Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science say they have identified a polyphenolic compound found in blueberries called pterostilbene (PSB) with strong immunosuppressive properties. They believe it can provide a potential therapeutic option for chronic inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Plastic pollution has become one the most pressing environmental problems, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products is devouring the planet – leaving traces all over nature and natural habitats. For way too long, the debate around plastic pollution has been dominated by the conversation about how consumers can change their habits and improve waste sorting.

It's hard to imagine now, but when the US-version of The Office first premiered on NBC in 2005, the show was panned by both critics and audiences. People thought it was unoriginal, unfunny, and a bad clone of the UK version. But NBC made the call to renew the show anyway. It seemed to be the right one, because from season two onward, The Office US was winning plaudits everywhere, which lasted nine glorious seasons.

The latest update for your iPhone and iPad will make them safer than ever.

‎Sober Days Ahead is just a simple app to help you keep focus on how long you've been free from alcohol, though it would work for any addiction. No ads, no tracking, and no cost, because getting off the bottle is more important than me making a buck or two. Sobriety isn't easy, but you can do it.

Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke, who built most of his fortune on oil and gas, says the time has come to start investing more heavily in renewable energy. The 61-year-old suggested that a tipping point had now been reached in the energy industry, while underscoring his conviction that the world will continue to need fossil fuels for years to come.

Amid growing concerns that a bout of COVID-19 might damage the heart, a small study is reporting signs of an inflammatory heart condition in college athletes who had the infection. More than two dozen male and female competitive athletes at Ohio State University underwent magnetic resonance imaging of their hearts in the weeks to months after a positive test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

A Bloomberg report about Nintendo's plans to boost Switch production includes a brief mention of Nintendo's apparent request. Third-party developers have reportedly been asked "to make their games 4K-ready," which implies the company is at least considering a model of the console that can output at a higher resolution than Switch is currently capable of.

Following several months of explosive growth, Apple's stock came crashing down on Thursday, dropping around eight percent in a single day. It was the worst day of trading for technology stocks as a whole since March.

Members of Generation Z are far more interested in careers in renewable energy than nuclear power or fossil fuels, new Morning Consult polling shows. Why it matters: The new data underscores a much-discussed problem facing the oil-and-gas and nuclear sectors: Attracting young talent.

Economists are worried that the tepid recovery in the US job market could run out of steam this fall should coronavirus cases surge again just as federal stimulus money runs out.

Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours. By the time it made it landfall, it was a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mile-per-hour winds. The Atlantic has seen several hurricanes rapidly intensify like this in recent years.

Investigators of a shooting by a white police officer that left a Black man, Jacob Blake Jr., paralyzed and the town of Kenosha, Wisconsin, torn by civil strife found a knife belonging to Blake at the scene of the confrontation, the state attorney general said on Wednesday.

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has abruptly stepped down as the ByteDance-owned video app faces mounting pressure from the Trump administration. On Wednesday, Mayer sent a memo to employees informing them of his decision, and he cited "structural changes" resulting from Trump's push for the company to sell off its U.S. business.

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War atrocities are sometimes committed by ‘normal’ people because they obeyed orders. Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam measured brain activity while participants inflict pain, and found that obeying orders reduced empathy- and guilt-related brain activity for the inflicted pain. This may explain why people more readily commit immoral acts under coercion.