science / science - 6 years ago

The 5 Top Foods You'll Be Eating in 2019, According to Whole Foods

Faux meat is about to get big

science / science - 6 years ago

New Jersey Couple and Homeless Vet Accused of Making Up Story Behind $400,000 GoFundMe Campaign

'The entire campaign was predicated on a lie'

science / science - 6 years ago

SpaceX, TeleSat Canada bids get U.S. nod to expand satellite internet

The FCC voted to grant "market access" requests to Telesat, Kepler Communications Inc and LeoSat MA, Inc to offer high-speed internet service and connectivity for sensors and other intelligence devices. The FCC, which had approved SpaceX's initial plans in March, further approved the company's requ...

science / science - 6 years ago

Nancy Pelosi Claims She Has 'Overwhelming Support' to Be House Speaker

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has “overwhelming support” among fellow Democrats to become the next House speaker, and says: “I intend to win the speakership with Democratic votes.”

science / science - 6 years ago

Ice Age Cave Art Found Under Layers of Centuries-Old Graffiti

Archaeologists suspected that two caves called Grottes d'Agneux and located in eastern France might harbor artwork produced thousands of years ago by human artists. The researchers had strong suspicions that the art was there, but the cave walls were so covered with layers of more-recent graffiti (...

science / science - 6 years ago

Poor weather delays US space cargo launch to Saturday

Windy weather pushed back until Saturday the planned launch of a US cargo ship loaded with supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. "The teams decided to wait another day for launch after assessing continuing unfavorable weather conditions, including hi...

science / science - 6 years ago

Greenpeace Poland files legal complaint against minister over pesticide use

Environmental activist group Greenpeace lodged a legal complaint against Poland's agriculture minister Thursday, accusing him of wrongly allowing the use of neonicotinoid pesticides restricted by the EU over fears that they imperil bee populations. Greenpeace has filed a complaint with the prosecut...

science / science - 6 years ago

Raccoons Who Police Assumed Had Rabies Were Actually Just Drunk

If raccoons could talk, these ones would be slurring their words

science / science - 6 years ago

Before and after photos show the devastation of the California wildfires

As wildfires continue to rage across California, a set of before and after photos brings into focus the utter devastation wrought by the blazes, particularly in the northern California town of Paradise Pines which has essentially been incinerated by the fires. As of Thursday morning, the Camp Fire h...

science / science - 6 years ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX Wins FCC Approval to Deploy 7,518 Satellites

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has two test satellites aloft, and it earlier won permission for a separate set of 4,425 satellites -- which like the 7,518 satellites authorized Thursday are designed to provide broadband communications. Right now there are fewer than 2,000 operating satellites...

science / science - 6 years ago

Why do so many earthworms appear after it rains?

Following a heavy rain, there is often some noticeable changes to your surroundings, whether it’s a peculiar smell in the air or a change in temperature.

science / science - 6 years ago

How To Watch This Weekend's Dazzling Leonid Meteor Shower

Last weekend, you likely had to search the sky to find even the moon — you can expect a major change of scenery this Saturday and Sunday, stargazers. Not only will the moon be visible as a waxing gibbous, but a full-blown meteor shower, known as the Leonids, will grace the heavens as well. Named...

science / science - 6 years ago

China’s ‘artificial sun’ has got hotter than the real thing (and it’s on Earth)

Could this be the key to limitless clean energy?

science / science - 6 years ago

I’ve Worked in Republican Politics. The Party’s Voter Suppression in the Midterms Has Been a Disgrace

To tolerate this disenfranchisement is to be complicit in the worst of this nation’s past, writes Elise Jordan

science / science - 6 years ago

Killer whales display personality traits similar to humans

Killer whales display personality traits similar to those of humans, such as bravery, cheerfulness and stubbornness, a study has found. For the first time researchers assessed captive whales using personality measures usually reserved for humans, asking their trainers to complete surveys ranking the...