‘Arctic Blast’ to Hit Eastern US This Weekend
The National Weather Service (NWS) is issuing warnings for more chilling and snowy conditions for the eastern half of the United States this weekend. Its Weather Prediction Center announced that arctic...
View Article5 Takeaways From Lee Zeldin’s EPA Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON—Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, testified on Jan. 16 before senators on the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Although...
View ArticleSpaceX Rocket Falls Apart During Test Flight After Booster Caught
The seventh test of SpaceX’s unmanned Starship lit up the sky when it went awry. After the 403-foot-long megarocket lifted off from a site in southern Texas, the launch tower’s “chopstick arms”...
View ArticleNew Research Reveals Our Ancestors Were Tougher Than We Ever Knew
An early ancestor of our species, Homo erectus, was a lot tougher and more adaptable than was long believed, a new study has revealed. In an international effort, researchers from the University of...
View ArticleNASA’s Stuck Astronaut Steps Out on Spacewalk After 7 Months in Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than...
View ArticleUnderstanding mTOR: A Delicate Balance for Longevity
mTOR has emerged as the latest contender in the quest for the elusive fountain of youth. Mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin is a powerful protein essential to our health and aging and is...
View ArticleUS Racing Against Time to Reclaim Supply Chain From China: Former Commerce...
WASHINGTON—A former Department of Commerce official recently stressed the urgency of the threat of U.S. supply chain dependence on communist China. “We are running out of time. We really need to race...
View ArticleDancing Depression Away
Is it possible to waltz away gloomy, anxious feelings or do-si-do your way to better cognitive and neurological health? A study from Canada indicated that a weekly dance class may reduce depression in...
View ArticleQueensland Pauses Wind Farm Development as MP Raises Koala Safety Concerns
Development of the Greenleaf Renewables and Brookfield-backed Moonlight Range Wind Farm in the Rockhampton region has been paused after the project was called in by the state government. The...
View Article‘Barely There’ Shoes May Be Better for Your Feet
Frustrated by her clunky and narrow hiking boots, Kelly Barcus began researching online to find something better. She quickly encountered an unfamiliar term: “barefoot shoes.” The concept of “barely...
View ArticleTrump Withdraws US From WHO on First Day in Office
Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and halting U.S. funding to the United Nations body....
View ArticleToxicologist Highlights Challenges in Linking ‘Forever Chemicals’ to Cancer...
An Australian parliamentary committee was told it is challenging to attribute “forever chemicals” to higher risks of cancers and chronic diseases at low exposure levels. On Jan. 21, the Select...
View Article2,000-Year-Old Statue Is Found Abandoned in Garbage Bag in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece—A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident...
View ArticleScientists Detect Chirping Cosmic Waves in Unexpected Part of Space
NEW YORK—Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When...
View ArticleSugary Drinks Linked With Millions of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease...
A recent study in the Nature Medicine journal has found evidence supporting a link between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). SSBs...
View ArticleIndonesia Showcases Returned Artifacts It Had Sought for Decades From...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelry repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia’s National Museum, providing a glimpse...
View ArticlePrivate US Spacecraft Headed to the Moon Captures a Glorious View of Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its...
View ArticleChronic Disease Is Reversible: Don’t Give Up Hope
Join Sina McCullough, Ph.D. in nutrition, on her quest to uncover truths about food and health. A scientist by training and journalist by nature, Sina offers facts and insights about how to live...
View ArticleScientists Unveil Latest Movement of ‘Doomsday Clock’
The U.S.-based Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announces the location of the minute hand on its closely watched Doomsday Clock, indicating what nuclear developments around the world mean for the...
View ArticleTrump Asks Elon Musk to Retrieve NASA Astronauts from International Space...
President Donald Trump said on Jan. 28 that he has asked billionaire businessman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk to help return two NASA astronauts who have been on board the International Space Station...
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