Lakes on Greenland Ice Sheet can drain huge amounts of water, even in winter

Using satellite data to 'see in the dark', researchers have shown for the first time that lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet drain during winter, a finding with implications for the speed at which the world's second-largest ice sheet flows to the ocean.

Mass COVID testing at UK universities is haphazard and unscientific, finds BMJ investigation

The costly rollout of asymptomatic screening for COVID-19 at UK universities has found very few positive cases following its launch in December as part of the Government's ambitious £100bn Moonshot programme, finds an investigation published by The BMJ today.

Governments and health leaders call for action on adolescent wellbeing

Governments and health leaders across the globe are today calling for urgent action on adolescent wellbeing.

Increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospital with COVID-19

People discharged from hospital after COVID-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ("multiorgan dysfunction") compared with similar individuals in the general population, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Adherence to UK's test, trace, and isolate system is low

Levels of adherence to the UK's test, trace, and isolate system and understanding of the main symptoms of COVID-19 are low, particularly among men, younger age groups, people with a dependent child in the home, key workers, and those experiencing greater financial hardship, finds an analysis of online survey data published by The BMJ today.

West Coast Self-Storage Highline Opens in Burien, Washington

West Coast Self-Storage today announced the opening of their newest storage facility in Burien, Washington. The business is named West Coast Self-Storage Highline and is located at 1625 SW 114th St near the corner of SW 114th St and 16th Ave SW. The facility was designed by Stephen Bourne of Site + Plan + Mix LLC, Seattle, WA, and was developed by Salmon Creek Self-Storage LLC. The self-storage property features 1000 [PR.com]

New Cornell Dubilier Long-Life Filter Capacitors Released by New Yorker Electronics

Designed for Harsh Environments, Cornell Dubilier’s New ALH AC-Rated Filter Capacitors offer 50% Greater Life Than Competitive Film Capacitors [PR.com]

New RDIq Fast Chargers Are Now Available Through New Yorker Electronics

Super Fast Chargers Can Restart a Phone with a Depleted Battery in 45 Seconds [PR.com]

AI Camera Processing Functionality Solutions Now Available from New Yorker Electronics

Advanced New Capabilities Enable AI-Equipped Cameras/Vision Solutions for Surveillance, Fleet Management, Smart City and Industrial Equipment Industries [PR.com]

Virtual Private Network Provider, VPN FORCE Debuts ForcePort, Its Independently - Developed Protocol

The new VPN protocol makes connections faster and more secure. [PR.com]

Small, Versatile and Extremely Fast GP4 Robot Expands Capability of GP-Series Line

Extremely fast for maximum throughput, the highly precise GP4 robot is equipped with a 4 kg payload for high-volume small component processing and is ideal for assembly, handling, machine tending and packaging applications. [PR.com]

Luke Ager Exclusive Speaker Interview Ahead of QinetiQ’s Webinar on Overwhelmed by Alerts? Prioritising and Rationalising Threat Notifications in the SOC

SMi Group Reports Luke Ager, Chief Technical Officer, Cyber Security at QinetiQ provides an exclusive interview ahead of the upcoming webinar on Overwhelmed by alerts? Prioritising and Rationalising Threat Notifications in the Security Operations Centre (SOC) taking place online on Monday 19 April 2021 at 1pm BST. [PR.com]

TVS Port O Call Network Adds Miami Based Dining Divas TV Show to Spring Schedule

This exciting food, entertainment, lifestyle show joins Undercover Jetsetter, Chef Roc, and Mari! as TVS First Look original programming on the TVS Port O Call Network Channel on the TVSTelevisionNetwork.Com service. [PR.com]

Infosec Named a Madison 2021 Top Workplace by Wisconsin State Journal

Cybersecurity educator’s rapid growth spawned by thriving workforce. [PR.com]

Blackwell Global Launches New Bahamas Entity with Flagship Turbo Account

The Blackwell Global Group, an industry leading brokerage company, is pleased to announce the official opening of its new Regulated Bahamas office. Blackwell Global Investments hopes that the addition of this regulated entity will allow the group to better serve its international client base and business partners interested in leveraged Forex and CFD trading solutions. [PR.com]

Divami Partners with Tech Network Summit for a Successful Fintech Online Conference

Divami Design Labs, the leading UX UI design agency from India, recently partnered with the Tech Network Summit to host a panel discussion and a keynote address on the rising challenges of the Fintech industry in the Indian continent. [PR.com]

