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Lilly-Mae MessengerBBC News, West of England EPA/Shutterstock The drug is used by some to treat mental health problems Those who use cannabis to self-medicate are at greater risk of paranoia than recreational users, the largest survey into the drug has found. The three-year study, published under two reports, was the first to investigate why users decided to start using cannabis …

Federal and immigration agents arrested 475 people while executing a judicial search warrant at a Hyundai facility in Georgia as part of a criminal investigation into allegations of unlawful employment practices. Everyone arrested, most of them South Korean nationals, were “illegally present in the United States or in violation of their presence in the United States, working unlawfully,” Steven Schrank, …

Paper mills often produce papers with fabricated data or sell authorships to researchers.Credit: Lane Erickson/Alamy An investigation has identified more than 1,500 research articles produced by a network of Ukrainian companies that could be one of Europe’s largest paper mills — businesses that produce fake or low-quality research papers and sell authorships. Anna Abalkina, a research-integrity sleuth and social scientist …

Since the demise of the dinosaurs, mammals have thrived. Without their scaly peers around, their numbers exploded, they diversified, and they got bigger – but just how big? It’s well-known that the blue whale is the largest mammal ever – heck, it’s also the most massive animal to ever live – measuring around 30 meters (98 feet) and weighing up …

Facebook Tweet Email Link AP  —  Notorious online soccer piracy network Streameast has been shut down after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, an antipiracy coalition announced Wednesday. The United States-based Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) said the shutdown was made in collaboration with Egyptian authorities. With its 80 associated domains, Streameast was the largest illicit …

JBL has expanded its lineup of flashy Bluetooth speakers with three new models that let you blast tunes without being tied to a power source. The launch includes the new $1,099 PartyBox 720, which is JBL’s largest battery-powered speaker to date, weighing 7 pounds (3kg) more than the visually similar PartyBox 710 that was released in 2021. The PartyBox 720 …

Streameast — the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year long investigation, according to a leading United States-based anti-piracy organisation. The network of 80 unauthorised domains generated 1.6billion combined visits over the past year, providing free access to global sports fixtures, including Europe’s top football leagues and competitions, such as the Premier League …

Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the Solar System. Near its poles, these shimmering lights offer a glimpse into how the planet interacts with the solar wind and moons swept by Jupiter’s magnetic field. Unlike Earth’s northern lights, the largest moons of Jupiter create their own auroral signatures in the planet’s atmosphere — a phenomenon that Earth’s …

Today, the biggest egg you can get your mitts on is that of an ostrich. The biggest of those eggs on record weighed in at an impressive 2.589 kilograms (5.7 pounds), or about the weight of a small house cat. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. It’s …

Paleontologists have uncovered a 265-million-year-old fossil of Pampaphoneus biccai, one of South America’s largest predators before the dinosaurs. This discovery in southern Brazil sheds light on pre-dinosaur ecosystems and the events leading up to Earth’s largest extinction. The find underscores Brazil’s significance in paleontology, with a study in the Zoological Journal of Linnean Society highlighting how such fossils offer critical …