Astronomers Discover 'Earth-size Diamond in Space'
Astronomers say they’ve discovered “an Earth-size diamond in space.” The white dwarf star, some 900 million light-years away, could be the coldest and faintest such star detected. “It’s a really...
View ArticleEdge-Of-Space Balloon Test Flight Brings New World Record
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Arizona company says it has successfully completed the first small-scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to let tourists float 20 miles...
View ArticleAverage Is Over: Self-Motivation Key to Skills and Jobs
Average is officially over. From this point forward it will be tough to be an employee who receives good wages with just average skills. Last night, I overheard a waiter sharing with guests at the next...
View ArticleCompany successfully tests space-tourism balloon
An Arizona company says it has successfully completed the first small-scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to let tourists float 20 miles above the earth. Reported...
View ArticleAlaska earthquake 'rings the Earth like a bell'
An Alaska earthquake touched off a small tsunami and was followed by dozens of aftershocks felt in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Originally measured as a magnitude 8.0, the earthquake has been downgraded...
View ArticleNASA Curiosity Rover Celebrates First Martian Year
Today marks the first Martian year— 687 earth days— that NASA’s Curiosity Rover has landed on Mars. The robot has had a string of groundbreaking discoveries in the last “year.� Reported by...
View ArticleProminent Global Warming Skeptic Honored with Frederick Seitz Memorial Award
Dr. Sherwood B. Idso to Be Recognized at the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change for His Pioneering Research (PRWEB) June 24, 2014 Dr. Sherwood B. Idso – the world’s leading authority on...
View Articledrugstore.com™ Celebrates July 4th with Special Pricing on Products Made in...
Shop the drugstore.com™ web store’s new Made in USA page. Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) June 24, 2014 To celebrate America’s Independence Day, drugstore.com, inc., a leading retailer of health, beauty, and...
View ArticleChip Wadena, former White Earth tribal chairman, dies at 75
A former White Earth Tribal chairman who fell from power after being convicted of corruption and embezzlement has died. Reported by TwinCities.com 2 hours ago.
View ArticleVideo Art: Enduring the Elements
'Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water),' the new long-term video installation at St. Paul's Cathedral, explores mortal drama with religious overtones. Reported by Wall Street Journal 2 hours ago.
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NASA wants developers to harvest its climate data to make a cool app
NASA hosts a ton of earth-science data on Amazon Web Services – and the space agency wants you to figure out what to do with it. NASA today announced a contest for brainstorming then building apps or...
View ArticleHigh-altitude balloon could take tourists into space
Arizona company has completed successful test flight of small-scale balloon, capsule that would let tourists float 20 miles above the earth. Reported by Seattle Times 1 hour ago.
View ArticleU.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Next Two SBIRS Missile...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $1.86 billion fixed-price contract to complete the production of the fifth and sixth...
View ArticleThere Are 'Tens Of Billions' Of Habitable Planets In Our Galaxy, Astronomer...
The question of whether humans are alone in the universe may have an answer sooner rather than later. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has always been a needle-in-a-haystack effort,...
View ArticleNASA to test Mars "flying saucer" vehicle on Earth
A NASA flying saucer designed to test Mars lander technology could be launched on Earth this weekend. Reported by SignonSanDiego 20 minutes ago.
View ArticleTourism space balloon has successful test flight
An Arizona company says it has successfully completed the first small-scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to let tourists float 20 miles above the Earth. [...] the...
View Article6 Major Climate Change Myths, Debunked
When it comes to climate change, there are many misconceptions, distortions, outright lies and memes circulating online. In fact, entire websites argue the mainstream scientific conclusion that manmade...
View ArticleU.S. Retailers Move To Help Honeybees Avoid Pesticides
By Carey Gillam June 25 (Reuters) - Home Depot and other U.S. companies are working to eliminate or limit use of a type of pesticide suspected of helping cause dramatic declines in honeybee populations...
View ArticleW. Mark Saltzman of Yale Announced as 2014 Mines Medalist
W. Mark Saltzman, an expert in biomedical engineering, drug delivery, tissue engineering and gene therapy from Yale University, has been named the 2014 Mines Medalist by the South Dakota School of...
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Marco Rubio Delivers Big Economic Policy Speech
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is regarded as one of the top potential Republican presidential candidates in 2016, delivered a major speech Wednesday afternoon outlining his economic policies at...
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