Tag: Science

Bumble and Match Group aren’t going to be friendly any time soon. Today, Bumble responded to Match Group’s lawsuit from earlier this year that claimed the dating app stole a trade secret from Tinder and ripped off two of its patents. Bumble says in a filing today that these claims are invalid and should be dismissed. The motion comes amid a long, contentious relationship between the companies, including an open letter ad in The New York Times published earlier this year in which Bumble called Match Group a “bully” and an aggressive countersuit.

Bumble filed its $400 million countersuit against Match earlier this year alleging that the dating app conglomerate acted interested in purchasing Bumble to acquire trade secrets and that it…

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By working collectively, an unlikely group in Southern California is defying the FCC and by building powerful (and affordable) internet infrastructure.

An research group has discovered new technology to remove space debris using a single propulsion system in a helicon plasma thruster.

We feel the benefit of kind acts regardless of whether they are altruistic or strategically motivated.

To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage — a genetically engineered virus — in a test used in hard-to-reach areas around the world.

After more than 50 generations of selective breeding, a new study compares gene expression of tame and aggressive silver foxes in two areas of the brain, shedding light on genes responsible for social behavior.

The induction of flowering is of major importance from an ecological and agronomic point of view. Environmental factors regulate flowering time, the mechanisms of which have been the subject of many studies. A team has discovered that UV-B, a type of radiation that is a natural component of sunlight can be a powerful inducer of flowering, but that a protein called RUP2 blocks their action to prevent early flowering.

Sophie Turner and the X-Men return to the big screen as Jean Grey deals with the full power of the Phoenix.

We’ve spent months riding and testing the best electric cargo bikes for every budget.

Researchers wanted to know what cats would do with a large colony of rats in Brooklyn. The answer: Not much. But cats could still pose a huge threat to more vulnerable urban wildlife.