August 17, 2017, 6:02am Life
One of the world’s fastest supercomputers is helping scientists better understand the sun’s behavior and predict weather months in advance but also got touted as an important tool for diversifying Wyoming’s economy, which has seen better days. Read story
August 17, 2017, 5:55am Life
At the pace of a wedding march, a group of six hikers saunters down the Sunrise Rim Trail on a recent Wednesday morning. Over their left shoulders, Mount Rainier’s Emmons Glacier wilts against a sapphire backdrop. Read story
August 16, 2017, 9:39am Life
A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments. Read story
August 14, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News
What might be the most viewed natural spectacle in American history will pass through Clark County a week from today on its cross-country sprint. Read story
August 13, 2017, 5:09am Business
I’m a huge fan of Amazon’s Echo devices, having three Echo Dots around my house. Read story
August 11, 2017, 6:06am Life
It’s not just humans who will be affected by the Great American Eclipse coming on Aug. 21 — expect animals to act strangely too. Read story
August 10, 2017, 6:08am Food
We all scream for ice cream, but sometimes snarfing down a cold treat in a hurry makes us scream — in agony. Read story
August 10, 2017, 5:30am Life
Gene editing is getting fresh attention thanks to a successful lab experiment with human embryos. But for all the angst over possibly altering reproduction years from now, this technology already is used by scientists every day in fields ranging from agriculture to drug development. Read story
August 10, 2017, 5:13am Life
The first murder solved with the help of insects, per an account written in the year 1235, took place in China. A villager was found slashed to death. The judge summoned local farmers and told them to bring their sickles. As the farmers stood in the summer heat, insects swarmed… Read story
August 10, 2017, 5:08am Life
Fifty years ago, if you’d asked the dinosaur experts, they would have told you that Tyrannosaurus rex was a speed freak — a giant predator that could outrun racehorses. The paleontologists would have pointed to its 3-meter hind limbs, leggy for even a big dinosaur, and described the creature as… Read story
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