Science
Science: thornsbury - go-ahead - Mountaineers - 88-87
Mike McBride scores 24, including the go-ahead jumper with…
Mike McBride scores 24, including the go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left, to lead the Mountaineers in an 88-87 victory.
Science: human-caused - underestimating - alarming - warming
…caused global warming is having on the planet's ice.
Two new papers reveal the growing toll that human-caused global warming is having on the planet's ice.
Science: Netherlands Monday - converging - COVID-19 - HAGUE
…seek to galvanize more action and funding to adapt the planet and vulnerable communities to the effects of climate...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — World leaders are converging — virtually — on the Netherlands Monday for a summit that will seek to galvanize more action and funding to adapt the planet and vulnerable communities to the effects of climate...
Entertainment: outlaw - contemporary - mouthful - queer - montana
Watch these new movies from home.
Watch these new movies from home.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard - anti-warship
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman,…
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported, the latest in a series of snap exercises that the country is holding amid escalating tensions over its nuclear program and Washington’s pressure campaign against Tehran.
Culture: Katrina Spade - cremation - Jay Inslee - burials
After five years of research and development, Recompose, the company…
After five years of research and development, Recompose, the company founded by Seattle resident Katrina Spade that gives people the option of choosing natural organic reduction — otherwise known as human composting — as an alternative to burials and cremation,...
Crime: York Times - pro-Trump - Schaff - Inauguration
…being able to predict and respond to protests and potential attacks.
Now, conversations about potential attacks and protests around Inauguration Day are taking place on a wide mix of public and private feeds. Police forces are concerned about being able to predict and respond to protests and potential attacks.
John Kirby - Rear Adm - capabilities - cites
President Biden’s decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START arms…
President Biden’s decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START arms reduction treaty with Russia serves the nation’s security interests because it allows for intrusive inspection of Moscow’s nuclear stockpile, Defense Department officials said Thursday.
Science: breakthroughs - undermine - scrutiny
Breakthroughs come along regularly but often don’t hold up…
Breakthroughs come along regularly but often don’t hold up under scrutiny — and could undermine trust in science
definitive
Here's how astronomers were able to make a new,…
Here's how astronomers were able to make a new, definitive estimate for the age of the universe
Science: Forty-Year-Old Version - Promising Young
This season’s crop of blunt, commanding and steely female protagonists —…
This season’s crop of blunt, commanding and steely female protagonists — seen in 'Ammonite,' 'The Forty-Year-Old Version,' 'Nomadland,' 'Pieces of a Woman' and 'Promising Young Woman' — provide strength in numbers.
Science: adults
Just as much as adults, kids need something to look forward to in these dark months.
Just as much as adults, kids need something to look forward to in these dark months. Make the most of it with these activities.
figured - multiple
Mars had multiple ice ages during the past 800 million years.
Mars had multiple ice ages during the past 800 million years. Here's how scientists figured it out
Science: Marcus Aurelius - Alexander Hunter - Roman
The Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius stated, “Everything we hear is an opinion,…
The Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius stated, “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” What we observe to be reality is not reality, but our perception of it.
Politics: Saudi Arabia - Qatari - stoking - nadir - mending
…stoking regional tensions.
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia reached a nadir over the last five years, stoking regional tensions.
Finance: Richard Virgin - Pacific Ocean - low-cost
…from a 747 flying over the Pacific Ocean.
The rocket was carrying 10 small satellites when it was launched from a 747 flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - Leader Office Handout
Less could be more when negotiating with the Iranians.
Less could be more when negotiating with the Iranians.
Science: Massachusetts General Hospital - rochelle - eclipsed
…000 and continues to accelerate.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 51, an infectious-diseases specialist at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is expected to become CDC director at a time when the virus's U.S. death toll has eclipsed 400,000 and continues to accelerate.
Politics: digging - tunnels - underground
…some of which stretch into Israel.
Targets included sites for digging underground tunnels, some of which stretch into Israel. There were no immediate reports of injuries
Science: Joe Biden - borenstein - seth - Queen
…first in White House history.
