LONDON, United Kingdom – Conservationists at a UK zoo have captured the moment a rare tree kangaroo popped out of its mother’s pouch for the first time, part of research aimed at helping the endangered species survive in the wild. The elusive Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is much smaller than the better known Australian kangaroo species. […]
SPRINGFIELD, United States – President Joe Biden said Thursday he will veto any Republican legislation that threatens to sow “chaos” in the US economy. “I will not let it happen. Not on my watch. I will veto everything,” he said in a speech laying out his economic vision at a Virginia pipe fitters union hall. […]
TOKYO, Japan – The specks are tiny. No, really tiny. Smaller than the diameter of a hair. But they hold billions of years of history that reveal some of the secrets of asteroids. The three minute particles from an asteroid called Itokawa show some of these space rocks are vastly older than was thought, and […]
DAVOS, Switzerland – While calling for an end to the global energy crisis, participants at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 also saw the crisis as an opportunity to accelerate the world’s transition toward clean energy. Adam Tooze, director of the European Institute at Columbia University, said he believes that the transition toward cleaner […]
LONDON, United Kingdom – London’s police force, reeling this week from the exposure of a serial rapist in its ranks, said Thursday that two retired officers had been charged with child sex offences. The child sex crimes charges came after another Metropolitan Police officer, still serving as a chief inspector, was found dead a week […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States – US streaming giant Netflix on Thursday said it ended last year with more than 230 million global subscribers, beating analysts’ expectations as hits such as “Wednesday” and “Harry & Meghan” enticed new viewers. “2022 was a tough year, with a bumpy start but a brighter finish,” the company said in […]
BARCELONA, Spain – A Spanish woman, a great-grandmother who was born in the United States has likely become the world’s oldest living person at 115, a Guinness World Records consultant said Wednesday. Maria Branyas Morera is believed to have assumed the title following the death on Tuesday of French nun Lucile Randon aged 118, senior […]
LOS ANGELES, United States- A polar bear killed a young woman and her baby son in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack by an animal battling the worst effects of human-caused climate change. Police said the bear roamed into the tiny community of Wales on the far western coast of […]
WASHINGTON, United States – Tick, tick, tick, and the doomsday clock will be updated on January 24. An update is coming to the “Doomsday Clock,” representing the judgment of leading science and security experts about the perils to human existence. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Tuesday that they will announce at 10:00 […]
PARIS, France – Scientists said Monday they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help protect against deadly lightning bolt – and one day maybe even trigger them. Lightning strikes between 40-120 times a second worldwide, killing more than 4,000 people and causing billions of dollars’ […]
