
What Is Baby Corn, Anyway?
A baby corn plant and a corn plant are one and the same.
1970-01-01 08:00

Meta stock climbs after company posts 11% revenue growth
Meta's "year of efficiency" seems to be paying off. The Facebook-parent company on Wednesday reported revenue of some $32 billion for its quarter ending in June, marking a 11% increase compared to the same period last year and beating Wall Street's expectations.
1970-01-01 08:00

Police K-9 handler who released dog that attacked an unarmed Black man in Ohio has been fired, department says
The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who released a police K-9 on an unarmed Black man has been fired, according to a statement from the department.
1970-01-01 08:00

U.S. urges appeals court to lift curbs on social media contacts
By Brendan Pierson The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to lift an order sharply curbing
1970-01-01 08:00

Israel's judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country's parliament passed the first bill of a controversial judicial overhaul, thousands of Israeli army reservists -- the backbone of the Israeli military -- are threatening not to show up for work. And Israel's leaders are sounding alarms about the country's readiness for war.
1970-01-01 08:00

Researchers throw a new twist into the age-old Loch Ness Monster tale
The Loch Ness Monster has left people scratching their heads for years, with many claiming they spotted the beast itself. Now, it's got its own "eel hypothesis," a paper dedicated to the theory that such sightings could have been eels. Researchers looked at data from Loch Ness to understand the number of eels there and their average measurements, as per IFL Science. They discovered that the eels were on the smaller side, compared to the estimates of the Loch Ness Monster, said to be roughly 1-2 metres according to one sighting. Another suggested it could be 15-20 metres. "However, this is not quite the ‘monster postulated," the authors told the outlet."Indeed, the probability of finding a 6-meter [20-foot] eel in Loch Ness is essentially zero – too low for the software used to provide a reliable estimate." "Thus, while large eels may account for some eyewitness sightings of large, animate objects rising to the loch surface, they are unlikely to account for 'sightings' of extraordinarily large animals, which may instead be accounted for by wave phenomena, the occasional stray mammal, or other reasons." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It comes after several sightings last year were shot down by an academic who said they were simply whale penises. Michael Sweet, a professor in molecular ecology at the University of Derby, candidly, and informatively, added: "Whales often mate in groups so while one male is busy with the female the other male just pops his d*** out of the water while swimming around waiting his turn. "Everyone’s gotta have a bit of fun, right?" Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Exclusive-Amazon has drawn thousands to try its AI service competing with Microsoft, Google
Amazon.com’s cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google
1970-01-01 08:00

Marcus Rashford names Man City duo as Premier League's best players of last five years
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has named two rival players from Manchester City as the Premier League's top performers over the last half-decade. Man City beat Man Utd in last season's FA Cup final.
1970-01-01 08:00

Earth-like planet that humans could live on found just 31 lightyears away
A planet with conditions on the surface resembling Earth has been discovered a relatively short distance from us. In fact, it’s just 31 light-years away, which is the space equivalent of 'down the road'. Scientists are always excited when it comes to the discovery of new exoplanets, and this is no different. The planet, named Wolf 1069 b, is the sixth closest exoplanet to Earth has been found and the findings were published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It orbits the red dwarf - which is named Wolf 1069. As such, the planet has been given the name Wolf 1069 b. The planet was discovered during a study called CARMENES which is a long-term study based around finding exoplanets. Encouragingly, scientists believe that the planet sits in the habitable zone around its sun where water can exist in liquid form. The study was undertaken by a team led by astronomer Diana Kossakowski of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Kossakowski said: "When we analyzed the data of the star Wolf 1069, we discovered a clear, low-amplitude signal of what appears to be a planet of roughly Earth mass. "It orbits the star within 15.6 days at a distance equivalent to one-fifteenth of the separation between the Earth and the sun." It comes after a new planet was discovered with a surprisingly fluffy composition - like candy floss. The exoplanet, WASP-193b, was discovered 1,232 light-years away and while it's nearly 50 percent bigger than Jupiter, it's light and fluffy making it as dense as the sweet treat. According to a team led by astronomer Khalid Barkaoui of the University of Liège in Belgium, the planet orbits a Sun-like star named WASP-193. This star is around 1.1 times the mass and 1.2 times the radius of the Sun and is very close to the Sun in temperature and age. The planet orbits the star around once every 6.25 days. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic announce industry group to promote safe AI development
Some of the world's top artificial intelligence companies are launching a new industry body to work together — and with policymakers and researchers — on ways to regulate the development of bleeding-edge AI.
1970-01-01 08:00

NFL rumors: 49ers trending toward contract drama with defensive star
The focus on the San Francisco 49ers this offseason has been primarily on quarterback. However, there could be another concern for the team.He was the second overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and has been an enormous part of the team’s recent resurgence. As a rookie, San Francisco 49ers d...
1970-01-01 08:00

Obesity drugs don't make WHO's essential list, but Ebola, MS drugs added
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Obesity drugs will not be included in the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest essential medicines
1970-01-01 08:00