Category : science

Boeing Takes Full Responsibility For Two Plane Crashes That Killed 360 People

Boeing's CEO apologized for the two incidents and says a software update is imminent.

'Say Yes to the Dress' star Lori Allen suffers serious injuries after tripping over wedding gown: 'She is in a lot of pain'

Lori Allen, the bridal shop owner who's starred on TLC's "Say Yes to theDress: Atlanta" for nine seasons, is recovering from serious injuries whilefilming an episode on Wednesday

Ancient Pacific Whales Lived On Land Like Rhinos

They also used their tails in the water like beavers.

Feds support tribe's push for only whale hunt in mainland US

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials are supporting a decadeslong request by a Native American tribe in Washington state to resume what would be the only authorized whale hunts in the mainland U.S., a long-held custom that animal rights activists oppose...

Amazon working on internet-serving satellite network

Amazon on Thursday confirmed it is working on a project to deploy a network of satellites for high-speed internet service in underserved parts of the world. Project Kuiper was first reported by tech news website GeekWire, which cited US regulatory f...

Eastern Libyan commander orders forces to move on Tripoli

Shortly after the announcement, his forces moved on the capital from several sides, an eastern official said, making it from the south as close as al-Heira and Gharyan, two mountainous areas some 80 km (49.7 miles) south of the capital despite its fo...

Health Canada plans to suspend Allergan's breast implant license

Health Canada plans to suspend the license for Allergan Plc's Biocell breast implant due to the risk of a rare cancer linked to such implants, the regulator said in a notice to the Botox-maker on Thursday. Breast augmentation using implants is a pop...

Explorer to trace flow of plastics down 10 rivers into seas

MILAN (AP) — Italian explorer Alex Bellini plans to travel down the world's 10 most polluted rivers on makeshift rafts, tracing the routes of plastics that pollute the world's oceans.

Almost 500 people in southeastern US report meteor

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For almost 500 people in the southeastern United States, getting up early Thursday was its own reward.

High March temperatures shortened Alaska's winter weather

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Unusually high March temperatures lopped weeks off Alaska's long winter and reflect a warming climate trend, state climate experts say.

Brent oil briefly touches $70 per barrel on tight supply

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent oil prices rose on Thursday, briefly touching $70 a barrel for the first time since November as expectations of tight global supply outweighed pressure from rising U.S. production and less robust global demand indicators.

Microsoft Vows to Focus on Gender Harassment Amid Uproar

Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, human resources chief Kathleen Hogan and senior engineering leader Rajesh Jha were among those who answered questions about the issues raised in the emails at a previously scheduled monthly “all-hands” meeting o...

Olivia Newton-John on how she's fought cancer for 27 years: 'positive attitude' and 'a lot of cannabis'

The longtime celeb talks about how she's kept her chin up through many years of struggling with cancer.

Drug company founder, execs exploited patients to sell opioid: U.S. prosecutor

The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc put profits over patient safety by bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive fentanyl spray, fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday at the end of a landmark trial. John Kapoor, t...

Teens drop eloquent climate change testimony on Congress

There's a brand new committee in the U.S. House of Representatives -- the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis -- and the group used its first-ever hearing to call on four young environmental leaders to testify. Their age is particularly releva...

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