Powerful NASA-ISRO Earth Observing Satellite Coming Together in India
In Brief: Built on opposite sides of the planet, the NISAR satellite will deepen understanding of climate change, deforestation, glacier melt, volcanoes, earthquakes, and more. Two major components of the NISAR satellite have been combined to create a single spacecraft in Bengaluru, India. Set to launch in early 2024, NISARContinue Reading
NASA’s New Exhibit Showcases our Home Planet and Climate
Follow a river of water vapor as it travels through Earth’s atmosphere and becomes heavy rain. Watch polar ice expand and contract as if our planet is breathing in slow motion. Discover how river channels and wind currents resemble the human nervous and circulatory systems. In an interactive new exhibitContinue Reading
US-German Satellites Show California Water Gains After Record Winter
In Brief: Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the state’s groundwater levels still suffer from the effects of years of drought. After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in twoContinue Reading
Kristi Noem teases changes for TSA’s liquid size requirements
The TSA liquid size requirement could be “the next big announcement,” according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who says she doesn’t believe TSA requirements were “questioned” under the Biden administration. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/travel/tsa-security-liquid-size-changes-carry-ons/Continue Reading
Astronomers capture birth of planets around baby sun outside solar system
Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. (AP produced by Javier Arciga). Photo credit: European Southern Observatory Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Why are The Traitor supporters mad about the Epstein investigation?
For years, Traitor 47 and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies. Now, the persisting furor over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced The Traitor into an unfamiliar role: trying to shut a conspiracy theoryContinue Reading
‘ProPublica’ climate reporter calls Texas floods an ‘early warning’ of future chaos
Abrahm Lustgarten says the undermining of science, and cuts to FEMA and NOAA, at a time when erratic weather is making disasters more common, should be “extraordinarily concerning” to us.Continue Reading
Main Street Action Joins $50M Battleground Alliance to Flip the House
Main Street Action is bringing a powerful new voice to the 2026 elections: small business owners who are tired of watching Washington wreck their communities and walk away.Today, Main Street Action announced its role as a grassroots partner in the Battleground Alliance, a $50 million effort to flip control ofContinue Reading
New Release of Bob Dylan’s “Hard Rain” as Nobel Winners Warn of Nuclear Risk on Trinity Test 80th Anniversary
On July 16, 1945, the United States carried out the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear detonation. Today, 80 years later, the University of Chicago — the site of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction — is host to the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, anContinue Reading
Ubuntu 25.10 Fixes the Dock’s Inconsistent Radii
Name: Ubuntu Dock radii. Age: Brand new(ish). Appearance: Ever-so-slightly rounder. What’s this about? When Ubuntu Dock is in dock mode (not full width), corner radii are out of whack with what is used elsewhere. Padding around Yaru icons (and the hover effect) is also mismatched. A community designer noticed the issue, contributedContinue Reading
Dogs can detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms—with 98% accuracy
Dogs trained to detect Parkinson’s disease using scent have shown remarkable accuracy in new research. In a double-blind trial, they identified skin swabs from people with Parkinson’s with up to 80% sensitivity and 98% specificity, even when other health conditions were present. The findings offer hope for a simple, non-invasiveContinue Reading
Record-setting rodent sniffing out landmines and saving lives in Cambodia | DW News
With its extraordinary sense of smell, the African giant pouched rat has become an unlikely hero of mine clearing in Cambodia. After almost three decades of war and unrest ended in 1998, it was estimated that around 4 to 6 million land mines and other unexploded munitions littered the countryside.Continue Reading
WikiCredCon 2025
Expanding on our Iffy.news/Veri.FYI session at WikiCredCon (February 15 2025). Please consider supporting the new Domain-Name Property Proposal in Wikidata, that emerged from this conference… Wikimedia is a wonderful source of information about the credibility of news sources. But it’s not a source of credibility data. It’s not a credibilityContinue Reading