Tag: Science
Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, was named Thursday as this year’s winner...
Talking to the moon: Europe pitches lunar satellites plan
BERLIN — The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to...
Senate panel advances Biden pick as WH science adviser
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved President Joe Biden's nomination of Eric Lander to be chief science adviser, one of the...
Massive Belgian manhunt continues for armed soldier on run
BRUSSELS — Over 400 specialized forces in Belgium intensified their search Thursday for an armed soldier who is on a federal anti-terror watch list...
Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020
The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it’s unlikely to be as crazy as 2020’s record-shattering year, meteorologists said Thursday.
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Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound (28,100-kilogram) stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful...
Countdown begins to discover where Columbus came from
MADRID — Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy? Or was he Spanish? Or, as some other theories have it, was he Portuguese...
Texas man accused of torturing kittens had worked as teacher
SUGAR LAND, Texas — A Texas man accused of torturing and killing four kittens had worked as a geometry teacher at a Houston-area high...
Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
WASHINGTON — Roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations...
US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise
Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds,...
