• Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds

    World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as causeFossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death trap” conditions during recent record flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a study has found.Scientists from the World Weather Attribution team said downpours in El Niño years such as this one had become 10-40% heavier in the region as a result of human-cased climate disruption, while a lack of natural...

  • Space Junk Damages Florida Home During International Space Station Reentry

    Part of a battery pack discharged by the International Space Station hits Florida home, damaging the roof and flooring.

  • A Heretic's View: Blaming Food For Obesity Is Like Blaming Water For Drowning

    A Heretic's View: Blaming Food For Obesity Is Like Blaming Water For Drowning Authored by Edward Archer via RealClearScience, There is a politically expedient but problematic fiction that ‘consensus’ matters in science. Since a million matching opinions do not constitute a fact, a consensus — either real or apparent — is not a statement about evidence but an exercise in groupthink in which the status quo is made explicit. Thus, scientific progress requires conservative and...

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    ‘Cabs to get into space’: How this Indian startup wants to revolutionize satellite space travel

    By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — India is one of the world’s top spacefaring nations. It is the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit, and the fourth on the planet to take a spacecraft to the moon, landing closer to the south pole, known for its cratered terrain, than anyone else has. But its

  • Space Force’s Saltzman: New readiness model ‘fundamentally alters’ space combat prep

    The new, tripartite Space Force Generation readiness model will create "a more experienced, capable, and threat-focused crew force," according to an internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense.

  • Space FDI: Finance ministry notifies FDI in space sector; gives better access to capital, say startups

    The ministry of finance on April 16 notified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Space sector under the Foreign Exchange Management Rules which will now enable Indian space startups working on capital-intensive space products to now access a global pool of capital.The cabinet on February 21 had allowed 74% foreign direct investment (FDI) under automatic route for satellite manufacturing, upto 49% under automatic route for launch vehicles, and upto 100% under automatic route for manufacturing...

  • How 76ers outlasted Heat to win NBA Play-In Tournament game; Heat's Jimmy Butler suffers knee injury

    Philly advances from Play-In Tournament and will take on New York in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat, meanwhile, may have lost Jimmy Butler.

  • Drying out and heating up into the workweek

    It is a cool and foggy start to the day for some parts of the state with a Dense Fog Advisory in effect for portions of eastern New Mexico. Sunshine will be abundant across western New Mexico today with a few clouds hanging around for some portions of southern and eastern New Mexico today. Drier []

  • The heat continues to climb

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia will see temperatures rise into the upper 80s (and potentially lower 90s) to finish the work week. This Evening Partly cloudy skies will linger into tonight as temperatures remain very mild. An isolated shower or two will be possible late this evening with a couple of thunderstorms possible overnight, particularly in the northern counties

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    The best space heaters of 2024

    We rounded up the best smart space heaters that connect to Wi-Fi, mobile apps, and voice assistants for 24/7 control.

  • Is space science worth the money?

    Space science costs money. To study the Universe and the worlds within it,

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    What's to blame for high gas prices?

    SALISBURY, Md – Like most Americans, Salisbury University student Anthony Marzullo has been feeling the rise in gas prices where it really hurts: his wallet. “Today, I just came from a class that I had. I came right and I was dreading it. I was like, ‘got to pay another $20, $30 to get half of what I usually get,'”