Science
A Harvard nutritionist and brain expert avoids these 5 types of foods that can make you ‘tired and stressed’
While many conscientious eaters think constantly about the food we’re eating — how it will affect our hearts, the environment and most of all, our waistlines — we rarely think about its impact on our brains, mood and energy levels. But the gut and the brain are in constant two-way communication, and the health of […]
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Want to travel to space? In 2024, balloons might take you part of the way there
Nearly half of Americans want to travel to space. But that means the other half doesn’t, according to a 2021 survey by ValuePenguin, one of LendingTree’s financial research websites. Nearly 40% said space travel was too dangerous, while others worried about environmental impact and costs. Soon there will be an option that addresses those worries, […]
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Op-ed: That college degree is no longer the only path to achieving the American Dream
Foto Sipsak | Getty Images For decades, a college education was the “golden ticket” to the American Dream, translating into higher lifetime earnings and better job security. To that point, the median college graduate makes a total of $2.8 million throughout their career, compared to $1.6 million (a 70% difference) earned by their high school […]
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Citadel founder Ken Griffin wins Blue Origin spaceflight auction, donating two seats to NYC teachers
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel (L) and Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off (R) Reuters Ken Griffin, billionaire founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, placed the winning $8 million bid in an auction Monday for a seat on a spaceflight with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Bezos’ company donated two seats on its […]
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‘It’s a 50-50 call’: The Earth is close to crossing a key temperature threshold within 5 years
Vehicles move amid yellow dust in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad during a severe sandstorm on May 1, 2022. Sandstorms in the country have been part of a series of mind-bending extreme weather events around the world. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images There’s a 50-50 chance of surpassing the critical global heating […]
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SpaceX splashes down NASA’s Crew-3 mission, completing its sixth astronaut flight
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule Endurance splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida on May 6, 2022. NASA TV SpaceX returned the astronauts of NASA’s Crew-3 mission to Earth early Friday morning, marking the completion of its sixth human spaceflight. Crew Dragon capsule Endurance splashed down off the coast of Tampa […]
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Bill Gates questions Elon’s Musk’s goals with Twitter: ‘He could make it worse’
Bill Gates attends the World Leaders’ Summit “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” session on day three of COP26 on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bill Gates has warned that Elon Musk could make Twitter “worse” after the Tesla CEO pledged to buy the […]
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The Salton Sea could produce the world’s greenest lithium, if new extraction technologies work
About 40 miles north of the California-Mexico border lies the shrinking, landlocked lake known as the Salton Sea. Though the lake was once the epicenter of a thriving resort community, water contamination and decades of drought have contributed to a collapse of its once-vibrant ecosystem and given rise to ghost towns. But amid this environmental […]
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Rocket Lab CEO touts successful helicopter catch of rocket as key toward reusable goals
The Electron booster comes into view of the company’s helicopter for the catch. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck heralded the company’s first attempt on Monday to catch its Electron rocket booster using a helicopter after launch as “phenomenal,” telling CNBC that the test “achieved 99%” of the company’s goals toward reusing rockets. “Yesterday […]
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NASA chief says competition is making space exploration cheaper, in dramatic shift on contracts
The Artemis 1 mission Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Frank Michaux / NASA The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday discussed a dramatic shift in how the agency plans to issue contracts for its space exploration programs, citing success with cost-saving competitive bids. NASA administrator Bill Nelson, testifying before a Senate […]
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