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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Moving Out of Kensington Palace

Their new home neighbors the site of their royal wedding reception

145 pilot whales die in stranding on New Zealand beach

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All of the 145 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a remote New Zealand beach have died.

Large Asteroid Packing 50 Megatons Of Force Might Come Crashing Down On Earth In 2023 — And That’s Not All

A large asteroid could be headed toward us in the near future — barreling through space on a risk trajectory that might cause it to collide with Earth. The news comes from the Express, which cites NASA sources revealing that the space rock could end up engaged in not one, but a staggering 62 differ...

2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #47

Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... SkS in the News... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback& Insights... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week... Story of the Week... Climate-heating greenhouse gases at record levels, says UN Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are far above pre-in...

NASA spacecraft nears Red Planet on mission to detect 'marsquakes'

Traveling 301 million miles (548 million km) from Earth, the Mars InSight spacecraft was due to reach its destination on the dusty, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet at about 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT). The mission control team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles prepared to c...

Elon Musk believes he has a 70% likelihood of flying to Mars despite 'good chance of death'

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has claimed there is a 70 per cent likelihood he will make it to Mars on one of his spacecraft – despite there being “a good chance of death”. “I know exactly what to do,” Mr Musk told Axios on HBO. Mr Musk, who is also involved in a project to build a high-speed mass t...

California's deadliest wildfire finally tamed

The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday. "#CampFire ... is now 100% contained," Cal Fire, the state fire authority, said in its latest bulletin on Twit...

NASA weighs in on petroleum development in Arctic Ocean

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal agency that oversees offshore petroleum leasing has received comment on Arctic Ocean drilling from a surprise source — NASA.

How high-tech toilets could soon be tracking your every movement

The bathroom is arguably the last bastion of privacy, but soon a new high-tech lavatory could be tracking your every movement. Researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) and MIT have teamed up with sanitation specialists to create the ‘FitLoo’ which screens human waste for early signs of disease...

Iraq floods leave 21 dead in two days: health ministry

At least 21 people have died and tens of thousands displaced by heavy rains that have battered Iraq over two days, the health ministry and United Nations said on Sunday. Women and children were among the dead, health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told AFP. Iraq and neighbouring countries have be...

From parcel delivery to security, Singapore bets big on drones

Hi-tech Singapore is planning to roll out a swarm of drones for tasks that include delivering parcels, inspecting buildings and providing security, but safety and privacy concerns mean the initiative may hit turbulence. Commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles is already taking off around the wor...

Did Christian Historians Exaggerate Persecution by the Romans?

Archaeological work in Jordan at the site of a mine where Christians had reportedly suffered horrific torture has uncovered some troubling information.

Watch This Spectacular Launch of the Soyuz Rocket From Space

New Research Has Concluded That All Humans Are Descendants Of Just One Couple Who Lived 200,000 Years Ago

In a groundbreaking new study, scientists from The Rockefeller University in New York City and the Biozentrum at the University of Basel in Switzerland have concluded that each and every human alive today descended from just one couple who lived from between 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. As the Dai...

While Searching For Alien Life, Astronomers Detected Water In The Atmosphere Of Gas Planet HR 8799c

While astronomers were busy seeking out alien life at the Keck Observatory in Maunakea, Hawaii, they were able to learn more about the gas planet HR 8799c, one of four planets that orbit their parent star HR 8799 at a distance of 179 light years away from Earth. This planet was, surprisingly, found...

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