- USA TODAY
'It scared the hell out of people': Looking back at Three Mile Island 40 years ago
The March 28, 1979, accident at the nuclear power plant led to widespread fear in the region. Today, though, the plant just seems to be part of the landscape.
AFPSome remains of Guatemala volcano victims unidentified: official
Guatemalan investigators have been unable to identify about 110 pieces of remains from victims of a volcanic eruption that killed 202 people and left 229 missing last June, a forensic official said Saturday. After months of testing, which included sending some samples abroad, about 110 remains cannot
Associated PressUS underground nuclear waste dump explained
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It wasn't long after the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and World War II ended that the United States began to realize it had to do something with the waste that was being generated by defense-related nuclear research and bomb-making that would continue through the Cold
Associated PressFirst-of-its-kind US nuclear waste dump marks 20 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In a remote stretch of New Mexico desert, the U.S. government put in motion an experiment aimed at proving to the world that radioactive waste could be safely disposed of deep underground, rendering it less of a threat to the environment.
- The Telegraph
5,000 breast cancer sufferers could be spared chemotherapy if offered gene testing, study suggests
THOUSANDS of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy if they were offered gene tests which show whether their disease is likely to spread, a major trial has found. The British study suggests that up to 5,000 women a year could avoid the toxic treatment, which can cause nausea and fatigue
- The Block
Bitcoin miner builds electrical transformer in rented space, lawsuit follows
Disclaimer: These summaries are provided for educational purposes only by Nelson Rosario and Stephen Palley. They are not legal advice.The post Bitcoin miner builds electrical transformer in rented space, lawsuit follows appeared first on The Block.
- The National Interest
Hitler's Air Force Had a Fatal Flaw: No Heavy Bomber (And It Cost Him)
In the absence of a heavy bomber, the Luftwaffe pushed its medium bombers in World War II to the limits of their endurance.
- Mashable
Wow: U.S. gov't warns there's a spring flood risk for two-thirds of the Lower 48
In Nebraska and Iowa there's a brown sea where there should be homes, roads, gas stations, and open country. Historic floods have deluged vast swaths of the Midwest — even flooding a third of the U.S. Air Force base that houses the nation's critical U.S. Strategic Command. But the National
- The National Interest
U.S. Army Tanks Want Some Very High-Tech Fighter Gear
The vehicle display project comes as the U.S. Army grapples with how to replace its Cold War tanks and armored vehicles with twenty-first-century designs.
ReutersHouston petrochemical disaster stretches to sixth day, impacting key port
Fallout from a petrochemical fire outside Houston continued for a sixth day on Saturday, with emergency workers struggling to remove volatile fuels from exposed tanks and ship traffic disrupted on the nation's busiest oil port. A fire that burned for three days broke out last Sunday at Mitsui &
- Mashable
If you live in the northern U.S., you could see a radiant celestial treat Saturday night
Some of us Earthlings may see dancing, green lights in the sky on Saturday night. The sun blasted out a flare of energized particles into space on March 20, and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Prediction Center forecasts that a strip of the northern U.S. may experience
- Popular Mechanics
These Weighted Blankets Can Alleviate Stress and Anxiety
Get an extra 15 percent off these weighted blankets.
AFPTransgender men have functional ovaries after a year of testosterone injections
The ovaries of transgender men appear to remain functional even after a year of receiving hormonal treatment with testosterone, according to a small Israeli study presented Saturday in the United States. Transgender men are born female but self-identify as male. Doctors from Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical
- Motley Fool
3 Cancer Treatment Stocks to Buy in March
Find out why these oncology-focused companies stand out as great opportunities right now.
- The Independent
American anti-vaxxers quarantined after children contract measles in Costa Rica's first case for 13 years
Two American children who had not been vaccinated by their parents have fallen ill with measles in Costa Rica, in the first case to originate in the country for 13 years. The Ministry of Health announced that it tested four American children between the ages of three and 10, who displayed symptoms of
ReutersItaly endorses China's Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation
Saturday's signing ceremony was the highlight of a three-day trip to Italy by Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the two nations boosting their ties at a time when the United States is locked in a trade war with China. The rapprochement has angered Washington and alarmed some European Union allies
- Mashable
NASA posts image of a powerful fireball exploding over Earth
Boom. A radiant fireball exploded over the remote Bering Sea in Dec. 2018, though it wasn't until some three months later that scientists, scouring satellite images, discovered the dramatic event. NASA's Terra satellite — an Earth-observing satellite the size of a small school bus — also unwittingly
- The National Interest
How the Navy Wants to Take on Russian and Chinese Submarines: Robot Subs
Could that be the future?
- Delish
Drinking One Coke A Day Could Cause Colon Cancer, Study Reveals
It's time to cut the addiction.
- National Review
Finishing What Darwin Began
In This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson continues the project of scientific imperialism that has defined much of the latter part of his career. This View of Life takes as given that humans are shaped by our evolutionary past, and proceeds to
ReutersHundreds of Algerian lawyers protest against Bouteflika
Hundreds of Algerian lawyers protested again on Saturday in the capital to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who has been for 20 years in power. The powerful military has been watching the protests unfold.
- The Mighty
7 ‘Hidden’ Things I Don't Let Show About My Life With Primary Immune Deficiency
A woman with primary immune deficiency shares things about her life that others can't immediately 'see.'
- The National Interest
China's F-16: Meet the J-10 Fighter (Possibly Thanks to Israel)
Here's what happened.
AFPTyrannosaurus rex found in Canada is world's biggest
The towering Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in western Canada in 1991 is the world's biggest, a team of paleontologists said Friday, following a decades-long process of reconstructing its skeleton. Nicknamed Scotty for a celebratory bottle of scotch consumed the night it was discovered, the T. rex
AFPTwin cyclones batter Australia
A "very destructive" category 4 cyclone slammed into Australia's remote northern coast on Saturday, while a second, equally powerful storm bore down on the country's west. Cyclone Trevor, pushing a big storm tide and packing winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour (150 mph), made landfall
