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The first federal execution in the United States in 17 years looks set to go ahead on Monday after an appeals court overturned a lower court injunction, saying a lawsuit by the victims' family - which had put the execution on hold - had no legal standing. White supremacist Daniel Lewis Lee was convicted in…

Home News A handful of N95 respirators get zapped with UV radiation. (Image: © Shutterstock) Ultraviolet light has been used to stop pathogens in their tracks for decades. But does it work against SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the pandemic?The short answer is yes. But it takes the right kind of UV in the right dosage,…

Light pollution ruins teen sleep and may contribute to mental disorders, study says - CNN

The restaurant caught fire Saturday after protestors broke windows at the restaurant and threw fireworks inside. Cortez Stafford, a spokesman for Atlanta fire, said the blaze grew because it wasn’t safe to get to the area near the restaurant when the fire began. He estimated there were 1,000 protestors near the Wendy’s.“We’re now making our…

Scientists in Boston, looking into new optical microscope techniques, have unexpectedly been able to break down MRSA’s surrounding membrane, using blue light.Bacteria are impressively adaptive. Through rapid cell division and via horizontal gene transfer— where they transfer genes with their neighbors — bacteria can quickly strengthen their defenses against threats.One such threat is antibiotics, and…