Tag: Science
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled...
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday...
Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs
SALT LAKE CITY — Ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves,...
The 12 jurors deliberating in the trial of Derek Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS — The jury deliberating in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd 's death, is a...
American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station
MOSCOW — An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station.
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As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule
PORTLAND, Ore. — As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction — and many residents are...
US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink...
Families hope loved ones can be found alive in capsized boat
PORT FOURCHON, La. — Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized liftboat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday, a rescue...
Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will host a very special crowd who will finally get to see live music...
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious...
