Category : science

Check The Definitions Of Common Renovation Terms

It's easier to work with contractors when you have a clue what they're talking about.

The Limitless Uses of Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty

What to do with this goo is up to you.

Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily, sparks panic

ROME (AP) — An earthquake triggered by Mount Etna's eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, damaging churches and houses on the volcano's slopes and prompting panicked villagers to flee their homes.

Iran says private exporters had no problem selling its oil

Iran said on Wednesday private exporters have had "no problems" selling Iranian oil, and 3 million barrels of crude could be sold soon to non-government traders, state media reported, despite U.S. sanctions targeting Tehran's oil sales. Iran began s...

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Sicily causes damage, injuries

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hit an area north of Catania on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily early on Wednesday, damaging buildings and injuring about 30 people, officials said. It occurred two days after Etna, Europe's highest and most...

Don't miss these 5 astronomy events coming in 2019

The new year will bring several notable astronomy events that will be visible for many across the United States, including a rare celestial alignment that won't happen again until the 2030s.

The Overloaded Soldier: Why U.S. Infantry Now Carry More Weight Than Ever

Technology was supposed to be the solution. Instead, it added to the problem.

What Your Snot Can Tell You About Your Health

Your nose knows what's really going on.

Photos: Earthquake near Mt. Etna causes injuries in Sicily

Following the recent eruption of Mt. Etna, an earthquake caused damage and injuries in eastern Sicily, Italy, during the early morning hours of Wednesday.

Why the Air Force's B-2 Stealth Bomber Is Nearly Unstoppable

The B-2 is the most advanced bomber in U.S. service, and the only one of three types that still carries nuclear gravity bombs.

China tells domestic online financial info providers to keep 'economic order'

China's cyber watchdog on Wednesday issued new regulations for domestic financial information providers, in an apparent crackdown on online content deemed detrimental to the country's financial stability as the economy slows. Financial information p...

NASA gets ever-closer to its encounter with a distant world 1 billion miles past Pluto

It's getting bigger. Last week, NASA released photos of the space exploration craft New Horizons gradually approaching an ancient, little-known object in deep space, called Ultima Thule. Ultima orbits the sun one billion miles past Pluto, and N...

Oil rises to $51 after steep slide; growth fears weigh

Oil edged up to $51 a barrel on Wednesday after reaching its lowest since June 2017 on perceptions that a price slide prompted by worries over the global economy had been overdone amid an OPEC-led effort to tighten supply. Crude has been caught up i...

Former Sinochem chief sentenced to 12 years for graft - state media

A Chinese court sentenced the former general manager of Sinochem Group to 12 years in prison, state TV reported on Wednesday. Cai was appointed to lead Sinochem in 2014 after a long career at China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) where he was...

Indonesia says avoid coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami

CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities urged people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed at least 430 people over the weekend in a fresh warning issued on the anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 Asian earthquake and tsun...

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