Zoom in / EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wants Europe to have its own secure satellite communications network. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images It’s been 18 months since the European Union announced its intention to develop an independent satellite internet constellation, and the plans appear to be heading for troubled waters. In that time, a single … Read more
US House lawmakers have approved a Republican bill that would remove gray wolves from the endangered species list across most of the country despite opposition from the Biden administration. The House voted 209-205 to approve the bill introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, and co-sponsored by Wisconsin House Republicans. All five Republicans in the US … Read more
Physicists have successfully identified and manipulated a specific state of the thorium atomic nucleus using a laser. This discovery enables the fusion of classical quantum physics and nuclear physics, promising advances in precision measurement technologies and fundamental physics, including the potential development of a nuclear clock that surpasses current atomic clocks in accuracy. A laser … Read more
Tara Shirer is senior director of development for the American Cancer Society’s Southeast Region Spring and summer are often busy times for people, but it’s more important than ever to keep up with your physical health and connect with loved ones. While October highlights breast cancer awareness and celebrates our flagship event Making Strides Against … Read more
DESTROYED NO ONE WAS HURT IN THIS TORNADO. MOUNT AIRE IN SOUTHERN IOWA IS DOING SOME TORNADO AND HEAVY ROCK DAMAGE. SOME ROCKS WERE BIGGER THAN BASEBALL SIZE. KCCIS ETHAN HUMMEL TALKED TO A COUPLE ABOUT THE MESSAGE THAT REMAINS AND. NOT MANY MOUNT AIRES DID AS MUCH DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADO AS WINE MILLS, … Read more
Researchers at the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in the Netherlands say they have shown that manipulating a two-dimensional material known as a photonic crystal can stop light in its tracks. Scientists have previously demonstrated the ability to trap light with powerful magnets. At the same time, other research showed the ability to … Read more
Video: Brianna Monroe A multiprotein complex is essential for regulating cellular responses to oxygen deprivation, a key feature of cancer, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Hypoxia, when cells are deprived of oxygen, is a key feature of cancer and other diseases, including arthritis. Although it … Read more
holy smokes Fishermen off the coast of Bonita Springs, Florida, were reeling in a blacktip shark when one of the oceans’ most underrated monsters showed just how dangerous they can be. Goliath groupers, as their name suggests, are absolutely huge. Growing over 8 feet long and weighing up to 800 pounds, these monsters are quite … Read more
Astronomers have puzzled for 88 years as to how a pair of binary stars have continued to erupt over the course of a century, but it appears the mystery has finally been solved. The double star system FU Orionis (FU Ori), located about 1,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion, first surprised astronomers in … Read more
Researchers are removing a destructive starfish species to save the Great Barrier Reef. Crown-of-thorns starfish can decimate coral reefs, eating up to 108 square feet of coral each year. Now, according to a new study in the journal PLOS ONEkilling these starfish can help the reef recover its coral cover significantly. Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are … Read more