Equal Business Opportunities in Recruitment: Funnelting is Changing the Industry

Netherlands, Funnelting Technologies B.V., (funnelting.com) a Dutch-based startup, reinvented the staffing industry. With two Software platforms, they are changing a 500 billion dollar industry. This to provide equal business opportunities between companies, recruiters, and jobseekers. The staffing industry is a very traditional industry. Since the financial crash back in 2009, the playing field in this gigantic market [PR.com]

PJSC MIKRON Highly Appreciated the Performance and Functionality of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Solution Proposed by Softline

Infosecurity, a Softline Company, implemented a pilot integrated information security project for PJSC MIKRON. As a result of joint efforts, the customer was able to choose the best security solution for their IT infrastructure and ensure significantly higher level of information security for the automated process control system. [PR.com]

Decimal Point Analytics Pvt. Ltd. Wins "Indian SME of the Year Award"

Decimal Point Analytics wins "Indian SME of the Year Award" at the Indo French Business Awards 2021 organized by IFCCI. [PR.com]

April Fools' Call: Dingtone Offers Free Way to Make Funny and Harmless Prank Calls

Making prank calls with Dingtone's free second number in the upcoming April Fool's Day can add exciting fireworks to your life, but everyone ought to make sure to keep it harmless and avoid offending others. [PR.com]

Y-Biologics & Pierre Fabre: Confirmation of Research Partnership in Oncology

Y-Biologics and Pierre Fabre confirm their research collaboration for the development of new immunotherapies in oncology. [PR.com]

Marine Online’s Platform – the Answer to Today’s Chartering Needs

Cacao Paramount Sdn Bhd posted their cargo bound for East Asia on Marine Online’s platform and received a matching vessel notification shortly after. [PR.com]

The Danish Insurance Company, GF Forsikring, Positions to Take the Lead with AI, Scaling Their Data Science Team and AI Initiatives Supported by 2021.AI

2021.AI is working with GF Forsikring, a leading Danish insurance provider, to deliver an AI platform to support GF Forsikring’s AI strategy to provide new and improved services to their members. The first AI model is ready to go into production in Q1 2021. [PR.com]

Urban squirrels, how much are we disturbing you?

Human disturbance in urban environments makes some squirrels fail, but others perform better in novel problem-solving.

Scientists show technology can save people from shark bites

With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia—scientists say the use of personal electronic deterrents is an effective way to prevent future deaths and injuries which could save the lives of up to 1063 Australians along the coastline over the next 50 years.

The 'one who causes fear'—new meat-eating predator discovered

Research published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a newly discovered species of dinosaur—named the 'one who causes fear', or Llukalkan aliocranianus.

Widespread facemask use is vital to suppress the pandemic as lockdown lifts, say scientists

A new mathematical model suggests that the easing of lockdown must be accompanied by wider and more effective use of control measures such as facemasks even with vaccination, in order to suppress COVID-19 more quickly and reduce the likelihood of another lockdown.

Scientists discover unique Cornish 'falgae'

Red algae that grow in Cornwall's Fal Estuary are genetically unique, new research shows.

Ecuador policeman held over 185 baby tortoises in suitcase

An Ecuadorian policeman has been arrested after airport officials in the Galapagos Islands discovered 185 baby giant tortoises stuffed in a suitcase to be trafficked, prosecutors said Monday.

In Tunis, flamingos wade past waste in key Africa wetlands

Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia's capital threatened by overexpansion.

Disney+ has a $1 price increase taking effect Friday

It's official: Starting Friday, you'll be paying more for your Disney+ streaming subscription.

Amazon faces new lawsuit alleging it fixed book prices

A proposed class-action lawsuit from a Seattle firm has added to the swarm of antitrust scrutiny gathering around Amazon.

Airport crowds, airline ticket sales show travel recovering

Evidence is mounting that Americans are eager to drive or fly somewhere after being mostly cooped up at home for a year.

VW plans brand-name change to 'Voltswagen' in US

Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to "Voltswagen" as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles and tries to distance itself from an emissions cheating scandal.

Maternal exposure to chemicals linked to autistic-like behaviours in children

A new study by Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Health Sciences researchers—published today in the American Journal of Epidemiology—found correlations between increased expressions of autistic-like behaviors in pre-school aged children to gestational exposure to select environmental toxicants, including metals, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), phthalates, and bisphenol-A (BPA).

