As a psychiatrist, I find that one of the hardest parts of my job is telling parents and their children that they are not to blame for their illness. Children with emotional and behavioral problems continue to suffer considerable stigma. Many in the medical community refer to them as “diagnostic and therapeutic orphans.” Unfortunately, for […]
For the third time this year, the bright red star Antares will be occulted or hidden by the moon on Thursday, May 23. The first occasion came on Jan. 8, involving a thin waning crescent moon in the morning twilight sky and visible primarily over the western U.S. Then, on March 5, a last quarter […]
Around $220,000 was stolen from a Maryland volunteer fire department in a cyber-attack last month, according to a report put out by the Rockville station. The money was being held for the purchase of two new ambulances the department desperately needs, the release states. It was taken by criminals impersonating a vendor working with the […]
Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday voted to repeal the state’s Civil War-era abortion ban. The legislation, which is expected to be soon signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, will preserve access to the procedure for millions of women. But there’s a potential political downside for Democrats, who had been using the Arizona Supreme Court’s […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, the state would make energy affordability and availability its main focus. A bill waiting […]
SHARONVILLE, Ohio – The plug has been pulled on Sharon Lake. Around the clock, water on the 35-acre lake gushes out of an underwater pipe in a stone dam into Sharon Creek. It’s all part of an $11.4 million restoration effort to dredge and ultimately preserve the popular fishing and boating destination in the heart […]
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. When did the megalodon shark go extinct, and why? – Landon, age 10 Imagine traveling back in time and observing the oceans of 5 million years ago. As you stand […]
[Source] Climate change could cause Japan’s famous Somei-Yoshino cherry trees to become extinct in some areas by 2100, a new report suggests. Key points: The Japan Meteorological Agency’s study, which utilized artificial intelligence (AI), indicates that rising temperatures are causing sakura (cherry blossoms) to bloom unusually early, reported the South China Morning Post. The record-breaking […]
Weather forecasts for Indiana during the solar eclipse are mixed, with historic data showing a likelihood of cloud cover while a long-range forecast showed clearer skies. A new study, however, shows that some clouds can clear up during an eclipse. A group of researchers out of the Netherlands wrote the study that was published in […]
Although it has been a decade since the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, several questions remain unanswered. According to the History Channel’s official website, on March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 started its journey at 12:41 a.m. from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It was an ordinary day and officials were following every regular […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost ten years ago have themselves disappeared in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Guerrero, Mexico’s president said Tuesday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that a search effort has been launched to find the two federal detectives, a man and a woman. […]
What do you think would happen if one day you looked out your window and saw a box truck pull up and park outside your house, and a bunch of armed men wearing windbreakers got out and knocked on your door and presented you with a piece of paper and then put you in the […]