A new theory suggests that heavy snowfall could be a factor in triggering swarms of earthquakes — evidence that what’s happening on and above the Earth’s surface may play a role in events underground. That’s according to a study published Wednesday in the jour... More »
More than 321,000 children in the U.S. lost a parent to a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, an alarming figure that shows the nation’s obligation to “comprehensively address the needs of individuals, families and communities” when tackling the growing overdose ... More »
NGC 4151 is a spiral galaxy located some 62 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. This artist’s concept shows the possible locations of iron revealed in XRISM’s X-ray spectrum of NGC 4151. Image credit: Conceptual Image Lab,... More »
Published47 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Stephanie PowerTechnology reporterMany of us of a certain age will remember the Alan Partridge scene where he is pitching to a TV executive in a bid to get a ne... More »
Are many young people distressed about the war in Gaza? Yes.Are they unhappy with President Biden’s approach to the war? Yes.Does this doom Biden’s re-election bid? Not necessarily.First, a Harvard Youth Poll released in April found that the two issues frequen... More »
The governor defends her story of killing her dog, but not everyone in her home state does.Deb Davenport gets it, to a point.Davenport, the secretary of the Western South Dakota Bird Dog Club, owns seven adult hunting dogs: mostly Spinoni Italiani with whimsic... More »
Gas bubbling up from a lava-covered surface on the super-Earth exoplanet 55 Cancri e may feed an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, according to new research. An artist’s impression of 55 Cancri e. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / R. Crawfor... More »
/ China’s lunar lander, bound for the far side of the Moon to collect samples, seems to have a little baby rover attached.By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT suppo... More »
Florida's private railroad company Brightline has announced a new Mother's Day deal for high-speed rail travel from South Florida to Orlando.Brightline said in a press release on Wednesday that the offer, which is valid until Mother's Day on Sunday, would help... More »
A trademark battle is heating up between two restaurant groups — one in Philadelphia, the other based in Las Vegas — that want to protect their right to use the restaurant name Middle Child. The owners behind classic Las Vegas steakhouse Herbs and Rye are open... More »
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Congress to pass a bill he released Wednesday that he says would increase election integrity by cracking-down on non-U.S. citizens voting in federal elections.The legislation, which Johnson announced while standi... More »
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Juli Min about her new book Shanghailanders, which unspools the story of a family in reverse.AILSA CHANG, HOST: Do you ever meet someone new and find yourself wondering what happened to them to mak... More »