How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

Webb reveals a sample of galaxies with unusual features, nicknamed 'Platypus'

After combing through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of ...

New poll suggests one in five Albertans would vote to separate

Alberta separatists are organizing for an independence referendum and say they’re gaining momentum. But they're far from ...

Fake records and forged signatures: Marines say recruiting pressure fueled a culture of fraud

Current and former Marine recruiters describe immense pressure to find enlistees. Amid the desperation, a culture of fraud ...

Science sleuths think they found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. A team of researchers from the ...

How quiet galaxies stay quiet: Cool gas feeds black holes in 'red geysers'

Astronomers have long puzzled over how some massive galaxies stop forming stars and remain dormant for billions of years—even ...

At her inauguration, Sharon Owens added her name to Syracuse’s ‘Mayor’s Book’

According to a story in The Post-Standard published in March 1958, when Mayor Anthony Henninger affixed his signature to the ...

A ‘sheriff’s office’ phone scam sweeping Florida almost cost this woman $10K. How she figured out it was a scheme just in the nick of time

A Tuesday morning errand run turned into a nightmare for Sheri Amarillas. The Hillsborough County, Florida, resident — who ...
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PGA Tour makes Farmers exit from Torrey Pines official. What comes next?

The PGA Tour said Friday that Farmers Insurance would no longer sponsor the event at Torrey Pines after an eventful 17-year ...

Tests for Autism? Companies Are Selling Them, but Research Is Still Scant

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Senate Bill 1 is reshaping Ohio public universities; 5 major changes

From eliminated degree programs to disbanded DEI offices, changes enacted by the controversial Senate Bill 1 have transformed Ohio's higher education landscape and prompted neighboring states to ...

Oregon secretary of state asks for $25M to implement historic campaign finance law, warns final price tag could be higher

A top agency official acknowledged that the agency couldn’t “provide a detailed cost estimate” or account for the law’s ...