World May 06 U.S. will send team to Nigeria to help search for kidnapped girls Islamist extremists known as Boko Haram have kidnapped eight girls, aged 12 to 15, from a village in northeastern Nigeria, local police said Tuesday. The group’s raid of the village comes a day after they claimed responsibility for the abduction…
Nation May 05 Drones take flight in Alaska to survey wildlife Alaska’s drone test site, one of six U.S. research locations selected to develop guidelines for “unmanned aircraft systems,” or drones, became operational Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA authorized the University of Alaska in Fairbanks to conduct wildlife…
Science May 05 Feds fund research to create a climate-proof chicken Researchers believe that the key to feeding a growing global population is a chicken that can take the heat. A team of scientists from the University of Delaware studied the genetic makeup of the African naked-neck chicken and whether its…
World May 05 Clashes in Ukraine leave 4 dead, 30 wounded The Associated Press and other news outlets reported heavy gunfire and explosions around the eastern city of Slovyansk, where Kiev's army mounted its first major offensive Friday against armed pro-Russian insurgents.
World May 02 Pro-Russia forces shoot down 2 Ukrainian helicopters, 38 killed in Odessa building fire as fighting erupts in Ukraine In an effort to regain control of the eastern city of Slovyansk, the Ukrainian government launched its first major offensive against pro-Russian separatists Friday, the Associated Press reports. The fighting has claimed at least three lives so far.
Science May 02 Star cluster flung from distant galaxy at 2 million mph Astronomers have discovered a cluster of several thousand stars that was ejected out of a distant galaxy at a stellar speed of more than two million miles per hour. The group of “runaway stars,” named HVGC-1 for “hypervelocity globular cluster,”…
Science Apr 30 On tiny racetrack, scientists test self-driving cars of the future In a robotics lab at George Washington University, there’s a small-scale race track, complete with a loop-the-loop. A battery-powered car hurls itself around the room, flipping over jumps and around the vertical spiral. “They are really robust, so when a…
Arts Apr 24 Andy Warhol computer artwork rescued from Amiga floppy disks Previously unknown Andy Warhol artwork, made on a 1985 Commodore Amiga computer, was recently extracted from obsolete floppy disks.
Science Apr 24 'Hidden Serpent' fossil reveals origin of giant flying reptiles Scientists have discovered fragments of the earliest known pterodactyloid -- ancient winged creatures with long skulls and necks, and short tails -- that existed on earth about 163 million years ago, longer than previously thought, according to a new study…
Economy Apr 24 Number of first-time jobless claims rose more than expected last week Although the new figures are higher than expected, economic experts told Reuters that this uptick of jobless claims "probably reflected difficulties adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations given a late Easter this year," and is not necessarily an indication…