science / science - 5 years ago

New research shows the world’s ice is doing something not seen before

In this warming world, some parts of the planet are warming much faster than others.& The warming is causing large ice bodies to start to melt and move rapidly, in some cases sliding into the ocean.& This movement is the topic of a very new scienti...

science / science - 5 years ago

Musk’s SpaceX Lands New Japanese Client for Lunar Rover Mission

Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. signed its second Japanese customer in as many weeks -- but the payload this time will be lunar rovers rather than a group of space tourists. Tokyo-based lunar-exploration startup Ispace has signed up...

science / science - 5 years ago

Japan's Team Missed the $30 Million XPRIZE—But Now They're Going to the Moon Anyway

In the wake of the Lunar XPRIZE competition, ispace has contracted with SpaceX to send two missions to the Moon.

science / science - 5 years ago

Earthquake fear ends Dutch gas boom

The Dutch are proud of the way they have created a country by fighting back the ocean -- but when they started making their own earthquakes it proved a step too far. The tiny village of Zeerijp in the northern Netherlands looks ordinary on the surfa...

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Pope Francis Admits His Historic Deal With Beijing Will Cause Suffering in China's 'Underground' Churches

Critics say the deal over bishop appointments is a sell-out to Beijing

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Says 'Jury Out' on Whether Women Can Succeed in Military Combat

Mattis said there are too few women in the infantry to provide enough data

science / science - 5 years ago

A Chinese Man Is Facing Charges for Spying and Recruiting American Scientists

Ji Chaoqun, 27, is charged with knowingly acting as an agent of a foreign government

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Kavanaugh's Second Accuser Is Willing to Testify If There Is an FBI Probe, Her Attorney Says

Deborah Ramirez's lawyer insists the FBI investigate her allegation under threat of perjury

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President Trump Says Venezuela Could Be 'Quickly Toppled' as U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions

The U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on four members of Nicolas Maduro's inner circle

science / science - 5 years ago

Former stay-at-home mom enters the police academy at age 52: Part 1

Wendy Caldwell was 30 when she graduated the police academy and became a police officer, but she quit the force to become a stay-at-home mom.

science / science - 5 years ago

Bill Cosby And Brett Kavanaugh Are Both Victims of 'Sex War,' Publicist Says

Cosby's publicist said they are both being treated unfairly

science / science - 5 years ago

Mars may have supported underground life, but it was a long time ago

When mankind first noticed Mars in the sky there were surely plenty of people who wondered if life was roaming around on its surface. In more recent years we got a good look at the surface and realized nobody is home, but the old sci-fi cliche of an...

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Wyoming, Idaho weigh options after grizzly hunt ruling

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State officials frustrated by a judge's decision to prohibit grizzly bear hunting in the Yellowstone region and put the animals back on the threatened species list will likely appeal but that's not their only option to c...

science / science - 5 years ago

From truck driver to successful artist: This man quit his job to become a sculptor

Since leaving his job as a truck driver, Kevin Caron has gone on to become a sculptor, whose work has been on display throughout the U.S.

science / science - 5 years ago

‘Minimal Turing Test’ asks humans to prove they’re human with only one word

Researchers from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania created a new spin on the classic Turing Test. It asks participants to name a single word that explains what makes humans, well, human.