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Pandemic

Yes, Teletherapy Is Effective—Here’s What You Need to Know

Photo: ShutterstockOne of the most wide-reaching side effects of COVID-19 has been its impact on mental health. Understandably, a global pandemic has people dealing with more anxiety and depression than usual—not to mention the additional difficulties it’s causing for people with other conditions like obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Android

ICYMI here are all the feel-good games mentioned in the Wholesome Direct

Source: Sunny Side UpOn May 26 at 1PM ET, Wholesome Games released the Wholesome Direct 2020 video showing 54 "cute and cozy" indie games that will release on various platforms within the next few years. If, like me, you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons and are looking for something…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Exoskeleton

Hermit Crabs: Tiny Crustaceans Living in Nature’s Mobile Homes

Advertisement Sandals, seashells and anchor magnets. These are the goodies we expect to find at beach town souvenir stores. During the 1970s, another mainstay joined the usual lineup: live hermit crabs. Baby turtles were once the pet of choice for small children across the United States. But in the Decade…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Global Warming

Erosion of ozone layer responsible for mass extinction event

Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that an extinction event 360 million years ago, that killed much of the Earth's plant and freshwater aquatic life, was caused by a brief breakdown of the ozone layer that shields the Earth from damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This is a newly…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Alexander von Humboldt

New clues to deep earthquake mystery

A new understanding of our planet's deepest earthquakes could help unravel one of the most mysterious geophysical processes on Earth. Deep earthquakes -- those at least 300 kilometers below the surface -- don't typically cause damage, but they are often widely felt. These earthquakes can provide vital clues to understanding…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Oxycodone

Big Pharmacy Chains Also Fed the Opioid Epidemic, Court Filing Says

A CVS store in New York, on Dec. 19, 2019. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)Through years of lawsuits and rising public anger over the opioid epidemic, the big U.S. pharmacy retailers have largely eluded scrutiny. But a new court filing Wednesday asserts that pharmacies including CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Huawei

Canadian court rules against Huawei exec fighting extradition

Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was dealt a legal setback Wednesday when a Canadian judge ruled that proceedings to extradite her to the United States will go ahead.The decision on so-called double criminality, a key test for extradition, found that bank fraud accusations against Meng would stand up in Canada.The…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Elon Musk

Elon Musk says he wants to make a new Tesla truck smaller than the forthcoming Cybertruck

The Cybertruck, Tesla's first electric pickup truck, is seen in this undated handout picture released by the companyReutersThe Tesla Cybertruck's size will no longer be reduced by 3%, CEO Elon Musk said in a recent tweet.Instead, it will keep its original size.Musk says Tesla will likely create a smaller truck…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Elon Musk

SpaceX Is Launching With 2 Astronauts & Elon Musk Isn’t The Only Canadian Connection

Bob and Doug are going to space.Bob and Doug are going to space.Talk about "taking off." Two astronauts will be heading into orbit today on a historic SpaceX launch. While that's exciting enough on its own, the fact that the NASA professionals have names with a connection to the great…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Colin Kaepernick

We lost the war in Afghanistan — time to come home

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the next edition of Insider Today. Please sign up here. It's an all-David Plotz day today — enjoy! Henry Blodget slept in and awoke to find that Plotz had it covered. To view this on our site, click here.BLODGET & PLOTZ A soldier with Laika in…

bubmagMay 27, 2020

Yes, Teletherapy Is Effective—Here’s What You Need to Know

ICYMI here are all the feel-good games mentioned in the Wholesome Direct

Hermit Crabs: Tiny Crustaceans Living in Nature’s Mobile Homes

Erosion of ozone layer responsible for mass extinction event

New clues to deep earthquake mystery

Big Pharmacy Chains Also Fed the Opioid Epidemic, Court Filing Says

Canadian court rules against Huawei exec fighting extradition

Elon Musk says he wants to make a new Tesla truck smaller than the forthcoming Cybertruck

SpaceX Is Launching With 2 Astronauts & Elon Musk Isn’t The Only Canadian Connection

We lost the war in Afghanistan — time to come home

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