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UM researchers find new way to measure hurricanes: ‘gravity waves’

May 25, 2017, 6:02am Life

Hurricane forecasters may have a new tool in solving the vexing problem of understanding storm intensity: gravity waves. Read story

Mystery of Earth’s light flashes solved, could help search for habitable exoplanet

May 25, 2017, 6:00am Life

In 1990, when the Galileo satellite whipped around the Earth on its way to Jupiter, it caught sight of mysterious flashes of light coming from the surface of the Earth. Read story

After 9 months in space, mouse sperm yield healthy mice

May 25, 2017, 6:00am Life

After nine months in space, mouse sperm has yielded healthy mice, Japanese scientists reported Monday. Read story

Close-up of the hummocky terrain of a moss bank surface on Green Island in Antarctica.

With climate change, Antarctica turning green

Close-up of the hummocky terrain of a moss bank surface on Green Island in Antarctica.

May 25, 2017, 6:00am Life

Researchers in Antarctica have discovered rapidly growing banks of mosses on the ice continent’s northern peninsula, providing striking evidence of climate change in the coldest and most remote parts of the planet. Read story

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer works to install antennas at the International Space Station while astronaut Peggy Whitson, not pictured, works on repairs Tuesday.

Spacewalking astronauts pull off urgent station repairs

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer works to install antennas at the International Space Station while astronaut Peggy Whitson, not pictured, works on repairs Tuesday.

May 23, 2017, 9:27am Nation & World

Spacewalking astronauts completed urgent repairs at the International Space Station on Tuesday, replacing equipment that failed three days earlier and restoring a backup for a vital data-relay system. Read story

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.

Trump budget slashes money of clean air and water programs

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.

May 23, 2017, 9:27am Nation & World

The Trump Administration budget released Tuesday slashes funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by nearly one-third, laying off thousands of employees while imposing dramatic cuts to clean air and water programs. Read story

Gore says Trump can’t stop climate movement

May 22, 2017, 9:38am Nation & World

Al Gore says that the first four months of Donald Trump’s presidency have proven that no one person can stop the climate movement, “not even the president.” Read story

The International Space Station (NASA via AP)

NASA orders up urgent spacewalking repairs at space station

The International Space Station (NASA via AP)

May 22, 2017, 9:38am Life

NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space Station. Read story

Astronauts Anne McClain, left, and Mike Barratt train for a spacewalk in NASA’s neutral buoyancy tank, which simulates zero gravity.

Astronaut from Camas says give me my space

Astronauts Anne McClain, left, and Mike Barratt train for a spacewalk in NASA’s neutral buoyancy tank, which simulates zero gravity.

May 21, 2017, 6:06am Clark County News

You're gazing continuously at one object, yet the view never gets old. Read story

Scents of spring have a reason

May 21, 2017, 6:05am Life

your nose will tell you that it’s spring. Read story