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Advocates say Maryland lawmakers passed consequential energy proposals without adequate analysis or public debate during the 2026 session. By Aman Azhar Maryland lawmakers’ new solution for rising utility bills reduces a surcharge funding an effective energy-efficiency program, offers rebates by raiding the state’s clean energy fund and includes subsidies forContinue Reading
Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called pinene, which smells like food to termites, researchers can lure the pests straight toward a targeted dose of insecticide hidden in wood. The result isContinue Reading
In a study of 6.5 million children in Brazil, higher temperatures were associated with worse nutrition outcomes, especially in vulnerable groups., Read MoreContinue Reading
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Even hospitals are drilling wells as the region’s reservoirs reach disastrously low levels and ratings agencies downgrade the city’s outlook. By Dylan Baddour Without a shift in weather patterns, the City of Corpus Christi expects to enact emergency restrictions on water use in September, according to draft documents slated forContinue Reading
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April 20, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the Soyuz MS-28 crew ship, and the Progress 94 resupply ship. NASA The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 6:08Continue Reading
Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket launch on the agency’s Artemis II test flight, at 6:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 1 from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker Following NASA’s Artemis II missionContinue Reading
A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from April 20-28, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available. This March 2026 aerial photograph shows the coastal launch range at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. WallopsContinue Reading
NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker Following the recent successfulContinue Reading
Scientists have developed a fuel cell that uses microbes in soil to produce electricity. The device can power underground sensors for tasks like monitoring moisture or detecting touch, without needing batteries or solar panels. It works in both dry and wet conditions and even lasts longer than similar technologies. ThisContinue Reading
Dr. Simon Plunkett Heliophysics Program Scientist Dr. Simon Plunkett is a program scientist in the Heliophysics Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. He provides scientific leadership and oversight for the fleet of more than 20 operating missions that comprise the Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO). The missions inContinue Reading