Pureshowers.co.uk Introduce Into the Market a Brand-New Shower Filter Cartridge

PureShowers.co.uk design and develop a brand-new shower filter cartridge which incorporates a unique combination of filter mediums that provide higher levels of shower filtration and better water flow. [PR.com]

Leading PEO, INFINITI HR, Ranks 164 on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the D.C. Metro Region

Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 Regionals: D.C. Metro list employed more than 120,000 people. [PR.com]

Dustin Rose Returns to Live Music at Aurora Colony Vineyards

After a year of COVID-19 shutdowns and quarantines, recording artists like BentBeat's Dustin Rose are beginning to return to live venues across the Northwest. [PR.com]

Cal Coast Credit Union Voted Business of the Year in Financial Services Industry

California Coast Credit Union named 2020 Business of the Year in the financial industry by the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce. [PR.com]

Pay for Your Kitchen Remodel with Bitcoin Using Award Winning Tridel Construction

Top Las Vegas contractor for residential remodeling and new additions, Tridel Construction is the foremost general contractor to accept payments via Bitcoin; Currently servicing Henderson, Summerlin and Las Vegas [PR.com]

The truth about Christ lies in contradiction, philosopher finds

While the quest to explain how Christ can be both fully human and fully divine enjoys a long, fascinating history, Jc Beall, the O'Neill Family Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, believes that the quest should end.

When parole, probation officers choose empathy, returns to jail decline

Heavy caseloads, job stress and biases can strain relations between parole and probation officers and their clients, upping offenders' likelihood of landing back behind bars.

New research finds majority of children with autism may be 'doing well'

One of the biggest longitudinal research studies of its kind in the world led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) suggests that positive outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more common than previously thought.

Your neighborhood may influence your COVID-19 risk

Markers of the pandemic's impact—testing rates, positivity ratio (cases among total tests), case rates by overall population and deaths—are clustered in neighborhoods, with low-income and predominantly minority communities experiencing worse outcomes than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods. The findings, part of the first research to look at comprehensive neighborhood-level data from March through September 2020 from three large U.S. cities—Chicago, New York and Philadelphia—were published today in Annals of Internal Medicine by researchers from Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health.

Scientists identify molecular pathway that helps moving cells avoid aimless wandering

Working with fruit flies, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a new molecular pathway that helps steer moving cells in specific directions. The set of interconnected proteins and enzymes in the pathway act as steering and rudder components that drive cells toward an "intended" rather than random destination, they say.

Algorithm-generated music recommendations may be least accurate for hard rock listeners

Listeners of high-energy music such as hard rock and hip-hop may be given less accurate music recommendations by music recommender systems than listeners of other non-mainstream music, according to research published in the open access journal EPJ Data Science.

Researchers discover how animals grow their pointy body parts

An interdisciplinary team at Monash University discovered a new universal rule of biological growth that explains surprising similarities in the shapes of sharp structures across the tree of life, including teeth, horns, claws, beaks, animal shells, and even the thorns and prickles of plants.

Physical inactivity is responsible for up to 8% of non-communicable diseases and deaths worldwide

The health implications of physical inactivity are truly a global issue with physical inactivity responsible for up to 8% of non-communicable diseases and deaths across the world, finds research published online in British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Fewer people sought medical help for severe asthma attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fewer patients with severe attacks were seen by their GP or admitted to hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fewer were admitted to hospital for pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung diseases, show findings from three papers published online in the journal Thorax.

Type of glaucoma linked to increased risk of cognitive impairment

A type of glaucoma called normal-tension glaucoma is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and possibly dementia, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Genes associated with increased risk of cervical cancer identified

Scientists have identified three genes associated with an increased risk of developing cervical cancer.

Stroke rate four times higher in Black adults than whites

Black middle-aged adults had an incidence rate of stroke 4 times higher than that of white middle-aged adults, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published March 29 in Hypertension.

People with severe gum disease may be twice as likely to have increased blood pressure

Adults with periodontitis, a severe gum infection, may be significantly more likely to have higher blood pressure compared to individuals who had healthy gums, according to new research published today in Hypertension.

Long-term space travelers will need high-intensity exercise to protect heart health

As NASA seeks to build a lunar outpost, visit Mars and commercialize spaceflight, the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human heart are of critical importance, according to researchers. By analyzing data from astronaut Scott Kelly's year in space and comparing it to information from extreme long distance, which simulates weightlessness, swimming of Benoît Lecomte, researchers found that low-intensity exercise was not enough to counteract the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the heart, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

Study reports six novel variants for CRISPR-Cas12a in plants, expanding genome engineering

In a new publication in Nature Communications, associate professor of Plant Science at the University of Maryland Yiping Qi continues to innovate genome editing and engineering in plants, with the ultimate goal of improving the efficiency of food production. His recent work contributes six novel variants of CRISPR-Cas12a that have never before been proven in plants, testing them first in rice as a major global crop. In addition to allowing for a much broader scope of possible gene editing targets, these new tools can edit many different sites in the genome at once, or even repress gene expression to tone down undesirable traits. These patent-pending tools greatly expand the scope of what CRISPR-Cas12a can do in plants, which can help to produce food more effectively to feed a growing global population.

