Tom Gillis played in the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y., and thought he was toast after finishing the first 36 holes at 9-over. When Gillis landed in Detroit, he learned he had make the cut on the line and there was an 8:23 a.m. …

12 games played, five points, one win, 30 goals against and a -13-goal differential. Despite team starters that include United States Mens National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard and forward Kei Kamara, the Rapids have lost nine of the teams 12 games. Caleb Porters Columbus Crew SC has endured prolonged disappointment, …

  DHL is expanding its DHL Africa eShop business to 9 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 20 African countries. DHL went live with the digital retail app in April, bringing more than 200 U.S. and U.K. sellers — from Neiman Marcus to …

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Planetary researchers using data from the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have discovered rich deposits of water ice and sand hundreds of million years old beneath the current ice cap in the north polar region of the Red Planet. Published journal Geophysical Research Letters, the findings …

According to new research, published in the journal Geology, processes not involved in controlling sand movement on Earth play major roles on the Red Planet, especially large-scale features on the landscape and differences in landform surface temperature. Two sizes of ripples are evident in this December 13, 2015, view of …

In a study involving 1,000 patients from 18 countries, an international team of researchers found evidence that a technique called active nerve cell cluster stimulation reduced the patients’ degree of disability three months after they suffered an acute cortical ischemic stroke. Active nerve cell cluster stimulation is safe for patients …

Licorice root extract is not without health risks, according to a case study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Demonstration of the main mechanism of action of licorice through inhibition of 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11-β-HSD2) in the distal tubules of the kidney. H – hydrogen ion, …

Researchers in the United Kingdom have extracted americium from a plutonium stockpile and used the heat generated from this radioactive element to generate enough electric current to light up a small lightbulb. The breakthrough means potential use of americium in radioisotope power systems for missions which would use the heat …

A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by a team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester and elsewhere. Archaeologist Adam Clapton records the Enderby shield in the ground. Image credit: University of Leicester Archaeological Services. The bark shield was found in 2015 at the Iron …