Odds are if you like “Modern Family” and call yourself an early bird — you sleep on your back, according to new research. The study examined the way respondents sleep and split respondents into three groups: those who sleep on their back, side sleepers and those who sleep predominantly on their bellies. Results showed those … Continue reading "What your sleeping position says about your personality"

There’s been more discussion recently about protecting life on Earth from a devastating asteroid strike. But a new study suggests that space rocks actually made life possible on the Blue Planet. Researchers identified isotopes of selenium in rocks in Earth’s mantle and found identical isotope signatures inside certain meteorites, notably those from the outer solar … Continue reading "Study finds meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible"

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientist Gregg Beckham is an avid scuba diver. So he’s seen the problem of plastics in the world’s oceans firsthand. “I’ve been going to some places fairly frequently for the last 15 or so years,” he said, “and the prevalence of plastics that I’ve observed anecdotally in the ocean has … Continue reading "Scientists finding new ways to fight plastic waste"

ATLANTA — A few of the Jets’ problem areas looked exactly like that — problematic — Thursday night in their preseason matchup with the Falcons. While a few others actually looked OK in a 22-10 Jets win. If you are general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Adam Gase, the depth at cornerback and the … Continue reading "Jets alarm bells sound even as one area shines in uneven win"

“We had a motto: What’s said on set stays on set,” says Brady Noon, one of the young stars of “Good Boys,” the raunchy, hard-R comedy out Friday. Brady plays Thor, one of three sixth-graders (Jacob Tremblay and Keith L. Williams play the others) trying to make it to their first “kissing party.” Along the … Continue reading "‘Good Boys’ actors had bleeping good time on raunchy film"

Democrats seeking their party’s 2020 nomination seem convinced that health care systems in Canada and Europe are better and cheaper than America’s because the government plays a larger role in them. But our country is distinguished less by its level of public spending on health, which is near the average for developed countries, than by … Continue reading "How the government\u2019s hospital-protection racket drives up costs"

The NYPD and the city must act swiftly to stem the tide of officer suicides, Queens neighbors of the latest victim, Robert Echeverria, said Thursday. “It’s frightening. The Police Department needs to do something drastic,” said Juanita Bello, 71, who lives on Echeverria’s Laurelton block and knows the family. “A lot of people keep everything … Continue reading "Public begs NYPD to do something ‘drastic’ amid tide of suicides"

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida deputy shot and wounded a man who was firing a handgun in a grocery store. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that the shooting occurred Thursday afternoon at a Grocery Advantage in Pensacola. Deputies responded to the store following reports of an active shooter. Officials say … Continue reading "Deputy shoots, wounds armed man at Florida grocery store"

Dal 8 all’11 marzo 2017 nell’Arêches-Beaufort (Francia) si è svolto il 32° Pierra Menta, la classica gara di scialpinismo, vinta dagli italiani Matteo Eydallin e Damiano Lenzi. Tra le donne la vittoria della squadra francese-svedese Laetitia Roux e Emelie Forsberg. “Questa è qualcosa di più di una gara. È un’avventura, una sfida.” Cosi commenta, a … Continue reading "Pierra Menta 2017: vittoria di Eydallin – Lenzi e Roux – Forsberg"

A Campitello di Fassa (TN) è iniziato il countdown per il Campionato Europeo di Arrampicata Sportiva, in programma in Val di Fassa dal 29 giugno al 1° luglio 2017 con le discipline Lead e Speed. Il Dolomiti Summer e Walking Festival e il raduno Dolomia, dei Gruppi Alpinistici Storici delle Dolomiti, arricchiranno l’evento. I migliori … Continue reading "Campitello di Fassa: meno di 2 mesi agli Europei di Arrampicata Sportiva"