as a human sexuality professor who teaches about 4,000 undergraduates annually at the University of Washington. My class, which encompasses the topic of consent and assault, is one of the largest courses of its kind in the country. Like everyone, I was horrified and outraged when news broke about a former Cornell student’s lawsuit that described seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity allegedly drugging and raping her for hours in 2024, while one of them posted to the chapter’s Snapchat group inviting others to…