Magnifying Deep Space Through the ‘Carousel Lens’
A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity…
Month: September 2024
New Study: Public Options Can Drastically Lower Healthcare Costs Due to Government Bargaining Power
Columbia Business School research is the first to find empirical evidence for how government intervention would shape the private healthcare…
Introducing SandAI: A tool for scanning sand grains that opens windows into recent time and the deep past
September 18, 2024 By Adam Hadhazy The shapes and textures of quartz grains speak to the processes that molded and…
Scientists compare different artificial lights’ effects on the production of melatonin.m
A novel LED with orange and blue wavelengths outpaced two other lights in advancing participants’ melatonin levels in a small…
City of Baltimore Reaches a Settlement with Walgreens to Resolve Opioid Litigation, Bringing the Total Recoveries to $402.5 Million
September 16, 2024 Baltimore, MD (Highpoint Digest) − On September 10, 2024, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the City of Baltimore…
Ozone pollution reduces tropical forest growth
September 15, 2024 By Alex Morrison Ozone gas is reducing the growth of tropical forests – leaving an estimated…
NSAC Welcomes Bicameral Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act
September 14, 2024 Washington, DC (Highpoint Digest) − On June 03, 2024, Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and…
New low carbon insulation made by farm workers could support rural economies, experts hope
September 13, 2024 By Kerra Maddern The production of low carbon, plant-based insulating blocks by agricultural workers from farm materials…
Summer unemployment benefits could increase K–12 support staff incomes by $1.2 billion nationwide; According to Economic Policy Institute Report
September 12, 2024 Washington, DC (Highpoint Digest) − A new Economic Policy Institute report outlines the working conditions of K–12 school support…
DOJ: Eighteen Individuals Indicted on Federal Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
September 11, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (Highpoint Digest) – On Monday, a federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an…