China’s Chang’e-6 mission, currently on its way to retrieve a sample of material from the far side of the moon, will test theories of why the lunar near and far side are so different. Having launched on May 3, Chang’e-6 is expected to land in early June within the Apollo double ring impact basin, which […]
It was a frigid winter morning when authorities found a Native American man dead on a remote gravel road in western New Mexico. He was lying on his side, with only one sock on, his clothes gone and his shoes tossed in the snow. There were trails of blood on both sides of his body and it […]
Apr. 27—Some people in Logan County say they are often distrustful of politicians. They feel like their votes mean nothing. It’s easy to understand why they feel that way. Year after year, they’ve heard promises from politicians to improve their lives, but many still struggle to make ends meet and continue to watch friends and […]
SUFFERN ‒ Ethan Schwartz, now a 16-year-old junior at Suffern High School, has been recognized as the youngest person to ever contribute to the resolution of an investigative genetic genealogy case. Schwartz last summer, when he was 15, worked with a team at Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center to identify a jawbone — secreted […]
As the debate over whether Tesla should be valued as an automaker or a software company rages, CEO Elon Musk laid out his view in no uncertain terms. “If you value Tesla as just an auto company, fundamentally, it’s just the wrong framework,” Musk said during Tesla’s first quarter earnings call on Tuesday. Musk’s comments […]
A shrinking population means Japan has a shortage of workers. Many are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) can pick up the slack. In a country that is known to be obsessed with perfection, damaged or misshapen vegetables and fruits are hard to sell. And if you are a specialist maker of Japanese dumplings, like the […]
Knoxville police detectives knew who gunned down one of their own in the early morning hours of July 7, 1989. They just couldn’t prove it, at least not to the point of putting together a case for prosecution. So Johnnie Warwick went free, at least for a while. Although law enforcement was not able to […]
Police crime scene tape was still up at a remote spot two days after troopers found a man’s white Cadillac with his body inside. The disturbing discovery was made at a pull-off spot along Riffle Hollow Road in German Township on Saturday, April 13. >> Missing elderly Fayette County man found dead, police investigating State […]
Often, when scientists do research around a specific societal challenge, they hope their work will help solve that larger problem. Yet translating findings into long-lasting, community-driven solutions is much harder than most expect. It seems intuitive that scientists studying living organisms, microbes and ecosystems could apply their findings to tackle food shortages, help keep environments […]
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Here comes the sun, as the Beatles famously sang. On Monday, a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over Mexico, the United States and Canada as the moon obscures the face […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Legislature is scrambling to address tax cuts, funding for disability services and immigration issues ahead of its annual three-week spring break starting next week. Most bills that don’t pass by then won’t be considered when lawmakers return April 29 for a short wrap-up session. Republicans disagree over how to […]
TAMPA — There’s a car down there, deep in the muck of the Hillsborough River. Maybe a motorcycle. They found it the other day, out on their little boat with their fancy fish finder: a shadow on the sonar with a golden blob in the center. Now, on a warm winter afternoon, they’re wriggling into […]