CLINTON — High school students from Clinton Community Schools continue to showcase their prowess when it comes to putting their science and engineering skills to the test. During the months of May and June, select groups of high school students represented the Clinton district at both state and international engineering competitions, including the 2024 International […]
In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” “Bonfires and […]
For about 15 minutes on July 21, 1961, American astronaut Gus Grissom felt at the top of the world – and indeed he was. Grissom crewed the Liberty Bell 7 mission, a ballistic test flight that launched him through the atmosphere from a rocket. During the test, he sat inside a small capsule and reached […]
Science, in principle, is self-correcting. New evidence can baffle and challenge the scientific consensus of a given moment. This process has led to some of the most important scientific discoveries of our time. It’s no surprise, therefore, that taxpayer support for biomedical research remains a bipartisan issue. Since 2015, for example, the National Institutes of […]
(Bloomberg) — When Optica Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Rogan traveled to China in November, the prestigious US scientific society she runs promoted the trip internally and on social media. But it omitted a key stop: her visit to Huawei Technologies Co.’s headquarters, according to communications and documents reviewed by Bloomberg News. Most Read from Bloomberg […]
Is “eldest daughter syndrome” a real thing? A new study gives it credence. Katiuscia Noseda via Getty Images Growing up as the oldest sibling, author Y.L. Wolfe often felt the lines between her role and her mother’s role were blurred. “By the time my youngest brother was born when I was almost 11, I was overwhelmed with […]
K’ahk’ Uti’ Witz’ K’awiil knew his history. For 11 generations, the Mayan ruler’s dynasty had ruled Copan, a city-state near today’s border between Honduras and Guatemala. From the fifth century C.E. into the seventh century, scribes painted his ancestors’ genealogies into manuscripts and carved them in stone monuments throughout the city. Around 650, one particular […]
In the night, moon flowers — divine, white bodies with heart-shaped leaves — radiate like a star-shaped Christmas tree topper. At the sight of dawn, they collapse. Moon flowers have adapted to the sleep cycles of nocturnal pollinators. They emerge like Cinderella in the moonlight, giving off strong perfume scents that attract moths and flies […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of scientific data from uncharted territory for the first time since a computer glitch sidelined the historic NASA mission seven months ago. Currently the farthest […]
Jun. 15—How does New Mexico retain its college graduates? The Economic Development Department thinks the state needs to invest in science and technology industries. Specifically, EDD is focusing on aerospace, bioscience, intelligent manufacturing, cybersecurity, and sustainable and green energy to diversify the state’s economy, according to a legislative report released Wednesday. Those areas make up […]
Jun. 14—Complaints about drug activity in the Science Hill area have led to the arrest of a Pulaski County man. The incident began when the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office began receiving complaints stating that a male named Tim Buis was trafficking in large quantities of methamphetamine on Louis Waddle Road in Science Hill. The complaint […]
DALLAS (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is sending science data again. Voyager 1’s four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in November, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. The team first received meaningful information again from Voyager 1 in April, and recently commanded it to […]