Category : science

Mild weather to highlight 118th Mummers Parade in Philadelphia

Dry, mild and gusty weather is expected for the 118th annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.

Temperatures to soar in Philadelphia for New Year's Day Mummers Parade

Dry, mild and gusty weather is expected for the 118th annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.

UK invests in micro-robots which could make roadworks a thing of the past

Roadworks may soon be a thing of the past as small robots will be sent down pipes to make repairs instead of digging up roads. Four universities in the UK are working together to develop a collection of “insect-like” robots that will fix and inspect...

Chuck Todd Refuses To Give Air Time To Climate Deniers: 'The Science Is Settled'

In a special "Meet the Press" episode dedicated to global warming, NBC's Chuck

Injection to halt the progress of Alzheimer’s 'available within decade'

An injection capable of halting the progress of Alzheimer’s could be available to patients within a decade, Britain’s leading dementia organisation predicts. The Alzheimer’s Society says a series of recent breakthroughs in treatments that disrupt har...

NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed

A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind, a tiny, distant world called Ultima Thule about four billion miles (6.4 billion kilometers) away. The US space agency will ri...

Here Are the World's Biggest Billionaire Winners and Losers of 2018

The popularity of Fortnite, the phenomenon that forced some into video-game rehab, gave gamemaker Tim Sweeney a $7.2 billion fortune this year. Autry Stephens has $11.4 billion after his closely held Endeavour Energy Resources LP attracted bids that...

What Eight Social Trends Told Us About America's Economy in 2018

Before we ring in 2019, it’s time to take a look at what some of 2018’s hottest social trends told us about America’s economy. Adult dorms and jade rollers may prove to be fads, but they also say something about growth, labor markets and demographic...

Ugh: My Breakout Is Gone, But the Redness Is Still There

So we got the experts to weigh in.

Watch New Horizons probe ring in the New Year with record-setting Ultima Thule flyby

LAUREL, Md. — The sleeping bags are rolled out and the videos are cued up for a New Year’s celebration of cosmic proportions here at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, but the star of the show is still a mystery. That’ll change on...

China Ends Freeze on Video-Game Licensing

The initial games were mostly local, mobile titles and didn’t include any from industry giants Tencent Holdings Ltd. or Netease Inc. The notice of approvals was posted online by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Televisi...

Russia’s Poseidon Thermonuclear Torpedo Is No Aircraft-Carrier Killer

If the goal is to sink a U.S. carrier, couldn’t Russia saturate a carrier’s defenses with a volley of conventionally-armed hypersonic missiles like the Mach 5-plus Khinzal?

2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #52

Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... Toon of the Week... SkS in the News... Coming Soon on SkS... Poster of the Week... SkS Week in Review...& Story of the Week... 2018 Was A Milestone Year For Climate Science (If Not Politics)& & The d...

New beetle species named after 'Game of Thrones' characters

Sadly, Game of Thrones isn't returning until April 2019, but if you're in the mood for some show- related news to hold you over, we've got you covered. Brett Ratcliffe, a University of Nebraska entomologist and professor, decided to n...

Verizon, Disney Avert Bowl-Day Blackout With Contract Accord

Millions of TV customers from Boston to Washington were spared the loss of channels such as ESPN -- and popular college football games -- after Verizon Communications Inc. and Walt Disney Co. struck a distribution agreement on the eve of the new year...

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