Saying “science will always be at the forefront of my administration,” Biden said he is boosting the science advisor post to Cabinet level, a first in White House history.
House Nancy Pelosi - D-Calif - grandstanding
The speaker needs to stay in her lane.
The speaker needs to stay in her lane.
Science: GAL-CLUS-022058s - gravitational - astronomers
Astronomers say the Molten Ring is a terrific example of…
Astronomers say the Molten Ring is a terrific example of an Einstein ring, caused by gravitational lensing
Science: unintended - fiery - legacy - trump - climate
Trump's unintended legacy: a fiery climate movement
Trump's unintended legacy: a fiery climate movement
Science: soften - infamous - hype - CNN
He hosted a popular CNN interview program that was a safe haven for the famous and infamous to spill their secrets,…
He hosted a popular CNN interview program that was a safe haven for the famous and infamous to spill their secrets, hype their projects and soften their image.
Science: delisting - trapping - lethal - hunting
…Endangered Species Act delisting, which allows for the possibility of hunting and trapping.
The action was in response to the Jan. 4 Endangered Species Act delisting, which allows for the possibility of hunting and trapping.
Environment: United Arab Emirates - South Korean-flagged - dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, fu…
Science: Alec Utgoff - Soviet-style - muscular - mystical
…Never Gonna Snow Again' directors talk…
Polish Oscar contender's 'Never Gonna Snow Again' directors talk about casting Alec Utgoff of 'Stranger Things'.
Science: explicit procedural hurdles - outlined - consultants
…address the health impacts of smoking.
A team of tobacco industry consultants once outlined a plan to create “explicit procedural hurdles” for the Environmental Protection Agency to clear before it could use science to address the health impacts of smoking.
Science: Mayim Bialik - Hollywood Reporter - Terrific Tales
…science lessons and everyday life.
The middle-grade anthology, curated by Mayim Bialik, will draw connections between science lessons and everyday life.
News: Utqiagvik - signaling - daylight - Alaska
The sun will rise in Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time since November, signaling increasing daylight throughout the U.S.
The sun will rise in Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time since November, signaling increasing daylight throughout the U.S.
restarted - purity - Fordow - Trump - heightened
The move represents another technical step towards achieving nuclear arms amid heightened tensions with the…
The move represents another technical step towards achieving nuclear arms amid heightened tensions with the Trump administration.
Finance: harassing - ranchers - ornery - traipsing
It was hard enough to find the hippo, a massive, ornery male with a reputation for harassing local ranchers.
It was hard enough to find the hippo, a massive, ornery male with a reputation for harassing local ranchers.
President Donald Trump - Muhammad Ali
From Muhammad Ali and Dr. Seuss to Columbus and Edward R. Murrow, the list of names is baffling & poorly researched
From Muhammad Ali and Dr. Seuss to Columbus and Edward R. Murrow, the list of names is baffling & poorly researched
Health: Tiffany Crawford - David Carrigg - coronavirus
Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C.
Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C.
bloodsuckers - tree of life - beetles
For two centuries, researchers thought the tiny bloodsuckers were related to beetles or flies.
For two centuries, researchers thought the tiny bloodsuckers were related to beetles or flies.
Eric Lander
Science: Joe Biden - pluck - Eric Lander
President-elect Joe Biden continues to pluck some of the…
President-elect Joe Biden continues to pluck some of the top minds in Massachusetts for his administration, introducing Broad Institute founding director Dr. Eric Lander as his pick for chief scien…
Science: President-elect Joe Biden - incoming - Eric Lander
…agency and picks world famous geneticist Eric Lander to run it.
President-elect Joe Biden will elevate the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to a cabinet-level agency and picks world famous geneticist Eric Lander to run it.
Science: then-presidential - Saturday Feb - huntsville
…sized mockup of a space shuttle coupled with an external fuel tank and twin r…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama announced plans to restore the world’s only full-sized mockup of a space shuttle coupled with an external fuel tank and twin r…
News: footprint - jetmaker - Statkus
…development center located across the road from the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
In yet another sign of Boeing's shrinking local footprint, the jetmaker plans to shutter its advanced manufacturing research and development center located across the road from the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Health: South Korean-flagged - United Arab Emirates
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strai…
Eductaion: Richard Virgin - air-launched - 70-foot-long
…launched rocket system failed, the company said.
