Author: Vidya Saras
The Trump administration has suggested that leucovorin, a drug used in cancer treatment, might have some benefit for children with autism. Many researchers and families aren’t so sure. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump is promising a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder: a prescription form of vitamin B9 called leucovorin. But many scientists and medical organizations are skeptical; some families are excited, and many are wary. “I think that this entire thing has been a bit misleading,” says Caitee Donovan, referring to a White House press conference Monday in which Trump and his…
Key takeaways:XRP holds above a critical level in September, raising hopes about a potential recovery in October.Breaking above the $2.81 resistance is key, with technicals projecting about a 30% rally to $3.62.XRP (XRP) traded at the monthly open around $2.77 after dropping 14% over the last two weeks. Holding this level sparks hopes that a recovery could be in the cards going into October. XRP/USD daily chart. Cointelegraph/TradingViewXRP price must hold above $2.75XRP faces a critical test near the Sept. 1 open around $2.75, according to analysts.This level coincides with the lower boundary of a symmetrical triangle, as shown on the…
The Why & Inspiration After a series of commercial projects that were more practical than playful, I decided to use my portfolio site as a space to experiment with new ideas. My goals were clear: one, it had to be interactive and contain 3D elements. Two, it needed to capture your attention. Three, it had to perform well across different devices. How did the idea for my site come about? Everyday moments. In the toilet, to be exact. My curious 20-month-old barged in when I was using the toilet one day and gleefully unleashed a long trail of toilet paper…
Stars are the glittering beacons of the universe — massive nuclear furnaces that light up the night sky and shape the very fabric of galaxies.From the humble red dwarfs to the titanic supergiants, stars come in a dazzling array of sizes, colors, and lifespans. They are born in clouds of gas and dust, live brilliant lives, and die in spectacular fashion, leaving behind remnants that continue to influence the cosmos.Expect to encounter topics like stellar fusion, Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams, and the mysterious fate of stars as they evolve into white dwarfs, neutron stars, or even black holes. You may like So…
Karl Etta Eyong could be heading to the Premier League. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images) Man United and Chelsea may have signed many attackers between them during the summer, but more additions could soon be needed for their respective squads.Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko were signed by Man United in the summer, while Chelsea added Joao Pedro and Liam Delap as striker options. Despite this, there is scope for more to be brought in for the 2026-27 season onwards – and because of this, targets are being identified by each club’s sporting department.And at this early stage of…
China has officially opened the world’s highest bridge in the world to the public.The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m (2,050ft) above a gorge in the country’s Guizhou province.Officials say it cuts travel time between the canyon’s two sides from two hours to two minutes.Earlier this year in August, a testing team drove 96 trucks onto designated points to test the bridge’s structural integrity.The bridge has now set the record for both the world’s highest bridge and largest span bridge built in a mountainous area.
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Your phone is usually attached to your hip (in terms of the recent iPhone 17’s Crossbody Strap, I mean that literally). But in the comfort of your own home when you’re trying to unwind and escape your phone with your favorite music, needing to stay in Bluetooth range for your headphones and wireless earbuds can be a little annoying. Qualcomm’s audio engineers are trying to solve that issue by seamlessly switching to Wi-Fi if you travel away from your audio source. Sure, that sounds neat, but the tech implies a future where you won’t even need any other device nearby…
As the world shifts from a U.S.-dominated unipolar order to a multipolar landscape led by BRICS nations, the U.S. dollar faces unprecedented pressure from declining bond demand and rising debt costs. The Genius Act, passed in July 2025, signals a bold U.S. strategy to counter this by legalizing Treasury-backed stablecoins, unlocking billions in foreign demand for U.S. bonds. The blockchain hosting these stablecoins will shape the global economy for decades. Bitcoin, with its unmatched decentralization, Lightning Network privacy, and robust security, emerges as the superior choice to power this digital dollar revolution, ensuring low switching costs when fiat inevitably fades.…
This week marks the completion of our fourth hard fork, Spurious Dragon, and the subsequent state clearing process, the final steps in the two-hard-fork solution to the recent Ethereum denial of service attacks that slowed down the network in September and October. Gas limits are in the process of being increased to 4 million as the network returns to normal, and will be increased further as additional optimizations to clients are finished to allow quicker reading of state data. In the midst of these events, we have seen great progress from the C++ and Go development teams, including improvements to Solidity tools and the…