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NASA astronaut hospitalized after SpaceX Crew-8 splashdown return off Florida coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — A NASA astronaut suffered a medical issue and remains hospitalized in Florida on Friday after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month stay in space.
NASA did not reveal which of the three NASA astronauts of the four-person crew of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission suffered the issue, but said in a statement the person was in “...Read more
Survey finds Americans more afraid today than at any time in recent history
A decade ago, a few days before Halloween, a team of sociologists at Chapman University published the first “Survey of American Fears,” a poll of more than 1,000 Americans about the things that give them the willies.
The “American Fears” survey quickly became an annual media event, a social science version of Groundhog Day. Most years, ...Read more
SpaceX Crew-8 completes record run with splashdown return off coast of Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission are back on Earth after a record time in space completing their mission with a splashdown aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour early Friday off the coast of Florida.
After a nearly eight-month stay on board the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael ...Read more
Biden administration gives final OK to Nevada lithium-boron mine. Environmentalists plan to sue
An Australian mining company’s lithium-boron mine in Nevada passed all environmental hurdles on Thursday, and an environmental group immediately notified the federal government that it plans to sue.
In a letter to Interior Department officials, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its intention to file a lawsuit, calling the mine an ...Read more
Biden administration gives final OK to Nevada lithium-boron mine. Environmentalists plan to sue
An Australian mining company’s lithium-boron mine in Nevada passed all environmental hurdles on Thursday, and an environmental group immediately notified the federal government that it plans to sue.
In a letter to Interior Department officials, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its intention to file a lawsuit, calling the mine an ...Read more
Researchers piece together 66-million-year-old dinosaur fossils found in South Dakota
The groundbreaking discovery of a 66-million-year-old dinosaur continues to reveal itself years after a piece of it was first spotted, Missouri researchers said.
A South Dakota rancher found the tip of the triceratops’ horn while fixing a fence in the Badlands in 2019, and since then researchers from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, ...Read more
More states ban PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in more products
Legislative momentum against PFAS has surged this year, as at least 11 states enacted laws to restrict the use of “forever chemicals” in everyday consumer products or professional firefighting foam.
The legislation includes bans on PFAS in apparel, cleaning products, cookware, and cosmetic and menstrual products. Meanwhile, lawmakers in ...Read more
Sea lions are driving La Jolla into a frenzy. Other beach towns might be next
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- La Jolla’s coastline is being conquered.
Its colonizers have made their home in the seaside neighborhood’s rocks, terraces, beaches and caves. They make their presence known by barking and wailing all day and night. And they absolutely reek.
They’re sea lions — and they’re here to stay.
Unlike harbor seals, which...Read more
'Until Dawn' review: This lackluster remake will make you scream
"Until Dawn" is an all-time favorite of mine. The mix of cheesy teen horror, intense life-or-death sequences and generally impressive graphics, all bound by a bloody will-they-or-won’t-they-survive branching story in which your choices actually matter, just delights my inner scream king. The 2015 PlayStation 4 exclusive was a prime example ...Read more
Intel eyes another 500 Bay Area job cuts as tech titan's layoffs widen
SANTA CLARA, California — Intel plans to chop another 500 jobs in the Bay Area in a fresh round of staffing reductions that reveal the local impact of the massive worldwide cutbacks that the tech titan has orchestrated.
The company has decided to eliminate 516 jobs in Santa Clara, Intel reported via an official WARN letter that the company ...Read more
SpaceX liftoff matches record for Space Coast launches in a year
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast saw its 72nd launch of the year on Wednesday evening, equaling the total number of orbital missions flown in 2023 and with 10 weeks still to go.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 had been aiming for a Tuesday liftoff, but weather in the recovery area for the booster forced a scrub.
Teams turned around and got the rocket off ...Read more
Brazil's political swings hamper efforts to protect the Amazon, Gates says
Brazil’s efforts to slow deforestation are encouraging, but political swings have made it tough to get the investment needed to protect the Amazon, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said.
Satellite systems now do a very good job at measuring forest destruction, Gates said during a virtual interview at the Bloomberg New Economy at B20 in ...Read more
Half a pound of this powder can remove as much carbon dioxide from the air as a tree, scientists say
A typical large tree can suck as much as 40 kilograms of carbon dioxide out of the air over the course of a year. Now scientists at the University of California, Berkeley say they can do the same job with less than half a pound of a fluffy yellow powder.
The powder was designed to trap the greenhouse gas in its microscopic pores, then release ...Read more
Weather clears for SpaceX Crew-8 to head home to Florida
The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission climbed on board the Crew Dragon Endeavour on Wednesday to prepare for their return trip to Earth from the International Space Station targeting a splashdown early Friday off the coast of Florida.
NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps along with Roscosmos cosmonaut ...Read more
To keep deepfakes from infiltrating its site, Yahoo News enlists help from McAfee
The 2024 U.S. presidential campaign has featured some notable deepfakes — AI-powered impersonations of candidates that sought to mislead voters or demean the candidates being targeted. Thanks to Elon Musk's retweet, one of those deepfakes has been viewed more than 143 million times.
The prospect of unscrupulous campaigns or foreign ...Read more
Review: With ‘Echoes of Wisdom,’ Zelda finally gets the star treatment
One of the quirks about “The Legend of Zelda” franchise is that the protagonist’s name isn’t in the title. Princess Zelda is the damsel in distress, the person who has to be rescued, but over several iterations, Nintendo has fleshed out her character and she has undergone several transformations through the years.
Meanwhile, Link has ...Read more
Gadgets: A heavy-duty mount for AirTag accessories
The KeyBudz Covert Mount for AirTag is a heavy-duty mount for Apple AirTag accessories. If you're not familiar with an AirTag, it's a small, inexpensive tracking device made by Apple. The Apple Find My app can tell you the location of the AirTag.
With the KeyBudz, the AirTag sits inside, adding a layer of durability. It is perfect for active ...Read more
'Until Dawn' review: This lackluster remake will make you scream
"Until Dawn" is an all-time favorite of mine. The mix of cheesy teen horror, intense life-or-death sequences and generally impressive graphics, all bound by a bloody will-they-or-won’t-they-survive branching story in which your choices actually matter, just delights my inner scream king. The 2015 PlayStation 4 exclusive was a prime example ...Read more
Change the default app for files on your computer
I had to help a friend with his computer over the weekend. It seems his PC forgot he had Adobe Acrobat installed and instead it was opening PDF files in Google Chrome.
I wasn’t quite sure how his default app for opening PDF files changed to Chrome, but I did know how to switch things back so they open in Acrobat.
In Windows, if you right ...Read more
Southern California's bioluminescent waves are back. It may not be too late to see the electric blue nights
LOS ANGELES — For more than a week straight, photographers, scientists and adventure seekers alike have captured dazzling images of an electric blue light emitting from Southern California's waves at night.
The display of bioluminescence, created when a type of algae is agitated, is difficult to forecast, but over the last nine days, ...Read more
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- NASA astronaut hospitalized after SpaceX Crew-8 splashdown return off Florida coast
- Researchers piece together 66-million-year-old dinosaur fossils found in South Dakota
- Biden administration gives final OK to Nevada lithium-boron mine. Environmentalists plan to sue
- Change the default app for files on your computer
- SpaceX liftoff matches record for Space Coast launches in a year