World European, Canadian to Review Boeing 737 Max

Boeing’s grounded airliners are likely to be parked longer now that European and Canadian regulators plan to conduct their own reviews of changes the company is making after two of the jets...

World Mindful of History, Democrats Hold off on Impeaching Trump

Democrats were mindful of history when leaders decided for now not to begin impeachment proceedings on President Trump, particularly the case of Bill Clinton in 1998.

World World Water Day 2019: Leaving No One Behind

March 22 is the annual observance of World Water Day. This year’s theme is "No One Left Behind." But according to a report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization, nearly a billion people...

World New Zealand bans all military-style semi-automatic weapons

New Zealand has banned all military-style semi-automatic weapons, six days after a gunman killed 50 people in Christchurch with the use of similar firearms.

World Trump’s advice on Brexit may be useless — or worse

Brexiteers should be glad that President Trump is not a master negotiator.

World Report: Myanmar, China failing to stop ‘bride’ trafficking

Human rights group says Myanmar, China failing to stop the trafficking of young women from the conflict-ridden Kachin region into forced “marriages” to Chinese men

Science ‘Galactic Chimneys’ Funnel Matter Away From Milky Way’s...

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Science Biologists Close In On Cells That Drive Immune Response...

Immunotherapy, using the body’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, is one of the most promising frontiers in cancer research, but many... The post Biologists Close In On...

Science New Results Help Refine Current Models of AGN Activity

All massive galaxies are believed to host supermassive black holes (SMBH) at their centers that grow by accreting mass from their environment. The current picture... The post New Results...

Science Ryugu is probably a chip off one of these two other...

Japan’s Hayabusa2 team has narrowed down the asteroid Ryugu’s origins based on its color.

Science X-ray ‘chimneys’ connect the Milky Way to mysterious...

Two columns of X-rays that are hundreds of light-years long could explain the existence of giant bubbles of energetic light that sandwich the galaxy.

Science Fear Is Good for the Forest - Facts So Romantic

The reintroduction of predators alone can spark an ecosystem’s revival. Photograph by Thomas Shahan / Flickr In 2011, the renowned evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson paid a visit to...

Technology Maritime Analog Computer From 1503 Is The Oldest Remaining

We might not think of analog computers as having existed in the 1500s, but in fact the astrolabe first appeared around 220 BC. However, as you might expect only a few very old ones still exist....

Technology An FPGA Drives This Antique LCD Screen

If you’re reading this article on a desktop or laptop computer, you’re probably staring at millions of pixels on a TFT LCD display. TFT became a dominant technology due to its picture...

Technology An ESP8266 Sundial For Your Wall

Hackers absolutely love building clocks. Seriously, there are few other devices for which we’ve seen such an incredible number of variations. But while the clocks that hackers build might...

Technology [Update: Now on Android TV] There are now two official...

Update  1 : 2019/03/20 12:51pm PDT Confirming out suspicion that the second NBC Sports app was destined for Android TV, it can now be...

Technology Midweek deals: Save on smart TVs, Bluetooth earbuds,...

We didn't have one of these lists to share on Monday — it was a slow weekend — but we're back with all manner of tech deals. Today we've got crazy cheap smart TVs, Sennheiser...

Technology AltConf 2019 Offers San Jose Alternative for Developers...

AltConf , a popular alternative conference that takes place at the same time as Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, is returning in 2019 . Developers unable to get a ticket to WWDC can...

Green Maryland Senate passes solar-powered renewable energy...

The 50% by 2030 mandate would include a provision that utilities source at least 14.5% of their power from solar, the highest portion of any policy to date. But to do that it has to get through...

Green Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And...

Scientists and statisticians are putting forth a bold idea: ban the very concept of "statistical significance." A bit more humility would be in order to account for the ambiguity in the world....

Green Shellworks creates sustainable packaging with seafood...

This alternative to single-use plastics uses a range of custom-designed machines to create a recyclable and compostable bioplastic, sourced from discarded crustacean shells.

Green The Sonic-X is the first “self-sustainable” RV

But what does that mean?

Green Does the sitting-rising test really predict how long...

This popular test of mortality seems too simple to be true – is how easily you sit down and get up from the floor really an indicator of longevity?

Green Ford Adds 2nd North American Site to Build Electric Cars;...

Ford today announced it is expanding its production capacity for the company’s next-generation battery electric vehicles at a second North American plant. Tied to the company’s $11.1 billion...

Politics Hickenlooper says he’d suspend death penalty as president

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says he would suspend the federal death penalty if elected president. Hickenlooper, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, made the...

Politics John Hickenlooper: How come we’re not asking women...

The former Colorado Governor’s attempt to flip the question ignores existing inequities. John Hickenlooper , a former Colorado governor and one of several men running for the Democratic...

Politics 3 key takeaways from John Hickenlooper’s CNN town hall

The former Colorado governor thinks he’s the centrist candidate to take on Trump. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper , much like Sen. Amy Klobuchar , made the case that a centrist...

Politics John Hickenlooper explains why he went to see an X-rated...

John Hickenlooper, the former Democratic governor of Colorado who is running for president, went into great detail on Wednesday evening explaining the time he took his mother to see an X-rated...

Politics Trump says Ohio workers “better love me,” renews McCain feud

LIMA, Ohio — President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought his re-election campaign to Ohio — a state essential to his 2020 strategy — touring a military tank plant and telling many of its...

Politics Hickenlooper: Why are female Democratic candidates not...

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that he would consider putting a woman on his presidential ticket, and then asked why female Democratic presidential candidates are not being...

Religion The Comics Section: Changing Norms & We’ll Always...

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Religion Before (and after) the Court: The Humanist Interview with...

Monica L. Miller is senior counsel for the American Humanist Association (AHA). She obtained her BA from Pitzer College in 2008, her master’s in public administration from Columbia University in...

Religion The Comics Section: Lent & Seeing Green

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Religion Three New Books Make Evolution Fun For Kids

As Project Blitz pushes creationism, Bible studies, and the posting of “In God We Trust” signs in public schools (in order “to protect the free exercise of traditional Judeo-Christian religious...

Religion The Comics Section: Hypocrisy and Explosive Pardons

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Religion Portland Bans Discrimination Against Atheists And Agnostics

Oregon's biggest city is the second in the U.S. to extend nondiscrimination protections to nonreligious people.