‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program The city of Wenchang on China’s Hainan Island is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a growing interest in space-related tourism. 05/3/2024 - 1:51 pm | View Link
What are the blue blobs washing up on SoCal beaches? Welcome to Velella velella Valhalla What are those blue things washing up on Southern California beaches? Velella velella, of course. Also known as by-the-wind sailors. They're kind of like jellyfish. 05/2/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon China has launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near ... 05/2/2024 - 5:16 pm | View Link
Should you try blue Star Wars milk on May the Fourth? May the fourth be with you on Saturday if you try Kemp's new Star Wars TruMoo Blue Milk, meant to mimic the stuff Luke Skywalker chugs with his aunt and uncle in "Star Wars: A New Hope." Why it ... 05/2/2024 - 10:23 am | View Link
Sun-gobbling blue blobs are taking over Southern California shorelines. What to know Velella velella are wayfaring, surface-dwelling water creatures, completely reliant on the wind for locomotion, according to the Point Reyes National Seashore, which saw them appear in March. They ... 05/2/2024 - 9:31 am | View Link
Houston — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
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“This threat is ongoing and it’s going to get worse.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.