UN Oceans Conference Sees Steps Toward Deal on the High Seas
by LISBON, Portugal (AP) – The United Nations hopes that a conference starting on Monday will bring new impetus to protracted efforts to find an international …
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Elon Musk wants SpaceX’s biggest rocket ready to launch in July, but experts say he may not get his wish
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes to prepare the Starship spacecraft to fly in July.Patrick Pleul/Getty Images; Father with Elon Musk may not be ready to …
Consumers face their plastic footprint
Jules Birkby’s Daughter Was Shocked By How Much Plastic They Used In One Week It’s hard not to feel guilty about the price our planet …
New Colombian president vows to protect rainforest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first elected left-wing president, will take office in August with ambitious proposals to halt record rates of …
Persistent heat wave breaks records, spirits
From the normally cold Russian Arctic to the traditionally stifling southern United States, large swaths of the Northern Hemisphere continued to sizzle with extreme heat …
COVID vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year, say scientists
Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during its first year, but even more deaths could have been avoided if international vaccine targets …
NASA and SpaceX Assess Potential Starship Threat to Crew Dragon Block
SpaceX is building a new gantry at Kennedy Space Center Complex 39A to launch its 394-foot-tall Super Heavy-Starship rocket, but NASA said Thursday it will …
Record bacteria discovered while human eyelash
You should need a microscope to see bacteria, right? No Thiomargarita magnifica. This giant cell is clearly visible to the naked eye, having the size …
Former NASA employee says a Russian designer inspired Elon Musk to launch SpaceX by spitting on his shoes
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, next to a rocket in Los Angeles in 2004.Paul Harris/Getty Images Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver details how Elon …
Scientists investigate Japan’s remarkable COVID success in search of new vaccine
Tokyo – notable of Japan coronavirus Resilience to the pandemic has spawned myriad possible explanations, from the country’s preference for going barefoot indoors, to the …