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Phil Milliman of Washington competes in the pole vault during the National Senior Games on May 16 in Miramar, Fla.

Fighting zombies maybe key to old age

Phil Milliman of Washington competes in the pole vault during the National Senior Games on May 16 in Miramar, Fla.

September 6, 2022, 6:02am Health

In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running. Read story

Wesley Faler, Don Smith and Alex Wingeier with the miniature satellite known as a CubeSat that they built. It aboard NASA's Artemis 1 when it lifted off on Saturday and will propel itself into deep space.

Amateurs’ satellite destined for the moon

Wesley Faler, Don Smith and Alex Wingeier with the miniature satellite known as a CubeSat that they built. It aboard NASA's Artemis 1 when it lifted off on Saturday and will propel itself into deep space.

September 6, 2022, 6:02am Life

If NASA is to boldly go where no man has gone before, the federal agency might have Tampa to thank for it. Read story

The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket after fixes

The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

September 2, 2022, 9:02am Life

NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try. Read story

A child waves a souvenir flag while waiting on the Max Brewer Bridge to view the launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis I mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Titusville, Fla. The launch was scrubbed. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

Once in the doldrums, Florida coast hums with space launches

A child waves a souvenir flag while waiting on the Max Brewer Bridge to view the launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis I mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Titusville, Fla. The launch was scrubbed. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

September 2, 2022, 7:36am Business

A decade ago, Florida’s Space Coast was in the doldrums. Read story

NASA to try Artemis I launch Saturday, but weather may interfere

August 31, 2022, 10:05am Latest News

NASA announced Tuesday it would pursue a launch of its $4.1 billion Artemis I rocket to the moon Saturday. Read story

This copy of "The Practical Family Doctor" has been in the author's family since 1908.

Family Medicine: ‘Practical Family Doctor’ a window into health care before modern medicine

This copy of "The Practical Family Doctor" has been in the author's family since 1908.

August 30, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

Life expectancy in 2020 was 77, down almost two years from 2019, the biggest decline since World War II, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story

NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B hours before liftoff Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This is scheduled to be the first flight of NASA's 21st-century moon-exploration program, named Artemis after Apollo's mythological twin sister.

NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B hours before liftoff Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This is scheduled to be the first flight of NASA's 21st-century moon-exploration program, named Artemis after Apollo's mythological twin sister.

August 29, 2022, 12:08pm Latest News

NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained engine trouble. Read story

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This image made available by NASA on July 24, 2015, shows a combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft with enhanced colors to show differences in the composition and texture of Pluto's surface. The deep icy basin in Pluto's heart-shaped region may be a natural sinkhole.

Pluto’s Demotion Day a chance to salute the dwarf planet

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This image made available by NASA on July 24, 2015, shows a combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft with enhanced colors to show differences in the composition and texture of Pluto's surface. The deep icy basin in Pluto's heart-shaped region may be a natural sinkhole.

August 23, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

In late August 2006, new discoveries upended a traditional, comfortable way of viewing our solar system: Scientists decided Pluto wasn’t a planet after all. Read story

A 52-foot Otodus megalodon shark predating on an 26-foot Balaenoptera whale in the Pliocene epoch, between 5.4 to 2.4 million years ago. (Illustration by J. J.

Scientists find clues on ancient giant sharks

A 52-foot Otodus megalodon shark predating on an 26-foot Balaenoptera whale in the Pliocene epoch, between 5.4 to 2.4 million years ago. (Illustration by J. J.

August 23, 2022, 6:02am Life

Today’s sharks have nothing on their ancient cousins. A giant shark that roamed the oceans millions of years ago could have devoured a creature the size of a killer whale in just five bites, new research suggests. Read story

Battling blackberries, the ‘bullies of the plant world’

August 23, 2022, 6:00am Life

It was hard to tell where the berry juice ended and where the blood began on Michael Mitchell’s arms as he emerged from a patch of Himalayan blackberry Saturday afternoon in DuPont. Read story