LOS ANGELES — Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.
Science: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General
…but Chinese official haven't finalized permissions for the team's arrival.
Experts from around the world want to visit Wuhan to examine the origins of COVID-19, but Chinese official haven't finalized permissions for the team's arrival.
Culture: towering - dural
NASA fired the four engines of its towering Space Launch…
NASA fired the four engines of its towering Space Launch System rocket for the first time Saturday afternoon after a decade of development, but the engines were cut off well short of the intended duration, a sign that something went...
Health: Sportsnet - Patrick Johnston - viewers
On Thursday, many viewers complained about audio problems on the Canucks telecast on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific.
On Thursday, many viewers complained about audio problems on the Canucks telecast on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific.
seismic - Punjabi - waves
Opinion: The seismic waves of the protest are not only being felt in India but in countries across the world where…
Opinion: The seismic waves of the protest are not only being felt in India but in countries across the world where the Indian, and particularly Punjabi,…
Science: Massachusetts Institute - nanotechnology - collecting
BOSTON — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was charged Thursday with hiding work he did for the…
BOSTON — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was charged Thursday with hiding work he did for the Chinese government while he was also collecting U.S. dollars for his nanotechnology research.
Iranian Presidency Office - Rafael Mariano Grossi
…France and Britain said Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for its...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing “unnecessary” details on Tehran’s nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, a day after Germany, France and Britain said Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for its...
Iran Saturday - European Union - Behrouz Kamalvandi
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Tuesday it would redouble its…
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Tuesday it would redouble its efforts to save the Iran nuclear agreement despite what it calls Tehran’s “important breach” of commitments made in the 2015 deal by starting to enrich uranium to new...
Cronenberg-esque - grumpy-faced - manipulation
…esque eldritch horror of human genetic manipulation?
What if cute grumpy-faced cats are really a Cronenberg-esque eldritch horror of human genetic manipulation?
Finance: Seaway Boulevard - consolidating - 000-square-foot
Local aviation startup MagniX, which is developing electric motors to power small commuter airplanes,…
Local aviation startup MagniX, which is developing electric motors to power small commuter airplanes, is consolidating its operations at a new 40,000 square foot facility in Everett.
Science: scientific
Again going against scientific advice, again failing the people they serve.
Again going against scientific advice, again failing the people they serve.
Richardson Innovation Quarter - volunteer-run
…people to collaborate on creative technology projects in a shared workspace, opened what it calls its new “hac...
The Lab.ms, a volunteer-run nonprofit inviting people to collaborate on creative technology projects in a shared workspace, opened what it calls its new “hac...
Simon Harrison - all-ages - bookstore - iconic
…only collections lead the way of the next 12 months of bookstore releases from the iconic British brand.
Multiple 'Judge Dredd' collected editions, a new all-ages line and digital only collections lead the way of the next 12 months of bookstore releases from the iconic British brand.
Culture: tunable - Voy - glasses - frame - wheel - anywhere
…glasses’ frame to adjust the focus level anywhere between -5D to +2D.
By Bailey Schulz / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Voy's tunable glasses allow users to turn a small wheel on the glasses’ frame to adjust the focus level anywhere between -5D to +2D.
siblings - aunt - reader
Reader finds out her aunt had a different father than siblings. Should she tell?
Reader finds out her aunt had a different father than siblings. Should she tell?
Science: Keith Srakocic - Allegheny - Pittsburgh
Science: Justice Department - rollbacks - Trump
…with publicly available data.
The Trump administration delivered an eleventh-hour blow to the regulatory state Tuesday by finalizing a scientific transparency rule requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to back up its mandates with publicly available data.
