Tag: Science
Man rescued from Colorado pass hours after women disappeared
DENVER — On a snowy, frigid night in 1982, a man used his pickup truck headlights to signal SOS to a passing passenger plane...
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
Future pandemics targeted by new Oxford research center
LONDON — Oxford University is launching an effort to bring together academic, industry and government experts from around the world to use the lessons...
Fun, foul-mouthed reunion for Turner, Douglas on ‘Kominsky’
LOS ANGELES — Nearly four decades ago, “Romancing the Stone” introduced audiences to the crackling chemistry between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
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Stephen Hawking’s archive, office acquired for UK public
LONDON — The Cambridge University library and London’s Science Museum said Wednesday they have acquired a large collection of items belonging to late physicist...
Mexico: Builders bulldozing outskirts of Teotihuacan ruins
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government said Tuesday that a private building project is destroying part of the outskirts of the pre-Hispanic ruin site...
Indian economist Amartya Sen receives top Spanish award
MADRID — Amartya Kumar Sen, an Indian economist and philosopher who studied the causes of famines, will be recognized with this year's Princess of...
Change may allow scientists to grow human embryos longer
LONDON — New guidelines released Wednesday remove a decades-old barrier to stem cell research, recommending that researchers be allowed to grow human embryos longer...
Texas missing chance to avert deadly blackouts, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas — Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the time...
GM’s newest vehicle: Off-road, self-driving rover for moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles — for the moon....