Category : science

Venezuela calls U.S. comments on Guyana dispute 'interventionist'

Venezuela's foreign ministry on Tuesday described as "interventionist and disrespectful" U.S. comments on a weekend incident in which the country's navy stopped two ships exploring for oil for Exxon Mobil off Guyana's coast. In response to the eve...

Meet Go Country’s Saul Levine, Los Angeles’ Last Radio Pioneer Who’s 405-Famous

The name Saul Levine might not ring a bell, but anyone who’s driven on the 405 between Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvd. has undoubtedly seen the billboard for his KKGO Go Country 105 radio station, which sits atop the headquarters of Mount Wilson FM B...

Introducing the F-15X: Would the Air Force Buy a Non 'Stealth' Fighter?

Were a contract to materialize, the F-15X could become the Air Force’s first new fighter that wasn’t a stealth jet since 2001

Sicilian airport reopens amid Mount Etna's latest eruption

ROME (AP) — Italy's Catania airport resumed full operations a day after an ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest eruption forced it to shut down, while fiery red lava could be seen shooting from the volcano in eastern Sicily on Tuesday.

Eastern US may face wet, snowy weather as millions celebrate the end of 2018

An active weather pattern is likely to set up across the eastern United States to close out 2018, while much of the West could turn out dry but cold.

Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops

Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens from being sold by pet shops in a bid to crack down on animal exploitation and abuse. The government said it will roll out the legislation next year after holding public consultations that showed 95 percent...

Could a Diet Based on Your Genes Actually Work?

Companies are selling customized nutrition plans tailored to your DNA. Should you buy in?

Russia's energy minister sees oil prices stabilizing in first-half 2019

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that oil prices, which fell by more than a third this quarter, would become more stable in the first half of 2019. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other large o...

China is Designing A Giant Machine to Test Nuclear Bombs

China’s Z machine is “designed to produce about 60 million joules of energy in an instant – roughly 22 times the 2.7 million joules generated at the Sandia facility,” according to the South China Morning Post.

The Russian Military's Big 'Guns' Are Getting a Big Upgrade in 2019

As the Russian Ministry of Defense announced last week, "In 2019, the 2S42 Lotos 120mm self-propelled artillery gun and the Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicle will enter final state trials before they are accepted as the armament of the Airb...

Christmas in Space! Astronauts Celebrate a Special Cosmic Holiday in Orbit

"This holiday season, I find myself looking down at 'home' a lot," NASA astronaut Anne McClain wrote on Twitter just before the holiday Sunday (Dec. 23). "We really are all on this amazing, beautiful planet together – it truly is a small world. Dur...

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