Science: vaccinology - shaped - concept
How the concept of dose response shaped…
How the concept of dose response shaped modern science and vaccinology
COVID
Science: jokes - thank - actor
Steve Martin says he got his COVID-19 vaccination which is good, but it was because he is 75, which he jokes is bad.
Steve Martin says he got his COVID-19 vaccination which is good, but it was because he is 75, which he jokes is bad.
Science: Temple School - Cathedral Village - biochemistry
…and the former chair of the Department of Biochemistry at Temple University’s School of Dentistry, died Tuesday, Dec.
Dr. Robert L. Pollack, 94, of Philadelphia, a scientist, author, Navy veteran, and the former chair of the Department of Biochemistry at Temple University’s School of Dentistry, died Tuesday, Dec.
Health: inertia - frightened
…about the impact of COVID and the inertia it might cause.
We were all pretty frightened and concerned about the impact of COVID and the inertia it might cause.
Health: tips - yourself - struggling - notice
…when they notice someone struggling.
People are often told to check in with others when they notice someone struggling. But what about checking in with yourself?
Science: Finnish Food Authority - Maria Lahtinen - dietary
Feeding time for pups at Wolf Park,…
Feeding time for pups at Wolf Park, a nonprofit education and research facility in Battle Ground, Ind., on July 1, 2017.
Politics: Washington Times - Kay Ivey - Montgomery - 29
…Air Force spokeswoman said Wednesday.
U.S. Space Command will move to Huntsville, Alabama, from its temporary headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, an Air Force spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Science: actor-director - COVID - loneliness - tackling
…actor-director George Clooney endured a subzero shoot,…
Tackling his most ambitious movie yet, a meditation on loneliness, connection and redemption, actor-director George Clooney endured a subzero shoot, mastered the latest VFX, and even overcame the COVID-19 lockdown.
Science: civilization - parachutes - skydivers - igniting
…that helps determine the damage global warming will cause.
The speed at which carbon dioxide is building up in Earth's atmosphere is a critical factor that helps determine the damage global warming will cause.
Politics: DFW International - adjustable - dynamic - carbon
…meaning that it would reduce its carbon emissions and pay...
DFW was among the first major facilities in the U.S. in 2016 to say it was going carbon neutral, meaning that it would reduce its carbon emissions and pay...
News: 413 - 176
…pushed …below its 2019 ranking, according to data from IFI Claims Patent Services.
Microsoft again ranked fourth, with 2,905 patents granted, while Amazon, which was granted 2,244 patents, was pushed
…below its 2019 ranking, according to data from IFI Claims Patent Services.
News: Alderaan - consequences - submit
The only thing I hate more than Alderaan is consequences.
The only thing I hate more than Alderaan is consequences.
Science: awe-inspiring - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - sinks
Arizona's Grand Canyon may be awe-inspiring, but it's just \
Arizona's Grand Canyon may be awe-inspiring, but it's just \
Point Reyes National Seashore - Paul Chinn
…northern elephant seals during their winter pupping season.
Point Reyes National Seashore on Thursday announced the temporary closure of Drakes Beach to protect the area’s northern elephant seals during their winter pupping season.
Science: Station Whidbey Island - Seattle Times - soundscape
Data regarding Navy-related aircraft noise from Naval Air Station…
Data regarding Navy-related aircraft noise from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island does not show the Growlers are destroying the Olympic National Park’s soundscape or harming its wildlife.
Northern Hemisphere - unpredictable - synonymous
…splits favor big snowstorms, forecasters emphasize that every event is different.
The polar vortex is synonymous with extreme cold and snow. The current phenomenon is powerful and unpredictable: Although in general, polar vortex splits favor big snowstorms, forecasters emphasize that every event is different.
Entertainment: patent-pending - Ultra Reflex - home-cinema
…Meyer Sound technology paired with Sony’s Crystal LED display.
Netflix is testing a new Meyer Sound technology paired with Sony’s Crystal LED display.
Science: bedevil - Wuhan
…quest for pandemic’s source before it has begun.
Doubts about whether Beijing will allow full access for scientific investigations bedevil the quest for pandemic’s source before it has begun.
