June 18, 2017, 6:05am Entertainment
Johnny Depp is 53 years old but he doesn’t look a day over 26 in the new “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie — at least for a few moments. There was no plastic surgeon involved, heavy makeup or archival footage used to take the actor back to his boyish “Cry… Read story
June 15, 2017, 6:00am Life
Henderson Island, an uninhabited atoll in the South Pacific, is so isolated that it’s one of the few places in the world “whose ecology has been practically untouched by a human presence.” Read story
June 15, 2017, 6:00am Life
Tyrannosaurus rex was an odd animal, a predator with teeth the size of bananas, a massive head and tiny arms. Given that many dinosaurs had feathers, could T. rex have been even weirder — a giant carnivore with a downy coat? Read story
June 15, 2017, 6:00am Life
Third-trimester fetuses can recognize facelike patterns of light shown to them in the womb, according to a new study. Read story
June 15, 2017, 6:00am Life
Jupiter formed in a geologic blink. Its rocky core coalesced less than a million years after the beginning of our solar system, scientists reported Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Within another 2 million or 3 million years, that core grew to 50 times the mass… Read story
June 11, 2017, 6:05am Business
In the cutthroat technology industry where companies go to great lengths to attract and retain talent, employers have offered workers high salaries, company stock and unlimited vacation time. They’ve done free breakfasts, free lunches, free dinners and free booze. There’s kombucha on tap, pingpong and pool, nap rooms, yoga rooms… Read story
June 11, 2017, 6:02am Business
If there’s one thing I admire about Android phones, it’s the variety of models available at all price points. Read story
June 10, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion
There is no end to the truly regrettable moments in “Bill Nye Saves the World,” Netflix’s attempt to rebottle the ’90s-era lightning of a dapper science guy for a new generation. But one stands out. Rachel Bloom, decked out in avante garde ’80s pop gear, sings a cringeworthy song about… Read story
June 9, 2017, 9:18pm Nation & World
Severe storms over the central U.S. may be posing bigger problems than just bad weather. New research suggests that frequent summertime storms in the Great Plains region could be depleting the protective ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, putting humans at increased risk of unhealthy exposure to ultraviolet radiation. And… Read story
June 8, 2017, 9:48am Latest News
A Washington woman is one of 12 candidates selected for NASA’s 2017 class of astronauts. Read story
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