SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGET) – 18 months after Orrin and Orson West disappeared from the home of their adoptive parents in California City, the boys’ biological mother is breaking her silence. “This is really hard to talk about,” said an emotional Ryan Dean, speaking to the public for the first time at a news conference … Read more
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Two new legal battles in connection to the case of brothers Orrin and Orson West, have been filed by their biological mother Ryan Dean, and family. This comes 18 months after they were reported missing from the California City home of their adoptive parents, Jaqueline and Trezell West. 18 months later, … Read more
A whooping crane chick hatched May 26 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. Photo credit: Chris Crowe, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute For the first time, a whooping crane — one of the most endangered species of crane in the world — hatched May 26 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) … Read more
MIAMI— The world’s coastlines are rapidly urbanizing, but how this increased human presence may impact species living in the ocean is not fully understood. In a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, researchers tracked the movements of three shark species, bull, nurse and … Read more
New York City is home to many leading museums and galleries and each year Pratt Institute students explore these institutions as an extension of their studies on campus. With art, architecture, science, history, and more in these spaces, there are various opportunities to better understand the world and how to engage creatively with it. The … Read more
“Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.” – Garrison Keillor By MADELEINE PAYNE Reflecting on these past three years, it’s hard to put into words how much The Aggie has given me. When I walked into my first city news desk meeting as a nervous English major in October 2019, I remember eagerly … Read more
Backers – Investing In Opportunity Forest City SynBio Forest City SynBio launches its second round of equity crowdfunding enabling Canadian retail investors to invest in its synthetic biology startup accelerator. By creating a hub for synbio startups in Canada, we will retain those companies, intellectual property, and economic opportunities here at home. ” – Shea … Read more
Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient burial of a woman lying on a bronze bed near the city of Kozani in northern Greece. It dates to the first century BCE. Depictions of mermaids decorate the posts of the bed. The bed also displays an image of a bird holding a snake in its mouth, a symbol … Read more
The archaeological site of Kemune in the dried-up area of the Mosul reservoir. Credit: Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen, KAO Drought Reveals 3400-Year-Old Urban Center of the Mitanni Empire The Kingdom of Mitanni, also known as Hurri to the Hittites, Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat to the Assyrians, and Maryannu, Nahrin or Mitanni to Egyptians, was a … Read more
EMERYVILLE, Calif., And LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2022 – Eureka Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell therapies to treat solid tumors, and City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that City of Hope treated the first patient with GPC3-positive advanced … Read more