One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
New calls to rename Higgs boson One of the scientists who developed the theory of the Higgs boson says the particle should be renamed to acknowledge the contributions of others involved in the work. More
Sun Erupts With Multiple X-Class Solar Flares Captured In A 4K Spacecraft Time-Lapse NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time-lapses of the flares in multiple wavelengths. Credit Space.com | footage c ... 11/18/2024 - 10:03 am | View Link
Walking Pneumonia Is Spreading, Too: Tips to Tell Which Sickness or Allergy You Have CNETWalking pneumonia is booming − and targeting the young and the poor USA TODAY‘Walking pneumonia’ surges in NJ NJ Spotlight NewsBallad: COVID & flu numbers down, walking pneumonia cases increasing WJHL-TV News Channel 11Doctors see a rise in walking pneumonia cases among Kansas City kids WDAF FOX4 Kansas City
The United Nations climate conference, now in its final days in Baku, has exacerbated longstanding tensions between countries on the path to decarbonize the global economy. The role of fossil fuels, the financial obligations of wealthier countries, and geopolitical tensions have all contributed to a well-founded fear that this year’s talks—known as COP29—could collapse.
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Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, 'walking pneumonia.' Here's what to know ABC NewsViruses spreading across Austin before holiday season FOX 7 AustinCook Children's ER treating high volume of patients, many non-emergency illnesses NBC DFWNorth Texas hospital treats hundreds of children with respiratory illnesses CBS NewsRSV, pneumonia cases are surging among kids in Fort Worth, leaving ERs at capacity Fort Worth Star-Telegram
First Close Up Picture of Star Outside Our Galaxy Shows a Giant About to Blow The New York TimesFirst close-up image of a star outside Milky Way shows supergiant in ‘cocoon’ The GuardianAstronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy ESO.orgScientists obtain image of a star on the precipice of disaster Reuters.comStar imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video) Space.com
Health officials announce highly contagious bird flu detected in Whatcom County flock Bellingham HeraldWhy the latest bird flu case has experts worried about a potential pandemic CBS NewsOpinion | 3 bird flu developments to track as human cases increase The Washington PostCDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024 CDCAvian Flu impacts turkey prices as consumer demand for Thanksgiving staple is low KSHB 41 Kansas City News