Tag: Science

1887 Time Capsule Found at Base of Lee Statue to Be Opened

RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is scheduled to witness the opening Wednesday of a time capsule from 1887 that was buried under a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. The massive bronze equestrian statue of Lee was taken down in September. The time capsule was found Friday by crews working to…


Work Begins to Open 1887 Time Capsule Found Under Lee Statue

RICHMOND, Va.—A state conservator in Virginia began the delicate task Wednesday of trying to open a 134-year-old time capsule that had sat beneath a towering a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. Chelsea Blake, a conservator with Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources, pressed a vibrating tool with a hard metal tip against…


Supreme Court Could Decide Fate of Monsanto/Bayer RoundUp Cancer Suits

On Dec. 13, the Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to offer the United States’ views on “Monsanto vs. Hardeman”—the latest move in what could be a landmark case for multibillion-dollar litigation linking the pesticide RoundUp to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, if the Supreme Court agrees to review the case. After a call for the views of…


SpaceX Launches Christmas Presents, Supplies to Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies, and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing. The predawn liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was barely visible in the fog and clouds, as the Falcon rocket hoisted a Dragon capsule loaded with more…


FDA Approves First Injectable Medication to Lower HIV Risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first injectable medication to lower the risk of contracting HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV attacks the body’s immune system and causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) if not treated. The FDA-approved medication is an injectable form of GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s cabotegravir drug. The injection, called Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension),…


Awesome Science (Episodes 10): Explore Dinosaur National Monument

Noah explores Dinosaur National Monument in western Colorado. He’ll explore this amazing site, where hundreds of dinosaur skeletons have been found in a mass graveyard. He’ll take a look at the evidence for the Biblical record of dinosaurs living in recent history and why meteorites just don’t make sense for their demise. He’ll share how…


FAA License Boosts Georgia Spaceport, but More Reviews Ahead

KINGSLAND, Ga.—A federal agency on Monday granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from coastal Georgia. The Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of a launch site operator license for Spaceport Camden marks a significant milestone for the Georgia space project, though many reviews and permits are needed before any rockets can actually…


Hubble Space Telescope’s $10 Billion Replacement Set to Soar

The Hubble Space Telescope’s heir is finally on the brink of flight. It will be the biggest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever to leave the planet, elaborate in its design and ambitious in its scope. At a budget-busting $10 billion USD, it will also be the most expensive. The James Webb Space Telescope will…


Researchers Unearth Prehistoric Golden Ritual Bowl With Sun Motif Dating From 1000 BC

A prehistoric settlement located in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) south of Vienna, has yielded an archeological discovery of a lifetime—an extraordinarily rare golden bowl with a sun motif was found in what was once likely a place of worship near a swamp some three millennia ago. The culture who once kept this bowl…


Japanese Billionaire Returns to Earth After spending 12 Days in Space

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and two fellow space travelers have safely returned to Earth on Monday as their Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed on the Kazakh steppe. Maezawa, a 46-year-old fashion tycoon, spent 12 days on the International Space Station with his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. The trio reportedly landed on the…