by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, a mission seen as an important step as the country looks to push forward its space program. Th...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Colorful wild macaws flying through Caracas skies are a bright sight to behold. With every sunrise and sunset they start their zigzagging flight between palm trees and residential towers. If the scene sounds like a dream for nature lovers, behind t...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Moscow's metro system is famed for its Stalin-era stations with glittering chandeliers and mosaics, but architects are taking a radical new approach as the network undergoes a massive expansion. While the original stations were conceived as "palaces...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Nancy Grace Roman, a former NASA executive who is often described as the “mother” of the Hubble Space Telescope, has died at 93.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
“This person may have been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not contagious,” Dr. Cieslak said. “Should any symptoms develop, the Nebraska Medicine/UNMC team is among the most qualified in the world to deal with them.”
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
An uptick in attacks by Islamists and the resulting upheaval in the region comes in the run up to an election in which President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term. A faction of Boko Haram, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), which split from...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- A lawsuit filed against Google by users who said the world’s largest search engine violated their privacy by using facial recognition technology was dismissed by a judge on Saturday.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
After a state investigation revealed unsanitary conditions at an outpatient surgery center in northern New Jersey, thousands of patients who were treated there have been advised to get their blood tested, CBS News reports.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Dec 23 through Sat, Dec 30 Editor's Pick Green New Deal: what is the progressive plan, and is it technically possible? The idea, c...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
House Democrats are kicking off the new year by addressing climate change head-on with a new committee, but it’s not all smooth sailing yet. California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to become the next speaker of the House, has announced that De...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is about the make the most distant planetary flyby in the history of spaceflight, and you can follow the action live. At 12:33 a.m. EST (0533 GMT) on Jan. 1, New Horizons will zoom past the small object Ultima Thule, w...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Parts of the United States were digging out Saturday from winter storms that media reports said led to at least seven deaths, while warmer regions braced for potential flooding during the New Year's travel period. As storm clouds moved east, they we...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
11 States Are Now Experiencing Widespread Flu Activity, CDC Map Shows
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Welp, good news for 2019.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Measles Alert Issued for Travelers at Newark Airport on Christmas Eve