EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Family and friends of Jesus Manuel Ceniceros gathered on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Blackie Chesher Park in El Paso’s Lower Valley to release balloons and remember him on what would have been his 20th birthday. Ceniceros was killed over the weekend in an alleged drunk-driving crash. Nathan Rudy Rodriguez, 18, […]
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The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century
On a crisp autumn morning in 1908, an elegantly dressed African American man strode back and forth among the pin oaks, magnolias and silver maples of O’Fallon Park in St. Louis, Missouri. After placing a dozen dishes filled with strawberry jam atop several picnic tables, biologist Charles Henry Turner retreated to a nearby bench, notebook […]
Happy 20th, Spirit and Opportunity! How the Mars rovers expanded our horizons
Twenty years ago this month, twin spacecraft made dramatic planetary landings and set about creating an unrivaled legacy of science and exploration. NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity rovers were supposed to operate on the surface of Mars for just three months. But both solar-powered robots far outlived their warranties, setting travel and longevity records, making weird […]