The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps. While our brains perceive two distinct sounds, clocks actually produce ...

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When shopping for a new laptop, there's a lot of focus on hardware specs, like the CPU and GPU, but once it's in your hands, there are a few apps you need to download immediately. Otherwise, you're ...

It's official: Windows 10 is dead. Although it had a decent run as far as operating systems go (10 years; it came out in 2015) continued use is inadvisable. A system not receiving security updates ...

If you have ever sat in a quiet room with a wall clock nearby, you have probably noticed the steady tick-tock rhythm. It is such a common sound that most people barely notice it, yet the reason behind ...

A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal. By Joseph Goldstein The 47-year-old JetBlue pilot went to a ...

A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from a so-called meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, researchers say. The man died in September 2024, but researchers just recently linked ...

A New Jersey dad who collapsed and died after eating a hamburger has been identified as the first known fatality from a rare meat allergy caused by a tick bite. The 47-year-old victim, an otherwise ...

A New Jersey man may be the first confirmed death due to a meat allergy triggered by a bite from a tick, researchers announced on Nov. 12. The 47-year-old airline pilot, who was not identified, had ...

In the summer of 2024, a previously healthy 47-year-old father collapsed and died in the bathroom of his New Jersey home. An autopsy provided no answers. Everything looked normal, and his death was ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...