8 skydivers jump off hot air balloon before plunge kills four aboard, officials say
8 skydivers jump off hot air balloon before plunge kills four aboard, officials say.....»»
European-Japanese climate research satellite launched from California aboard SpaceX rocket
A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth's temperature balance was launched into orbit from California on Tuesday......»»
Wildlife officials confirm another gray wolf livestock attack in Colorado´s Jackson County
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed another gray wolf attack on livestock in Jackson County on Saturday, according to the agency's list of confirmed gray wolf depredations......»»
Syfy reveals first images and release date for The Ark season 2
The crew aboard Ark One is ready for more space adventures in The Ark season 2. Check out the first images from season 2 and see when the show returns to SyFy......»»
The Legend of Zelda’s first Lego set is even cooler than it looks
The Legend of Zelda is making the jump to Lego, as Mario and Animal Crossing did, with an elaborate Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set......»»
Fish are adapting to weightlessness on the Chinese space station
Four zebrafish are alive and well after nearly a month in space aboard China's Tiangong space station. As part of an experiment testing the development of vertebrates in microgravity, the fish live and swim within a small habitat aboard the station......»»
Baltic officials said they could send troops to Ukraine without waiting for NATO if Russia scores a breakthrough: report
Baltic officials said they could send troops to Ukraine without waiting for NATO if Russia scores a breakthrough: report.....»»
Thousands flee as cyclone heads towards Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall of an intense cyclone, officials said......»»
Two orphaned Black bears released back into wild after rehabilitation by San Diego Humane Society
Two orphaned Black bears have been released back into the wild, ending their nearly year-long rehabilitation at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center, according to officials......»»
Boeing won"t fix leaky Starliner before flying first crew to ISS
Boeing is set to launch its first crewed space mission in June without fixing a small helium gas leak on its troubled Starliner spaceship, officials said Friday......»»
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Flies to Space on Blue Origin Rocket
The 90-year-old finally realized his dreams of spaceflight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, which also carried five other crew members on a short suborbital voyage.....»»
Peloton App No Longer Supports iOS 15
A recent update to the Peloton app kills support for Apple’s iOS 15 operating system. Here’s what that means for iPhone users stuck on iOS 15. Peloton recently upgraded its popular application to version 15.79.0. In the release notes, the.....»»
US officials: A Russian rocket launch last week likely deployed a space weapon
"Naming space as a warfighting domain was kind of forbidden, but that's changed." Enlarge / A Russian Soyuz rocket climbs away from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on May 16. The launch of a classified Russian military satellit.....»»
Tornado leaves five dead in Iowa
A tornado that ripped through the midwestern US state of Iowa killed five people and left dozens injured, officials said, with homes smashed to pieces and cars thrown through the air......»»
Heat wave cancels lessons for half Pakistan"s schoolchildren
Half of Pakistan's pupils will be shut out of schools for a week as the nation takes crisis measures to lessen the effect of a series of heat waves, officials said Thursday......»»
Doctors treat hundreds of victims of heatstroke in Pakistan after heat wave hits the country
Doctors treated hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heat wave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said......»»
Study sheds light on how antibiotic "Velcro" kills bacteria
A small antibiotic called plectasin uses an innovative mechanism to kill bacteria. By assembling into large structures, plectasin latches onto its target on the bacterial cell surface, similar to how both sides of Velcro form a bond......»»
Many microplastics in the world"s oceans have likely escaped detection, researchers say
Chemicals within microplastics that are found in our world's oceans and waterways, and in drinking water sources, remain of concern to scientists and public health officials. A new study that investigated the presence of the smallest particles of mic.....»»
Vietnam urges Apple supplier Foxconn to cut power use by 30% amid energy concerns
Vietnamese officials have asked Apple supplier Foxconn to voluntarily reduce power usage by 30% at its northern assembly plants to prevent power shortages like last summer, which led to over a billion dollars in lost output. more….....»»
Vietnam again asks iPhone maker Foxconn to reduce electricity use
Manufacturers including iPhone maker Foxconn have been asked by Vietnamese officials to voluntarily cut their power usage by 30%.Vietnam at nightVietnam's government made a similar request of Foxconn and others in June 2023, at a point when drought i.....»»
HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly
Most new HP laptops will be an OmniBook, ProBook, or EliteBook. Enlarge / HP's new OmniBook X laptop (left) and EliteBook Ultra G1q (right) will start at $1,200 and $1,700, respectively. (credit: HP ) HP is rebranding.....»»