Human interest By means of Alex Mitchell Published June 7, 2024, 4:41 PM ET Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role … Read more
American news By Associated Press Published June 2, 2024, 10:55 am ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Last-minute computer problems thwarted Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a series of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was automatically stopped at … Read more
Scientists may have discovered the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Kilauea, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, experienced at least a dozen instances in 2018 of lava spewing from its crater like a “stomp rocket toy,” a children’s toy in which … Read more
American news By means of Richard Pollina Published May 25, 2024, 5:48 am ET A glamping groundskeeper came across a bizarre space object along a remote trail in the mountains of North Carolina. Justin Clontz and a colleague were doing maintenance around the Glamping Collective, a luxury campground in Haywood County, when he was “shocked” … Read more