US storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions; 2 dead
[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A destructive storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that killed a young boy and his mother in Louisiana, smashed mobile homes and chicken houses […]
Royals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth
[ad_1] BOSTON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before […]
Satellite launched to map the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers
[ad_1] A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space […]
California quake occurred in very seismically active region
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — The big earthquake that rocked the far north coast of California on Tuesday originated in an area under the Pacific Ocean where multiple tectonic plates […]
Musk’s company aims to soon test brain implant in people
[ad_1] Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people soon. In a “show and tell” presentation livestreamed Wednesday night, Musk […]
NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The […]
US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after supervisors approved limited use of the remote-controlled […]
Biodiversity talks in final days with many issues unresolved
[ad_1] Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world’s nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions […]
Scientists reveal secrets of frog transparency
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly […]
The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It’s worth a shot: […]
