Environment
How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their...
Life
Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adults
Just 10 to 15 minutes of mindfulness practice a day led to reduced stress and anxiety for...
Life
The FBI is getting new technology to see through walls
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) plans to buy radar technology that can detect people on the other...
Science
What is a Black Hole? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 59 – NASA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXTZ5jpSmkWhat is a black hole?Well, the name is actually a little misleading because black holes aren’t actually holes. They’re regions in space that have a gravitational pull that is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light. Scientists...
Environment
Is Slate Auto’s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?
When Slate Auto, a start-up, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote...
Environment
Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
As summer approaches, millions of Americans begin planning or taking trips to state and national parks, seeking to explore the wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities across the nation. A lot of them will head...
Space
Thank you for your service, Galileo GSAT0104
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13/05/2025
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28 likesOn 12 March 2013, Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first position fix by Europe’s independent satellite navigation system Galileo. Now, after 12 years of service...
Life
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall
The United States population is older than it has ever been. Today, the country’s median age is...
Life
Inside the first U.S. medical school to fully incorporate AI into its doctor training program
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a part of our daily lives, whether in the office or the classroom, and one medical school is fully embracing the technology.The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in...
Science
Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey
If you’ve ever really looked at how flamingos eat, you know how captivatingly peculiar it is. They bob their inverted heads in the water and do a kind of waddle cha-cha as they inch their way across shallow water,...
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Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say
Barbara Plett UsherBBC correspondentDearbail JordanBBC correspondentGetty ImagesSix Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in...