Apr 09 Scientists discover evidence for Neanderthal handiwork By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press Scientists have found the first direct evidence that Neanderthals could make string. Continue reading
Apr 09 ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 at 50 By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A half-century later, Apollo 13 is still considered Mission Control’s finest hour. Continue reading
Apr 08 Outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions, Energy Department projects By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record, as the economic paralysis from the coronavirus tamps down energy use, according to an Energy Department… Continue reading
Mar 27 Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns By Associated Press Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 23 New research is finding ways to turn living cells into mini-factories for materials By Wil Srubar, The Conversation Researchers are turning microbes into microscopic construction crews by altering their DNA to make them produce building materials. The work could lead to more sustainable buildings. Continue reading
Mar 19 No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut launching next month By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA astronaut who's about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 18 Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88 By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press As command module pilot, Worden remained in lunar orbit while Scott and Irwin descended to the surface with the Apollo program's first moon buggy. Continue reading
Mar 13 Monarch butterflies drop 53 percent in wintering area officials say By Associated Press Some activists were heartbroken by the drop, but the Mexico head of the World Wildlife Fund said the reduction "is not alarming."… Continue reading
Mar 11 It’s cloudy with a chance of iron rain on this distant planet By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press According to the researchers, there's no telling whether it's a steady drizzle or downpour, or what else might be raining down besides iron. Continue reading
Mar 07 SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms. Continue reading