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The Hewlett-Packard facility in Columbia Tech Center is seen Monday morning, Dec. 9, 2019.

Xerox backs off HP bid

The Hewlett-Packard facility in Columbia Tech Center is seen Monday morning, Dec. 9, 2019.

March 31, 2020, 2:20pm Business

Printer manufacturer Xerox announced Tuesday that it will abandon its efforts to acquire larger rival PC and printer company HP, citing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Read story

A whale swims off the coast of Georgia with fresh propeller cuts on its back in March 2006. The whale is assumed to have died from its injuries, as it was never seen again.

Whales face more fatal ship collisions as waters get warmer

A whale swims off the coast of Georgia with fresh propeller cuts on its back in March 2006. The whale is assumed to have died from its injuries, as it was never seen again.

March 31, 2020, 6:03am Life

Climate change is imperiling the world’s largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between whales and big ships that ply the same waters. Read story

The Jabra Speak 710.

Jabra Speak offers hands-free calls

The Jabra Speak 710.

March 29, 2020, 6:04am Business

Some people have been working from home for years, but now a lot more of us are suddenly being told to start working from home. Read story

People walk through a sparse international departure terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport as concern over the coronavirus grows on March 7 in New York City, N.Y.

Virus slowdowns lower emissions

People walk through a sparse international departure terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport as concern over the coronavirus grows on March 7 in New York City, N.Y.

March 24, 2020, 6:00am Life

The global struggle to slow the spread of the coronavirus has brought with it canceled flights, closed businesses and a quickly escalating economic slowdown that could be devastating to millions. It is also certain to shrink greenhouse gas emissions this year, according to climate scientists. Read story

In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Chris Cassidy speaks during an interview from cosmonaut headquarters in Star City, Russia, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Cassidy, who&#039;s about to leave the planet for six months, is stressed about coronavirus like everyone else, even though he&#039;s already in heavy quarantine. Cassidy said Thursday that when you&#039;re an astronaut three weeks away from launch, lots of people are &quot;very concerned&quot; about your health. He&#039;s grateful for that.

No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut launching next month

In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Chris Cassidy speaks during an interview from cosmonaut headquarters in Star City, Russia, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Cassidy, who&#039;s about to leave the planet for six months, is stressed about coronavirus like everyone else, even though he&#039;s already in heavy quarantine. Cassidy said Thursday that when you&#039;re an astronaut three weeks away from launch, lots of people are &quot;very concerned&quot; about your health. He&#039;s grateful for that.

March 19, 2020, 10:36am Life

A NASA astronaut who’s about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the coronavirus. Read story

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden wipes his hands after creating a cast of his hand prints that will be part of a permanent display at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn. Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates tried out the first lunar rover, has died at age 88, his family said Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Jason Wachter/St.

Apollo 15 astronaut Worden, who circled moon, dies

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden wipes his hands after creating a cast of his hand prints that will be part of a permanent display at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn. Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates tried out the first lunar rover, has died at age 88, his family said Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Jason Wachter/St.

March 18, 2020, 4:38pm Life

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, died Wednesday at age 88. Read story

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with a payload of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX&#039;s Starlink broadband network lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

SpaceX puts 60 satellites into orbit despite engine failure

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with a payload of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX&#039;s Starlink broadband network lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

March 18, 2020, 11:45am Life

SpaceX launched 60 more of its internet satellites into orbit Wednesday despite an engine failure shortly after liftoff on a recycled rocket flying a record five times. Read story

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, vehicles are dwarfed as the nearly full moon rises in the distance in Shawnee, Kan. The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and a crescent moon will be clustered together in the southeastern sky just before daybreak. Mercury will peek above the horizon.

Stuck home? Planets, moon providing predawn entertainment

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, vehicles are dwarfed as the nearly full moon rises in the distance in Shawnee, Kan. The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and a crescent moon will be clustered together in the southeastern sky just before daybreak. Mercury will peek above the horizon.

March 18, 2020, 9:49am Life

Stuck at home this week? The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment. Read story

This illustration made available by the European Southern Observatory in March 2020 depicts iron rain that may have been detected in the atmosphere of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-76b. Discovered just a few years ago, this planet is nearly twice the size of Jupiter yet takes less than two days to orbit its star. Because the planet&#039;s rotation matches the time it takes to complete an orbit, the same side always faces the star. (M.

Wasp-76b: Cloudy with a chance of iron rain

This illustration made available by the European Southern Observatory in March 2020 depicts iron rain that may have been detected in the atmosphere of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-76b. Discovered just a few years ago, this planet is nearly twice the size of Jupiter yet takes less than two days to orbit its star. Because the planet&#039;s rotation matches the time it takes to complete an orbit, the same side always faces the star. (M.

March 17, 2020, 6:05am Life

At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain. Read story

Baboons at the campus of Texas Biomedical Research Institute could show the way to a vaccine.

Texas baboon troop to aid virus studies

Baboons at the campus of Texas Biomedical Research Institute could show the way to a vaccine.

March 17, 2020, 6:05am Life

To cure the humans, first you get the monkeys sick. Read story