Monthly Archives: December 2021
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The best science stories and long reads of 2021
By Kat McGowan, September 2021 “In a series of studies over the past 15 years, Villeda and others at a few like-minded labs in places like ... -
Russia develops test system capable of detecting Omicron coronavirus variant – Science & Space
NOVOSIBIRSK, December 30. / TASS /. A test system capable of simultaneously detecting the coronavirus genome and deciding whether it is the Omicron variant of the ... -
Putin says Nord Stream 2 link is ready to calm gas prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Nord Stream 2 submarine pipeline would help calm a spike in European gas prices and was ready ... -
Rocket science pioneer Morris Rosenthal dies at age 97 in Santa Rosa – J.
Space age pioneer Morris Rosenthal died on December 13 in Santa Rosa. He was 97 years old. One of America’s most influential rocket scientists, Rosenthal helped ... -
The best funny science stories of 2021: rhythmic lemurs, a marscopter, and sex-obsessed insect zombies
Sscience is often considered a serious subject. But while it does tackle some hugely important issues, many of which have life and death consequences, it also ... -
Save the Children Says Staff Missing After Myanmar Massacre | World news headlines
BANGKOK (AP) – Two members of the international humanitarian group Save the Children were reported missing on Saturday after Burmese government troops rounded up villagers, some ... -
Greece: 13 dead, others missing in new migrant boat accident
At least 13 people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea on Friday evening, bringing to at least 27 the total death ... -
The last Afghan refugees leave Quantico | Securities
The last of 5,000 Afghan refugees left Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether the ... -
Everything you need to know to get a payday loan in Canada
Focus Cash Loans offers online payday loans to meet urgent or unforeseen expenses Payday loans are designed to help people with urgent or unexpected expenses get ... -
Army commander falsely claims to reduce deforestation in Amazonia – 12/23/2021 – Science et Santé
The army commander, General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, defended the military intervention operations in the Amazon, which cost the public coffers BRL 550 million, and ... -
Titles / Quote of the week – News
Coach Jahmal Fenner speaks during a farewell celebration for the LBJ High School soccer team on Thursday, December 16, ahead of the December 17 game against ... -
Army gives German hospital an edge in fight against COVID | World news headlines
WESTERSTEDE, Germany (AP) – As hospitals across Europe brace for an increase in coronavirus cases over the holiday season due to the new omicron variant, the ... -
Military alliance requires ideological cover
A few weeks after the announcement of the Aukus Alliance, which aims to confront China in the Asia-Pacific region, the United States launched a summit for ... -
Exciting stories about military land, air and sea technologies
The biggest military news of the year revolved around the chaotic and dramatic US evacuation of Afghanistan when the Taliban took control of the country in ... -
Taiwan referendums fail in major setback for opposition
The Taiwanese opposition suffered a major setback on Saturday after voters rejected four referendums it had defended as a sign of defiance of the government. The ... -
Killer robots are not science fiction. A push to ban them grows
It may have seemed like an obscure United Nations conclave, but a meeting this week in Geneva was closely watched by experts in artificial intelligence, military ... -
A Sino-Russian military alliance is free (from now on)
the New York Times got the story correct when his Moscow office watched the outcome of the videoconference between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President ... -
Congress Approves China Import Ban Targeting Forced Labor | Latest titles
Xinjiang is a resource-rich mining region important for agricultural production, especially cotton and tomatoes, and is home to a booming industrial sector. As in the House ... -
Year 2021: Rewinding from space
The year 2021 has been an eventful year globally and some events have managed to register their impression even in space. Satellite images captured by space ... -
A new parachute gadget comes to the aid of French special forces
Jumping out of an airplane at 28,000 feet in the middle of the night, wearing an oxygen mask and descending into a hostile environment, is no ... -
EU hits Russian mercenary group Wagner with sanctions
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on Russian private military contractor Wagner Group as well as eight people and three other energy companies in Syria ... -
China celebrates 84th anniversary of WWII Nanjing massacre
China marked the 84th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre on Monday, in which hundreds of thousands of civilians and unarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese troops ... -
New 1883 trailer makes headlines in Fort Worth this week
Editor’s Note: A lot has happened this week, so here is your chance to catch up. Read on for the most popular headlines of the week. ... -
NFL, TV Strahan flies into space with astronaut’s daughter | Science and discovery
By MARCIA DUNN – Writer AP Aerospace Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan took a trip to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket launch company on ... -
NSW registers a total of 516 new cases; ADF military ditch helicopter fleet; Bush fire emergency and more storms; Woman killed on Melbourne highway; QLD registers six new cases of COVID-19 in the community
That concludes today’s news live blog. Here’s what made the headlines today: Wild weather has lashed the eastern states of Australia. A woman’s body has been ... -
Chinese astronauts give science lesson from outdoor station
BEIJING – Chinese astronauts returned a science lesson from the country’s under-construction space station on Thursday. The conference focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the ... -
Joe Biden Forms Military Alliance in Plot to Strike Iranian Nuclear Sites | World | News
The exercises will be reviewed at a meeting between US military officials and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz scheduled for Thursday. While the US official declined ... -
Headlines – December 8 – Aerotech News & Review
New Kremlin says presidents agree to continue US-Russian talks on UkrainePresidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden laid out their opposing positions on Ukraine in a video ... -
Representative Sherrill Holds Science, Space and Technology Committee Hearing on PFAS Research and Development
Representative Sherrill Holds Science, Space and Technology Committee Hearing on PFAS Research and DevelopmentIn her role as Chair of the Environment Subcommittee, Representative Sherrill heard from ... -
Headlines: Omicron Shakes Business Plans; CNDH requests report on Nagaland
Why Dish TV India and Yes Bank are at war; how Omicron is changing companies to keep their plans back to the office: More information on ... -
NASA’s 10 new astronauts: pilots, doctor, physicist, cyclist | Scientific news
By MARCIA DUNN, Editor AP Aerospace CAP CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA on Monday selected 10 new astronauts, half of whom are military pilots, as it ... -
Morning Headlines for Slovenia: Sunday December 5, 2021
Check the date at the top of the page, and you can find all the “morning headlines†stories here. You can also follow us on Facebook ... -
‘The defense deal between Morocco and Israel is a dirty military alliance’ – Middle East Monitor
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Friday called the Moroccan-Israeli deal a “dirty military alliance”. Quds Press reported. Lamamra delivered his remarks at the 8th High ... -
Fuel Alarms in Tap Water Pearl Harbor Military Families
Cheri Burness’ dog was the first to report something was wrong with the tap water. He quit drinking it two weeks ago. Then Burness started to ... -
DARPA wants to turn bottles into gun lubricant or food
An army marches on its belly and leaves garbage in its wake. Before the fight even begins, the military begins to generate waste. Disposal of waste, ... -
Payday loan applications plummeted 52% during first UK lockdown, Cashfloat report says
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cashfloat.co.uk, a London-based payday loan provider, has released a report titled “Who borrowed payday loans during the coronavirus pandemic”, which analyzes payday loan applications received ... -
StellarXplorers Advisory Board Meets
ARLINGTON, Virginia., December 1, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Air Force Association’s StellarXplorers Advisory Board met for its inaugural meeting on November 3, 2021. The ... -
No threat of debris, NASA resets spacewalk to replace faulty antenna
A day after NASA cleaned up a spacewalk slated to threaten astronauts with space debris, the agency scheduled it for Thursday. Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla ...
