The WSJ is reporting. Israel is expanding its ground operations in southern Lebanon, moving troops into villages farther from the border, raising concerns of a prolonged conflict. Six Israeli soldiers were killed by Hezbollah fighters in one of the deadliest incidents since the operation began. Israel’s initial goal was to clear Hezbollah from the border...
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: getty Images With still-preliminary data, it’s difficult to quantify the Latino shift toward Donald Trump and Republicans this election cycle. But there’s no question that it happened across the country and in some places — California, Florida, New Jersey — was dramatic. There’s also no question that it was foreseeable. Previous election...
Investigating the enigmatic origins of fast radio bursts (FRBs) has taken a surprising turn. These millisecond-long radio flares, radiating immense energy, have traditionally been linked to galaxies with active star formation. However, a recent discovery challenges this assumption, revealing that some FRBs might emerge from far more ancient and quiescent...
In a recent review published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, researchers from UC Irvine and the University of Oxford have highlighted a profound connection between olfactory dysfunction—loss or impairment of the sense of smell—and inflammation across 139 distinct medical conditions. The research suggests that the sense of smell plays an...
The long-standing theory that the earliest Native Americans migrated to the Western Hemisphere from Japan is facing significant scientific scrutiny. A new study challenges the idea that these early populations, often referred to as First Peoples, descended from the Jomon people, who lived in Japan 15,000 years ago. This research,...
