Researchers pulled inspiration from squids in designing an underwater robot capable of propelling itself by creating jets of water for rapid locomotion. Called ‘squidbot,’ the untethered machine is designed with a pressure chamber that inflates with water and discharges the liquid to swim about. The design is mostly soft materials …...Read More

WASHINGTON — Rick Bright, a senior vaccine scientist who said he was demoted this spring for complaining about “cronyism” and political interference in science, resigned his final government post on Tuesday, saying he had been sidelined and left with nothing to do. In a new addendum to the whistle-blower complaint …...Read More

'Covid-free' surgical units for cancer patients could save lives during the UK's second wave of coronavirus, researchers say. As hospital admissions for Covid-19 begin to creep up again, medics are desperate to secure beds for cancer patients who also need life-saving treatment. Researchers led by University of Birmingham assessed the …...Read More

Advertisement Rock star Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65 on Tuesday. The guitarist and co-founder of the Eighties band Van Halen had been battling throat cancer for over a decade. He passed away at at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California with his wife Janie, his …...Read More

The lawyer couple who aimed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching past their home in a private St. Louis neighborhood have been indicted by a grand jury on felony weapon and evidence tampering charges. The announcement came just hours after Mark and Patricia McCloskey attended a short hearing inside …...Read More

Four years ago, when Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia faced off against Mike Pence at the vice-presidential debate, the encounter put two drastically different debate styles on display: Mr. Pence came across as mild-mannered and more formal while Mr. Kaine, a litigator by training, was more of an attack dog, …...Read More

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google had roles as “gatekeepers” in common and controlled prices and the distribution of goods and services, the report said. That made third-party businesses — like app developers on Apple’s App Store and sellers on Amazon’s marketplace — beholden to the companies’ demands, the report said. …...Read More

Advertisement Donald Trump sparked a panicked stock market sell-off Tuesday afternoon as he tweeted that he would not allow talks on a stimulus plan to go on before the November election. In a series of tweets sent from the White House residence where he is still on drugs to fight …...Read More

Stormy Daniels has lashed out at Melania Trump a day after secret tapes emerged in which the First Lady referred to the adult entertainer as a 'porn hooker'. In a scathing tweet on Tuesday, Daniels denied being paid for sex as she hit out at Melania. 'Hahaha! Although I wasn't …...Read More

What is it like debating Mr. Pence? What advice are you going to give to Senator Harris? I’ll answer the first question, not the second one because we’re in conversation about advice, but why would I make that public? Pence is a professional communicator. He was a radio talk show …...Read More