Chemist Identifies Mystery

Chemist Identifies Mystery ‘Blobs’ Washing Up in Newfoundland

A researcher thinks he knows what has been coming ashore on miles of beaches. Canada’s environmental agency says it is still looking into it.

World - The New York Times - 5 hours ago

‘The first thing I did was poke it’: Canada beach blobs mystery solved by chemists

Newfoundland Memorial Univeristy team find white masses are likely material used to clean pipes in oil industry. When the chemist Chris Kozak finally got his hands on a sample of the mysterious ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

"Most mysterious song on the internet" identified after 17 years

The mystery song is called "Subways of Your Mind," and was recorded by a little-known 1980s German band called FEX.

Entertainment - CBS News - November 6

Authorities identify victims of fatal Watkins Glen crash

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Identifying 3 of this season's secret fantasy football stars

Andy Behrens shines a light on three players who are delivering more than their fantasy stats suggest.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Instantly Identify Bad Leadership with These 7 Warning Signs

What does it take to be a good leader? Avoid these common mistakes at all cost.

Business - Inc. - October 20

Onion Identified as McDonald’s E. Coli Culprit

Fast food restaurants are holding onions as the E. coli outbreak likely traces its roots back to the vegetable.

Business - Inc. - October 25

The Key to Boosting Sales: Identifying and Converting Non-Customers

Not everyone is a customer. And you need to examine the types of non-customers you have to understand why.

Business - Inc. - October 26

U.S. intel identifies disinformation campaigns ahead of election

With just over a week to go before elections, there's a new warning about threats, fake videos and propaganda all aimed at trying to fool voters. NBC News' Maura Barrett reports.

Politics - NBC News - October 26

Study finds LLMs can identify their own mistakes

It turns out that LLMs encode quite a bit of knowledge about the truthfulness of their answers, even when they give the wrong one.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Most ballot box fire voters identified

Authorities identified most of the voters whose ballots were destroyed in dropbox fires in Washington and Oregon. Homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports.

Sydney identifies 'disgusting' balls that shut beaches

The so-called tar balls were a combination of oil, human faeces and other substances, scientists say.

Scientists identify tomato genes to tweak for sweeter fruit

Gene-edited versions of large, domesticated varieties of tomato grew to be sweet like those from wild plants. It is a common complaint in the produce aisle: tomatoes today might be big, but they ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Baby identified 3 decades after her body was found on highway

An infant who became known as "Mary Josephine" after her mysterious death in 1993 has been identified using forensic tests.

7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend

The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday.

Navy identifies 2 female pilots killed in Washington state crash

The Navy has identified the two crew members who went missing and were later declared dead after their EA-18G Growler jet crashed in Washington state last week. Naval aviator Lt. Serena “Dug” ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Police identify suspect arrested in 3 attacks on DNC offices in Arizona

The suspect was also arrested for allegedly hanging suspicious bags of white power from political signs lined with razor blades.

FDA identifies possible sources of McDonald's E. coli outbreak

The FDA is looking into two possibilities as the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. CBS News Colorado reporter Karen Morfitt has the latest.

Polymarket Identifies a French Trader Behind Big Trump Bets

Polymarket said that it had linked a single trader to accounts that have wagered heavily on the Republican to win, pushing up his odds on the prediction market.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Skull found in Batavia home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866

The skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Indiana, in 1866.

Colorado election officials say they identified at least a dozen fraudulent ballots

At least a dozen mail ballots were stolen, fraudulently filled out and submitted in Colorado for the Nov. 5 election, the Colorado secretary of state’s office said Thursday.

Politics - NBC News - October 24

Remains of 28 soldiers found in storage identified as Civil War veterans

The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing linking them to the Civil War.

Microchipped dog helps police identify murdered owner's killer

A loyal dog that refused to leave his dead owner's side helped solve the case of her murder by allowing detectives to identify her body, prosecutors said.

Microchipped dog helps Texas police identify woman's killer

Officials who responded to a burning body found a dog nearby. The animal refused to leave the scene.

Eddie House identifies ‘tiny red flag' for Celtics early in season

Eddie House highlights a recurring issue for the Celtics that cost them again Tuesday night in a surprising loss to the Hawks.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.

Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.

World - CBS News - Yesterday

A Feathered Murder Mystery at 10,000 Feet

Scientists say they have observed one of the highest-altitude acts of bird predation ever recorded.

Science - The New York Times - October 23

The race to solve the mystery of 'ghost particles'

China is building a facility to measure neutrinos — mysterious subatomic particles. It's the first of three neutrino observatories expected to open worldwide in the next decade.

How a "throuple" relationship ended in a Florida murder mystery

The suspects in Aileen Seiden's murder case — her romantic partners Zach Abell and Christina Aruajo — each claims the other is her killer.

Behind the Mysterious Downfall of China's Missing Foreign Minister

A three-part podcast series digs into why Qin Gang vanished from view in June 2023.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18

Sydney reopens beaches after thousands of mysterious tar balls washed ashore

They were closed earlier this week after thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore.

The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter

Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is cracking the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays her. Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a 35-year-old mortician turned molecular ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

A mysterious spate of bomb threats is crippling India's airlines

India vowed to punish those responsible for hoax bomb threats that have disrupted dozens of flights and caused airlines huge financial losses.

The Mysterious ‘Ketamine Queen’ at the Center of the Matthew Perry Case

One year after Mr. Perry’s death, Jasveen Sangha is in jail awaiting trial on charges that she sold him the ketamine that killed him.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

Away with the fairies: magic and mystery at a unique festival

There are no rules other than ‘be nice’ at the 3 Wishes Fairy Festival in Glastonbury. Elizabeth McCafferty, who thought she didn’t believe in fairies, found herself sprinkled with a little of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

They Searched Through Hundreds of Bands to Solve an Online Mystery

After 17 years, a group of Redditors have identified “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.” It’s just the beginning.

Tech - Wired - November 6

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