By Melissa Sartore – Despite what Hollywood portrays on the big screen, not all cowboys were white. As a matter of fact, about one quarter of cowboys in the American West were African American. As the United States emerged from the Civil …
Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane glides over New Mexico. Virgin Galactic By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 25 – Virgin Galactic continues to make itself at home in New Mexico, today completing the second successful glide test of its VSS Unity spaceplane since relocating there earlier in …
China’s Jin class or Type 094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) capable of … Navy Office of Legislative Affairs – By James Conca, Contributor 2020 Jun 25 – Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued a scary report on China’s ability …
The Spaceship Neptune capsule, pictured here cruising 100,000 feet (30,480 m) above Earth. Space Perspective – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jun 23 In recent years, people have used balloons to carry items ranging from teddy bears to chicken sandwiches to the edge of …
Scientists at a weather station in Siberia have logged an extreme temperature for the region of 38 °C (100.4 °F). European Union/Copernicus Sentinel 3 imagery By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 24 Scientists at a weather station in Siberia have logged an extreme temperature …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 22 – Scientists studied the impacts of plastic particles on Arabidopsis thaliana, and found that they can inhibit its growth and reduce the overall biomass of the fully formed plant. kovalvs/Depositphotos – Such is the magnitude of our plastic …
By Loz Blain 2020 Jun 22 – Looking at any digit between 2 and 9, patient RFS could only see a spaghetti-like scramble of lines and colors, as depicted here. Johns Hopkins University – Damaged brains have given us an incredible treasure trove of …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Jun 22 – The new test measures 46 metabolites, helping physicians better understand how effective a particular dietary strategy may be for each individual patient. Pavellvanov/Depositphotos – A newly developed test that measures a number of metabolites in urine …
By Dave Smith – Throughout the tapestry of stories that makes up human history, near misses and close calls have both threatened our existence and pushed us in directions few could imagine. We’ve survived natural disasters, diseases, dictators, rush hour traffic and have come out okay considering …
By Michael Irving, 2020 Jun 17 – An artist’s impression of a mosasaur laying a soft-shelled egg, with a hatchling born soon after – Francisco Hueichaleo, 2020 – A strange fossil discovered in Antarctica almost a decade ago has finally been identified. Researchers …