'Premature' easing of COVID curbs boosts US cases, Fauci says

A recent plateau in new COVID-19 infections in the United States was likely linked to the "premature" easing of anti-virus efforts, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

England resumes outdoor gatherings as COVID lockdown eases

England enters the second phase of its lockdown easing on Monday thanks to a successful vaccination drive, but the government is urging vigilance as another wave of coronavirus sweeps Europe.

Chinese streaming site Bilibili sinks on Hong Kong debut after $2.6 bn IPO

Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock exchange on Monday as investors fret over a global sell-off in Chinese tech shares.

Snap lockdown ordered in Australia's Brisbane after virus outbreak

More than two million people in Brisbane were ordered into a three-day lockdown Monday after a cluster of coronavirus cases was detected in Australia's third-biggest city.

WHO report says animals likely source of COVID

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely," according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.

China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development

China announced tax breaks Monday to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following U.S. sanctions that alarmed the ruling Communist Party by cutting off access to American processor chips for tech giant Huawei and some other companies.

SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration's head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department's cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned.

Merkel urges errant German states to stick to virus plan

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday pleaded with Germany's 16 federal states to stop straying from agreed pandemic measures, with her CDU party's ratings plummeting as the country stumbles in its virus response.

Vote count to begin in Amazon union drive

Votes are set to be counted Tuesday on whether to create the first Amazon union in the United States, at a warehouse in Alabama, after a historic, five months-long David vs Goliath campaign.

More exercise, fewer screens: New Australian guidelines for kids in OSHC

Groundbreaking research from the University of South Australia has delivered world-first national-level guidelines to better inform children's physical activity and screen time in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC).

Machine learning helps spot gait problems in individuals with multiple sclerosis

Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging in adults over 50 years old, requiring a clinician to differentiate between problems related to MS and other age-related issues. To address this problem, researchers are integrating gait data and machine learning to advance the tools used to monitor and predict disease progression.

One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms

Twenty percent of high school students have easy access to a handgun, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Noninfluenza viruses have rates of illness, death similar to flu

Noninfluenza respiratory viral infections (NIRV) are associated with illness and death rates similar to influenza in hospitalized adults, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Racial diversity within a church is associated with higher average attendance over time

United Methodist churches—whether the congregation is white or not—have higher attendance when located within white neighborhoods. But racial diversity within a church is associated with higher average attendance over time, according to a new study.

Carried with the wind: Mass migration of Larch Budmoth to the Russian High Arctic

Arctic habitats have fascinated biologists for centuries. Their species-poor insect faunas, however, provide little reward for entomologists—scientists who study insects—to justify spending several weeks or even months in the hostile environments of tundra or polar deserts. As a result, data on insects from the High Arctic islands are often based on occasional collecting and remain scarce.

The Latest Blog Post by Raman Kuppuswamy, the Content Creator

Raman Kuppuswamy, a content creator, says that he has released yet another post on his blog Career Ascension Ladder. The title of the post is "A Few Urgent Tips to Grow in Your Career." The content creator adds that he believes that the tips provided in his new post will help struggling employees who are not able to achieve the growth they have been aiming at. [PR.com]

Teen Eco-Influencer Samantha Torres Joins ABC News Radio to Discuss #MeatlessMonday

Teen eco-influencer Samantha Torres joined ABC News Radio’s Aaron Michael Sanchez to discuss the #MeatlessMonday movement that she and other global citizens are promoting to improve the health of our planet - one meatless meal at a time. The high school junior, who was named the 2020 Student Leader of the Year by global environmental nonprofit Grades of Green shared with listeners the importance of plant-based [PR.com]

Scientists identify virus-cell interaction that may explain COVID-19's high infection rate

Bioengineering researchers at Lehigh University have identified a previously unknown interaction between receptors in human cells and the spike, or "S," protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This new information could aid in the development of new strategies to block SARS-CoV-2 entry into human cells.

Forests on caffeine: coffee waste can boost forest recovery

A new study finds that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can be used to speed up tropical forest recovery on post agricultural land. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge

Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors.