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ULA launches Atlas V on latest Amazon satellite mission
ORLANDO, Fla. — United Launch Alliance managed its second mission of the year early Saturday with one its few remaining ... Read More
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Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
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Why does some rain fall harder than other rain? – Naomi...Read more
This Day in History, April 4
On April 4th, 1581, Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world and was knighted by Elizabeth I.
As Artemis II heads to moon, work gets going on Artemis III
The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission punched their moon ticket on Thursday afternoon — but back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams are already refocusing on the launch of Artemis III next year.
NASA ...Read more
Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung growth – our study tracked the impact in 700 kids
Southern California’s Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland lake in the 1950s and ’60s.
Today, those resorts are long gone, ...Read more
Today's Word "landloper"
landloper \LAND-lo-puhr\ (noun) - A wanderer; vagabond; vagrant ; also landlouper and landleaper
"Through a series of games and dreamlike fantasies, the dynamic of the lead character's struggle between good and evil ...Read more
Football
The scores were completely tied in the last few seconds of a football game, and a player was lining up the goal in his mind. He pictured himself scoring and the crowd cheering as he won the game. He kicked the ball, and it just dropped under the crossbar, yet his team still cheered, as they had won the game. How?
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Baby mountain lion orphaned and left to starve in Southern California is rescued
LOS ANGELES — Crimson the baby mountain lion had a rough start to life. He lost the toes on one of his hind feet and, at just 3 weeks old, was separated from his family and left alone in a den to starve.
But the ...Read more
Owlchemy takes ‘Dimensional Double Shift’ to a new VR locale — Sporelando
Virtual reality was once touted as the next big frontier for gaming, promising to bring players into immersive worlds. Meta, Sony and Valve have worked to establish the medium, but its adoption hasn’t taken off like ...Read more
Today's Word "immanent"
immanent \I-meh-nehnt\ (adjective) - 1 : Permanently in-dwelling, inherent. 2 : Mental, subjective, residing in the mind only. Antonym: transcendent "beyond human knowledge."
"Steven felt that he might be guilty of an ...Read more
East of the Mississippi
Smarty was born and grew up in Massachusetts, but he never traveled east of the Mississippi River. How is this possible?
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This Day in History, April 3
On April 3rd, 1860, the first Pony Express run was begun.
Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant, wins final approval to keep operating
Federal regulators on Thursday renewed the license for California’s last nuclear power plant, ensuring Diablo Canyon will remain open until at least 2030 after years of debate over safety, climate goals and the state’s...Read more
New AI surveillance towers from General Dynamics deployed along US-Mexico border in San Diego
A new generation of AI surveillance towers from General Dynamics has been deployed along San Diego’s stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.
General Dynamics uses Phoenix-based PureTech Systems’ AI software, trained on ...Read more
After 1 day in orbit, Artemis II crew set to pull moonshot trigger
It had been 53 years, 3 months and 17 days since the Apollo 17 crew — the final moon landing mission — left lunar orbit, headed back to Earth and ended an era.
But a new era has finally begun with the Wednesday launch...Read more
A 'zero gravity indicator' designed by this California 8-year-old is en route to the moon
When Artemis II took off from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, it had one especially cute crew member aboard — "Rise," a stuffed toy created by an 8-year-old boy from California that will indicate for astronauts ...Read more
NASA's No. 1 priority: Artemis II toilet fixed before trip to moon
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission around the moon got some relief overnight after troubleshooting a malfunctioning toilet on the Orion spacecraft.
It’s not as if there was a plumbing backup on the toilet ...Read more
Federal health and environmental agencies to study microplastics and pharmaceuticals in drinking water
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new initiatives to tackle microplastics in the human body and drinking water ...Read more
Environmental groups sue over drilling carve-out for Gulf wildlife protections
Environmental groups have filed multiple lawsuits against the Trump administration over its decision earlier this week to broadly exempt the oil and gas industry from requirements that protect all endangered species in the...Read more
Black bears are emerging from their California dens. Here's how to stay safe
Spring is here — and wildlife activity is heating up in California.
“The arrival of warmer weather means black bears will be emerging from winter dens and actively searching for food,” the California Department of ...Read more
US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines
This week, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the ...Read more
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- Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
- Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung growth – our study tracked the impact in 700 kids
- A 'zero gravity indicator' designed by this California 8-year-old is en route to the moon
- As Artemis II heads to moon, work gets going on Artemis III
- US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines
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