Finance: Las Vegas Review-Journal - hotel-casinos
…their hotel stays and experiences on the casino floor.
Artificial intelligence already exists in Las Vegas’ hotel-casinos, and its use across resort operations is likely to expand in coming years. Guests will notice how AI technology can enhance their hotel stays and experiences on the casino floor.
Review-Journal - Nevada Article - low-profile
…Section 1 separation of powers doctrine .
Another great Review-Journal editorial in support of the Nevada Constitution’s Article 3, Section 1 separation of powers doctrine .
outage - Peco - Gas Co - installs - integrate
says wireless digital meters can improve outage responses, integrate more…
N.J. says wireless digital meters can improve outage responses, integrate more renewable energy and allow customers to better manage their energy spending.
Adirondacks - Winslow Homer - camaraderie
…perfect backdrop for camaraderie and adventure.
On a Saranac Lakes canoe trip, the scenery that inspired Winslow Homer is a picture-perfect backdrop for camaraderie and adventure.
Science: flipped - calendar - happening - plenty
There will be plenty happening in the night sky this year.
There will be plenty happening in the night sky this year.
Science: mysteries - unlock - sped - screaming
These stars are absolutely screaming through space — and…
These stars are absolutely screaming through space — and understanding how they sped up so fast may unlock other astronomy mysteries
Science: worsening - woes - 48
…with some areas likely to see worsening water woes this winter.
About half the Lower 48 states are in some form of drought conditions, with some areas likely to see worsening water woes this winter.
Health: coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - 2019-nCoV - Shoham
…virus escaped from a Chinese laboratory.
Retired Israeli Lt. Col. Dany Shoham, who was among the first to suggest that the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak may be linked to China’s military research, now believes there is a strong possibility that the virus escaped from a Chinese laboratory.
Entertainment: Shadow Threat - Krypton - destruction
…period leading up to its destruction.
The new DC young adult graphic novel series is set on Krypton in the period leading up to its destruction.
Entertainment: South Korean - Song Joong-Ki - Kim Tae-Ri
…budget action film set in space.
Starring K-drama favorites Song Joong-Ki and Kim Tae-Ri, the movie is considered South Korea's first big-budget action film set in space. It sold to the streamer after a COVID-19 release delay.
Entertainment: cyber - arsenal - helm
America’s nuclear arsenal wasn’t compromised by a recent cyber attack that targeted thousands of…
America’s nuclear arsenal wasn’t compromised by a recent cyber attack that targeted thousands of sensitive computer networks used by government agencies and private companies, the Navy admiral at the helm of the U.S.
Science: crafting - EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler - regulate
…scientific studies the agency can use in crafting public health protections.
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule limiting which scientific studies the agency can use in crafting public health protections.
Entertainment: Associated Press - James Bond - captivated
Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill,” has been hospitalized after falling at her home
Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill,” has been hospitalized after falling at her home
Science: Associated Press - Jamey Keaten
The head of the World Health Organization says that he is “disappointed” that…
The head of the World Health Organization says that he is “disappointed” that Chinese officials haven't finalized permissions for the arrival of a team of experts into China to examine origins of COVID-19
John Gagan - gorgeous - meteorologist - prairie
Rime ice is common in winter, but southern Wisconsin has had four days of it, leading to a gorgeous coating…
Rime ice is common in winter, but southern Wisconsin has had four days of it, leading to a gorgeous coating of white ice on trees and prairie grasses among other things.
Science: scribbling - giraffes - kindness - KidsPost
Our calendar includes days to honor scribbling, giraffes and random acts of kindness.
Our calendar includes days to honor scribbling, giraffes and random acts of kindness.
Science: burbot - input - deer - flipped - wolf
…from the gray wolf and burbot to a fun fishing quest, 2020 provided Wisconsin outdoors stories worth another look.
From deer research to online input, from the gray wolf and burbot to a fun fishing quest, 2020 provided Wisconsin outdoors stories worth another look.
Science: clouds - shake - tonight
A cold rain moves in late tonight.
A cold rain moves in late tonight.