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  Hunting for rare isotopes: The mysterious radioactive atomic nuclei that will be in tomorrow's technology

  December 07, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Artemis Spyrou, Michigan State University(THE CONVERSATION) When you hear the term “radioactive” you likely think “bad news,” maybe along the lines of fallout from an atomic bomb.But radioactive materials are actually used in a wide range of beneficial applications. In medicine, they routinely help diagnose and treat disease. Irradiation helps keep a number of foods free from

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  Nominating a crony, loyalist or old buddy for attorney general is a US presidential tradition

  December 07, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Austin Sarat, Amherst College(THE CONVERSATION) When Donald Trump announced Jeff Sessions’s nomination as his attorney general, the position was seen as a reward for Sessions’s early endorsement of the president’s 2016 campaign. “The only reason I gave him the job,” Trump said, “was because I felt loyalty. He was an original supporter. He was on the campaign.” And the president

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  Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss

  December 07, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) C. Michael White, University of Connecticut(THE CONVERSATION) Many consumers consider dietary supplements to be natural and, therefore, safe. In fact, the Council for Responsible Nutrition reported in 2017 that 87 percent of U.S. consumers have confidence that dietary supplements, such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, oils, microbiome bacteria and amino acids, are safe and

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  3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts – if they wanted to

  December 07, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anthony M. Nadler, Ursinus College and Matthew Crain, Miami University(THE CONVERSATION) Facebook is in crisis mode, but the company can take major steps to fix itself – and the global community it says it wants to promote. Facebook founder, CEO and majority shareholder Mark Zuckerberg need not wait for governments to impose regulations. If he and other industry leaders wanted to,

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  Fight for federal right to education takes a new turn

  December 07, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina(THE CONVERSATION) A new fight to secure a federal constitutional right to education is spreading across the country. This fight has been a long time coming and is now suddenly at full steam.In 1973, plaintiffs in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez argued that school funding inequities violated the right to education. The

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  I used facial recognition technology on birds

  December 07, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lewis Barnett, University of Richmond(THE CONVERSATION) As a birder, I had heard that if you paid careful attention to the head feathers on the downy woodpeckers that visited your bird feeders, you could begin to recognize individual birds. This intrigued me. I even went so far as to try sketching birds at my own feeders and had found this to be true, up to a point. In the meantime,

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  Strikes dog Portuguese government amid continuing austerity

  December 07, 2018 17:30 IST

  A walkout by rail workers over pay is disrupting Portuguese train services amid a spate of year-end strikes by government employees

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  Rebels demand Indonesia negotiate on Papua independence

  December 07, 2018 17:30 IST

  Rebels in Indonesia's troubled Papua province are demanding that the government hold negotiations on self-determination for the province and warned of more attacks

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  Nobel prize winner: no progress from Trump on carbon taxing

  December 07, 2018 17:00 IST

  A winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Economics who advocates for carbon taxes as the best way to address the problems of greenhouse gas emissions says he does not expect President Donald Trump to make any moves toward accepting that view

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  December 07, 2018 17:00 IST

  Among 10 Things to Know: Details of Robert Muller's Russia investigation coming soon; Arrest of Huawei exec adds intrigue to US-China conflicts; George H.W. Bush's remains reach final resting place; The AP uncovers evidence of torture in Yemen

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  Two weeks later, Copa Libertadores set for finale in Madrid

  December 07, 2018 17:00 IST

  The Copa Libertadores final is set for a conclusion in Madrid this weekend

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  UN says civilian casualties in Yemen average 123 per week

  December 07, 2018 17:00 IST

  UN refugee agency: Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties in Yemen from August through October this year

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  Australian leader says cybersecurity laws urgently needed

  December 07, 2018 16:45 IST

  Australian leader says new cybersecurity laws urgently needed

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  Croatia police arrest 2 suspected of 1991 war crimes

  December 07, 2018 16:30 IST

  Croatian police say they have arrested two former Serb paramilitary fighters suspected of committing war crimes during the 1991-95 war

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  North Korea tells China it's committed to denuclearization

  December 07, 2018 16:30 IST

  China says North Korea's foreign minister has told his Chinese counterpart that his country remains committed to ending its nuclear weapons programs

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  Greece: More than 100 people detained during rioting

  December 07, 2018 16:30 IST

  Greek authorities say more than 100 people were detained during rioting in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki following events marking the 10th anniversary of the fatal police shooting of a teenager

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  Duterte seeks martial law extension in southern Philippines

  December 07, 2018 16:15 IST

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend martial law in the country's south by another year amid concerns over possible militant attacks, although democracy advocates fear it could worsen human rights conditions

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  AP Interview: New Zealand minister says emissions to rise

  December 07, 2018 16:15 IST

  New Zealand has set itself apart from neighboring Australia by declaring climate change a top priority. But despite some lofty goals, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise in the South Pacific nation and could do so for years to come

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  Arsenal will speak to players in laughing gas video

  December 07, 2018 16:15 IST

  Arsenal says the club will talk to the players who were recorded apparently inhaling nitrous oxide in a London nightclub

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  Slovakia's foreign minister withdraws resignation

  December 07, 2018 16:00 IST

  Slovakia's Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak says he is withdrawing his resignation over his disagreement with his country's negative stance on a United Nations pact on safe and orderly migration

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  The Latest: Kevin Hart steps down as Oscars host

  December 07, 2018 16:00 IST

  Kevin Hart says he has stepped down as Oscars host following an outcry over previous anti-gay tweets by the comedian

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  OPEC ministers, Russia, meeting for oil production cut talks

  December 07, 2018 16:00 IST

  OPEC countries are meeting for a second day in Vienna as they try and decide upon a possible cut to oil production to try and stabilize prices

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  Eiffel Tower to be closed as Paris braces for more protests

  December 07, 2018 15:30 IST

  Drastic security measures will put a lockdown on downtown Paris on Saturday as French authorities try to prevent another outbreak of violence during anti-government protests

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  UK leader deploys ministers to sell Brexit deal to public

  December 07, 2018 15:15 IST

  Britain's prime minister is deploying 30 members of her government throughout the country to rally support for her deal on leaving the European Union

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  Nissan discloses more dubious inspections amid Ghosn arrest

  December 07, 2018 14:45 IST

  Nissan, the Japanese automaker under scrutiny after its former chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested on suspicion of financial misconduct, is recalling 150,000 vehicles spanning 11 models in Japan for dubious inspections for brakes and steering

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  Shrinking Japan OKs divisive bill to get more foreign labor

  December 07, 2018 14:45 IST

  Japan set to approve opening door to foreign workers for unskilled jobs

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  Industrial production drops in Germany in October

  December 07, 2018 14:45 IST

  Factory production in Germany dropped in October in another sign that Europe's largest economy may be slowing

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  Ex-intel chief in South Korea found dead in possible suicide

  December 07, 2018 14:45 IST

  Former South Korean military intelligence found dead in possible suicide