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Students from Muchin College Prep react as the solar eclipse emerges from behind clouds in Millennium Park in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2017.

Eclipse chasers head to southern Illinois for 2nd total solar eclipse in 7 years: ‘You get hooked’

Students from Muchin College Prep react as the solar eclipse emerges from behind clouds in Millennium Park in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2017.

March 11, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

In 1999, Michelle Nichols saw her first total solar eclipse on a cruise in the Black Sea. It would be many years before she witnessed another one during a visit to southern Illinois in 2017. Read story

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona.

Stellantis hedges its bets on EVs

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona.

March 9, 2024, 5:25am Life

America’s muscle car culture is adapting to the new world of electric vehicles, but the gasoline-powered high-performance road beasts will be around for at least a few more years. Read story

The advice for years was if your smartphone got wet, put it in rice to dry out. But is it really the good idea?

What to do if your smartphone gets wet

The advice for years was if your smartphone got wet, put it in rice to dry out. But is it really the good idea?

March 9, 2024, 5:23am Life

You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or toilet. Read story

Researchers: Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade

March 5, 2024, 3:19pm Nation & World

The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic… Read story

FILE - Skeletons of a human and a monkey await installation at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday, Feb 19, 2018. Around 20 or 25 million years ago, when apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. In a paper published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, researchers identify at least one of the key genetic tweaks that led to this change.

Tracking the tale of why humans don’t have tails

FILE - Skeletons of a human and a monkey await installation at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday, Feb 19, 2018. Around 20 or 25 million years ago, when apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. In a paper published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, researchers identify at least one of the key genetic tweaks that led to this change.

March 5, 2024, 6:00am Life

Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Read story

FILE - Madonna speaks at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. Making instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it. And the pop star Madonna is among the early adopters.

Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI’s next wave

FILE - Madonna speaks at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. Making instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it. And the pop star Madonna is among the early adopters.

March 4, 2024, 9:12am Business

Whenever Madonna sings the 1980s hit “La Isla Bonita” on her concert tour, moving images of swirling, sunset-tinted clouds play on the giant arena screens behind her. Read story

Nuts and seeds can provide an energy boost in proper portions.

There’s a science behind snacking

Nuts and seeds can provide an energy boost in proper portions.

March 2, 2024, 5:01am Life

From boredom to corporate marketing, there are a lot of reasons people snack. And not all snacks are the same. Some can boost your diet, while others can leave you feeling bloated and tired. In America, many snackers are having more of the latter. Read story

Intuitive Machines
This image shows a broken landing leg on Odysseus. The lander touched down near the moon&rsquo;s south pole on Feb. 22 but then fell onto its side, hampering communications.

Private U.S. moon lander still works, for now

Intuitive Machines
This image shows a broken landing leg on Odysseus. The lander touched down near the moon&rsquo;s south pole on Feb. 22 but then fell onto its side, hampering communications.

February 28, 2024, 8:11pm Nation & World

The first private U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon broke a leg at touchdown before falling over and had just a few hours of power left before its anticipated premature shutdown Wednesday night. Read story

This image provided by Intuitive Machines on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 shows its Odysseus lunar lander over the south pole region of the Moon.  The toppled lunar lander is still beaming back pictures of the moon, as its nears the final hours of its life.   The photos were taken shortly before last Thursday&#039;s touchdown.

Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies

This image provided by Intuitive Machines on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 shows its Odysseus lunar lander over the south pole region of the Moon.  The toppled lunar lander is still beaming back pictures of the moon, as its nears the final hours of its life.   The photos were taken shortly before last Thursday&#039;s touchdown.

February 27, 2024, 8:56am Life

A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies. Read story

A humpback whale and her calf in Papeete, French Polynesia in September 2022. Humpbacks are known to compose elaborate songs that travel across oceans and whale pods.

How do whales sing? New study details unique features in some species’ voice boxes

A humpback whale and her calf in Papeete, French Polynesia in September 2022. Humpbacks are known to compose elaborate songs that travel across oceans and whale pods.

February 27, 2024, 6:03am Life

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery. Read story