Category : science

A Massive Solar Storm Is Hitting Earth This Weekend

Don't worry, it's not going to be harmful. If you're lucky, you'll get to see a good sky show.

NASA publishes images of the meteor no one saw

NASA on Friday published satellite photos of a powerful meteor which appeared just above the Bering Sea on December 18 but went unnoticed until months later. The photographs were taken by two NASA instruments on board the Terra satellite.

Pelosi calls Green New Deal 'a list of aspirations,' and her Democratic party isn't sold on it either

Democrats agree that climate change needs to be addressed. Pronto. But they're divided on if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' Green New Deal is the answer.

EU leaders postpone decision on 2050 climate goal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Friday pushed back a decision on the bloc's long-term efforts to fight climate change, with some countries opposing a pledge to end most emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.

A rare albino penguin makes its debut at zoo in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An extremely rare albino penguin has made its debut at Gdansk Zoo in northern Poland.

Correction: Southern Flood Threat story

In a story March 21 about the U.S. flooding outlook, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a weather forecaster. He is Kevin Low, not Lao.

Huawei’s CFO Had a Penchant for Rival Apple Products, It Seems

When Canadian police arrested Meng Wanzhou at the behest of the U.S. on a Dec. 1 stopover at Vancouver International Airport, they seized her iPhone 7 Plus, a MacBook Air and an iPad Pro, according to a court filing Friday. The crown prosecution con...

Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station's batteries

Changing batteries in orbit took some huffing and puffing and some intricate maneuvering by two spacewalkers Friday. But in the end, it went almost as smoothly as doing the chore back on Earth.

Space Force, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX are making the heavens hip again

Space Force creation, the success of a SpaceX test flight and the 50th anniversary of the moon landing make it a big year for America's space program.

How an 18-Year-Old Died of Cardiac Arrest—Without Showing Symptoms

There's been an increase in deaths from heart attack, and young people—especially women—are the fastest growing segment.

Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika

Despite heavy rain and cold weather, the turnout was as large as last Friday, as protesters carrying the national flag packed central Algiers, the scene of mass protests for a month. Bouteflika, 82 and rarely seen in public since suffering a stroke...

Priscilla Presley slams report about declining health: 'Don't plan my funeral just yet'

Contrary to what's in the pages of National Enquirer, Elvis Presley's ex-wife — and Lisa Marie's mother — is NOT dying.

Floods show national security threat posed by climate change

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipme...

New research, March 11-17, 2019

A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change impacts Mankind Impact of ambient temperatur...

Venezuela, China in focus for Trump meeting with Caribbean leaders

Trump will meet with leaders from the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Saint Lucia at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. The response to OPEC-member Venezuela's political crisis has split the members of the Caribbean Community,...

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