The earthquake rattled Philadelphia and registered a magnitude of 4.6, according to earthquake detector website CSEM-EMSC. It was earlier recorded at 5.1. Citizens from major cities including Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC, Baltimore and Atlantic City recorded shaking. The quake hit Delaware at around 9.45GMT. It was relatively shallow at […]
Daily Archives: November 30, 2017
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Who would win this meeting of the minds? (chendongshan via Getty Images) More Dog people are gloating this week amid widespread reports that a recentstudy found dogs to be “smarter” than cats. But one of the scientists who conducted the research says it’s not quite that simple. “We did not study their behavior, so […]
Police raced to the scene following reports of “loud bangs” in the area at roughly 9.22pm local time (8.22pm GMT). Local media have claimed one victim, a man in his 20’s, is in a critical condition following the incident, while another has died of their injuries. They are believed to […]
SAN FRANCISCO – A new edition of an international space exploration planning document to be released early next year will offer an updated plan for human missions to the moon and Mars, emphasizing the role that NASA’s proposed Deep Space Gateway could play. In January, NASA and 14 international space […]
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Orbital ATK on Nov. 28 shipped Yahsat’s long-awaited Al Yah 3 high-throughput satellite to French Guiana for an Ariane 5 launch now scheduled for January. The hybrid satellite, equipped with a chemical propulsion system to reach orbit and electric thrusters for station-keeping once in place, slipped […]
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency today committed 89.7 million euros ($106.7 million) split between a new advanced iteration of the Vega launcher and the successor to a spaceplane demonstrator that flew in 2015. Italy’s space industry, notably Vega’s manufacturer Avio and Thales Alenia Space Italy, will both lead consortiums […]
Bette Midler gave herself an early birthday present Thursday — a big slice of revenge against Geraldo Rivera. Angry that the FOX News correspondent had tweeted his support for disgraced former “Today” show host Matt Lauer, Midler posted part of an interview she did with Barbara Walters back in 1991 […]
PHOENIX — His nightmares had gotten so bad, Marine Corps veteran Roberto Pickering was drinking himself to death. “When I got back from Iraq, I felt like an eggshell, and a basket case,” he said. “And I was just doing all this self-destructive behavior that I could think of to […]
The Star Wars cast have been very busy giving major television and print interviews. Daisy Ridley has already spoken of the “eye-popping” storyline that will feature Rey and Luke on Ahch-To in the latest issue of Empire Magazine. In another chat with Glamour magazine she revealed a hugely emotional and […]
lidar double lasers vls 128 front top light1 More When it comes to autonomous vehicles, Lidar is one of the (no pun intended) driving forces that help make it all possible. A laser-based surveying method, Lidar builds up a depth-based image of the world by shining out laser lights and […]
Under current highest-level projections, almost one in three people in Sweden will be Muslim by 2050 while Germany’s population will be 19.7 per cent Muslim. The Muslim population in Britain, currently around 6.3 per cent (4.13 million), is expected to reach 16.7 per cent (13.48 million). In Germany, the Muslim […]
North Korea had previously sparked fears that World War 3 could erupt after a series of ICBM tests. Kim Jong-un had seemingly paused his ambition to create an arsenal of deadly weapons, having not fired a rocket since mid-September. However, on Wednesday morning Pyongyang time, the rogue state’s leader sent […]
Movies don’t get much cheerier and chirpier than Thor Ragnarok, whether they are Marvel or otherwise. The end credits scene, however, struck a note of foreboding than many fans immediately picked up on. As Thor and Loki celebrate their escape from the destruction of Asgard aboard the Grandmaster’s stolen ship, […]
Looking more like a stowaway from the money-soaked Geneva Motor Show than an Orange County skunkworks project, this is the Aria Group FXE. Debuting today at the LA Auto Show, the locally-built FXE is a midengined hybridized supercar with a surprising pedigree. The sleek two-seater features a 6.2-liter V8 augmented […]
If you’re looking for a phone that lasts longer for less, the Nokia 2 is now available in the US from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and B&H for $100. That’s a price that’s hard for wallet-watchers to ignore, especially when premium handsets can cost ten times that amount. But despite the […]
Over the past 11 years, Apple’s customers have provided the equivalent of 475 million days of medication that prevents the transmission of HIV from mothers to their unborn babies. Pictured is Project Red Ambassador Constance Mudenda and her daughter Lubona, who was born HIV-free in 2012. Apple Apple has raised […]
Apple’s latest store is in downtown Brooklyn The entrance The Genius Grove Wall to wall Out on Flatbush Avenue iPads on the table Shelves stocked with Apple Watches iPhones are stocked Accessories are available Demonstration station Genius Grove’s seating Coding tables The entrance Learning space A sneak peek Pop a […]
Nadal has suffered from knee problems for much of his professional tennis career. His most recent blow came when he had to pull out of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The Spaniard is a keen swimmer, having grown up on the island of Majorca. He owns a yacht […]
New developments may now propel nanoswimmers from science fiction to reality thanks to unexpected help from bacteria. Engineers have demonstrated a new technique for plating silica onto flagella, the helix-shaped tails found on many bacteria, to produce nanoscale swimming robots. The group’s biotemplated nanoswimmers spin their flagella thanks to rotating […]
Paleontologists conducted a second excavation this week at the Chelsea-area farm where the skull, tusks and dozens of intact bones of an ice age mammoth were pulled from the ground in late 2015.