science / science - 6 years ago
The best retirement financial advice you can get might be to get more sleep. Furthermore, retirees typically would like to sleep more, but can’t — due to the disruptions in sleep patterns that are a normal part of the aging process.
science / science - 6 years ago
New space company is first to orbit -- but will it be first to IPO?
science / science - 6 years ago
President Donald Trump expressed sadness Saturday at the devastation caused by fires in a California town, but persisted in his controversial claim that forest mismanagement was responsible for the tragedy, which has killed 76 and left more than 1,200 listed as missing. "This is very sad," Trump sa...
science / science - 6 years ago
Flash floods and landslides killed at least 12 people in central Vietnam, officials said Sunday, as hundreds of troops were dispatched to clean up destroyed villages and washed out roads. Heavy rains pounded the central Khanh Hoa province over the past few days as tropical depression Toraji blew in...
science / science - 6 years ago
When a crew member aboard Star Trek's USS Enterprise is accused of sabotaging the futuristic ship, a noble Captain Jean-Luc Picard comes the accused traitor's defense, delivering a grave message to his exploration corps: "Have we become so fearful, have we become so cowardly, that...
science / science - 6 years ago
Earth space travellers (Steve Carell, Beck Bennet, Cecily Strong, Leslie Jones) make a discovery about the Thanksgiving feast they're sharing with their alien hosts (Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor).
science / science - 6 years ago
Albania's long underexplored coastal waters have become a hotspot for treasure hunters scooping up ancient pottery, sunken ship parts and other shell-encrusted relics that have lain on the seabed for centuries. "Much of this wealth resting at the depth of 20-30 metres (66-99 feet) is easily accessi...
science / science - 6 years ago
The worry now is that something similar may be happening in cutting-edge gene research. Late last month, in a move that’s largely been overlooked outside the scientific community, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced it had sanctioned six Chinese and foreign organizations for the “i...
science / science - 6 years ago
"America is in mourning. Deep, deep mourning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess"
science / science - 6 years ago
Biden took 10-month-old Major home on Saturday
science / science - 6 years ago
President Donald Trump expressed sadness Saturday at the devastation in a California town, as more than 1,000 people remain listed as missing in the worst-ever wildfire to hit the US state. Two huge blazes have created a serious smoke problem across vast areas in the state, and when Trump stepped o...
science / science - 6 years ago
Falcon 9 will only go through "minor tweaks to improve on reliability only, provided NASA & USAF are supportive," Musk said when answering a question from a Twitter user. In 2016, Musk introduced the term BFR as a rocket not only designed to take passengers and cargo to Mars, but also travel within...
science / science - 6 years ago
Sotomayor said she is not letting personal politics get in the way of working together
science / science - 6 years ago
Scientists in Hawaii have detected "Oumuamua," an object entering our solar system from the outside. For the first time in history, scientists have detected the first interstellar object ever observed. In October 2017, an elongated interstellar object named "Oumuamua" — the first to enter the sola...
science / science - 6 years ago
A tiny transparent worm could be the key to finding out how to stop the frailty and ill health which often comes with old age. British scientists are sending tens of thousands of worms into space in a government backed project to see if two drugs can prevent or slow down muscle wasting brought on by...