For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar eruptions.“The past is never dead,” William Faulkner once wrote. “It’s not even past.” Nobody knows this better than astronomers. Ev... More »
The semiconductor laser, invented more than 60 years ago, is the foundation of many of today’s technologies including barcode scanners, fiber-optic communications, medical imaging, and remote controls. The tiny, versatile device is now an IEEE Milestone. The p... More »
Britain's Alfie Hewett claimed a long-awaited Wimbledon wheelchair singles title and completed a career Grand Slam with victory over Martin de la Puente.Hewett fell to agonising defeats in the last two Wimbledon finals but this time looked utterly dominant in ... More »
City breakEurope’s best crossroads city, Basel, is a short tram ride from both Germany and France. Every person who stays in a hotel or guest house here gets free public travel – from the moment you arrive, your reservation counts as your ticket from the airpo... More »
Satellites can now track ocean garbage from space, marking a potential “game changer” for tracking the vexing problem of marine litter, new research suggests.The study, published in Nature Communications, suggests that even satellites that haven’t been special... More »
As she struggled through her sophomore year in college, Zhenzhen spent hours in therapy, but it hadn’t addressed the central strain in her life: her parents.They called her at her Midwestern campus again and again, badgering her to fulfill their expectations —... More »
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who was nearly killed by a gunman in 2017, said Saturday the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is a byproduct of Trump derangement syndrome that has infected far-left politics. ... More »
A Trump supporter saw a man with a rifle crawling on top of the roof of a building behind the campaign rally stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former President Donald Trump was hit by a bullet in an assassination attempt on Saturday. ... More »