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Blue Origin lined up again for overnight debut launch of New Glenn rocket
Choppy seas in the Atlantic could still cause a delay, but Blue Origin remains on the clock for an overnight launch of its New Glenn rocket on the Space Coast.
The 321-foot-tall rocket making its debut on the NG-1 mission...Read more
Today's Word "perspicacity"
perspicacity \pur-spuh-KAS-uh-tee\ (noun) - Clearness of understanding or insight; penetration, discernment.
"I understand he was a great help to Chex Centaur. There is also no problem about feeding him. I commend you for...Read more
This Day in History, January 11
On January 11th, 1908, the Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
Three Creatures
There were three creatures outside a building. One of the creatures did not move itself but entered the building and knew that it was in the building. The second creature moved itself, entered the building, and knew that it was in the building. The last creature did not move itself but entered the building, and the creature did not know that it was in the building. What are the three creatures?
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Mother orca Tahlequah still carries dead calf after 11 days
SEATTLE — Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing to carry her burden of grief: a dead calf that she now has been refusing to let go of for at least 11 days.
Tahlequah is the orca whose story shocked the world in 2018 when ...Read more
H-1B: Silicon Valley's favorite foreign-worker visa under attack, while Trump, Musk offer support
The H-1B visa is having a celebrity moment, and it may never be the same.
Created in 1990 and intended for skilled foreign workers, the visa had until recently remained little known outside Silicon Valley, where ...Read more
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and other California...Read more
While Blue Origin waits, SpaceX launches again with booster on record 25th flight
Rough seas caused Blue Origin to hold off a planned early Friday launch attempt with is debut of New Glenn, which is now targeting early Sunday instead. SpaceX, though, managed liftoff later Friday with a booster flying ...Read more
How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment
From the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed at night, and even while you are asleep, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency affects your life. The air you breathe, the water you drink, the chemicals ...Read more
Why do falcons have stripes under their eyes? The answer is more complex than we thought
Falcons are found worldwide, from the fast and slick hobbies to the large and powerful gyrfalcon of the Arctic tundra. In Africa, falcons are found across many habitats. Several species are unique to the continent, ...Read more
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to debut new rocket in SpaceX challenge
After more than a decade of development, hype and pent-up demand, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit.
New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020...Read more
Bird deaths plummet at Chicago's McCormick Place Lakeside Center after safety film installed
CHICAGO — For more than 40 years, migrating birds have been crashing into McCormick Place Lakeside Center.
The glassy, low-lying convention building on the shores of Lake Michigan has been the scene of about 1,000 ...Read more
Today's Word "coxcomb"
coxcomb \KOKS-kohm\ (noun) - 1 : obsolete. A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red. (Now cockscomb). 2 : archaic. The top of the head, or the head itself. 3 : Obsolete. A fool. 4 : A vain, showy fellow; a ...Read more
This Day in History, January 10
On January 10th, 1946, the first United Nations General Assembly opened in London.
World Series Gamble
The winner of the World Series is the first team to win four games, so the maximum number of games that could be played is 7. You want to place a $100 bet (even money) on your team to win the whole series. A bookie says he will not take bets on the whole series, but would be willing to let you bet on each individual game. Is there a betting strategy you could put in place to replicate your $100 bet?
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House bill would boost funding for Great Lakes cleanup program
WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Great Lakes states introduced legislation Thursday to renew the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for another five years through 2031.
The bill would also boost funding...Read more
Unsexy singing? Bad tunes might explain male humpback reproductive failure, study says
Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals.
Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a population of humpbacks ...Read more
Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry
Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.
Ming Pan, a hydrologist at the ...Read more
Brightly colored creature -- kept in pet aquariums globally -- discovered as new species
Far from its home in Indonesia, a brightly colored creature moved around in an aquarium. Scientists peered into the tank, studying their pet-turned-specimen — and discovered it was a new species.
Researchers in the ...Read more
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