Category : science

Melania Trump Says Brett Kavanaugh Is 'Highly Qualified'

Mrs. Trump also said victims of 'any kind of abuse or violence' must be helped

'Hambi stays!': Thousands join German forest demo in anti-coal battle

Thousands of anti-coal demonstrators descended on Germany's Hambach forest Saturday, celebrating an unexpected court victory that suspended an energy company's planned razing of the woodland to expand a giant open-cast mine. The ancient forest near...

'It Appears We Just Got Banksy-ed.' Art Piece Self Destructs After Being Sold for Over $1 Million

Banksy himself chimed in on Instagram

Bear hibernation is a superpower, but it comes with a cost

Welcome to Fat Bear Week at Mashable! Each fall, Katmai National Park holds a competition as Alaska’s brown bears finish fattening up for their long winter hibernation. This year, Mashable is getting in on the salmon-munching action. Check back wit...

S. Arabia backs down from blocking UN climate report: sources

Oil giant Saudi Arabia backed down at the last minute Saturday from obstructing the adoption of a major report by the UN's climate science panel, sources told AFP. With the threat removed, the meeting of the 195-nation panel in Incheon, South Korea...

Avoiding climate chaos means 'unprecedented' change: UN report

The UN's 195-nation climate science body plunged deep into overtime Saturday to finalise a report outlining stark options -- all requiring a global makeover of unprecedented scale -- for avoiding climate chaos. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

'Such a Slap in the Face.' Sexual Assault Survivors Who Met With Susan Collins Feel Betrayed She'll Vote for Kavanaugh

Collins announced her intention to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh, all but ensuring he will sit on the Supreme Court

Lisa Murkowski Is the Only GOP Senator Voting Against Kavanaugh. Her State Has the Highest Rate of Sexual Assault

Alaska's Lisa Murkowski will likely be the only GOP Senator to vote against Kavanaugh. Her state has the country's highest rate of sexual assault

First SpaceX mission with Nasa astronauts set for June 2019

Nasa has announced the first crewed flight by a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to take place in June 2019. It will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program w...

Akcea Therapeutics genetic disease treatment gets FDA approval

Akcea Therapeutics Inc said on Friday its treatment, developed along with Ionis Pharmaceuticals , which targets a rare genetic disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Akcea's once-weekly injection, Tegsedi, treats hereditary A...

Pennsylvania teacher's 1992 death grows cold: Part 2

Investigators conducted interviews and research DNA evidence found at the crime scene of Christy Mirack's slaying, but years went by without any leads.

Police announce wedding DJ as suspect in 1992 cold case killing: Part 4

In June 2018, police charged Raymond Rowe, a well-known DJ, business owner and family man in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with criminal homicide in the death of Christy Mirack.

Voyager 2 Is Getting Close to Interstellar Space

It's picking up readings similar to Voyager 1 when it made the leap.

Tiny Hawaiian Gecko Accidentally Calls "a Bazillion" People from Hospital Phone, Wins the Internet

Dr. Claire Simeone, the director of the Kei Kai Ola hospital for Hawaiian monk seals, definitely does. Earlier this week, Simeone had just left work for lunch when her phone started ringing. "I thought maybe someone had a seal-related question," Si...

Woman Arrested After Harassing Two Hispanic Customers Speaking Spanish at a Store

An arrest was made after a woman harassed two Hispanic customers who were speaking Spanish while shopping at a store.

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