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Last year's wet winter gave California Central Valley groundwater levels a major boost
California’s groundwater reservoirs got a major boost during last year’s record wet season, offering a glimmer of hope... Read More
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Why did Boeing Starliner scrub and when will it launch?
A pair of NASA astronauts were ready to go, but a single valve caused a scrub of their ride on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on Monday night. The next shot to fly won’t be until Friday but could be delayed further.
“I ...Read more
As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
“When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it’s becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate.
Across the continental U.S., intense single-...Read more
Grizzlies are returning to Washington's North Cascades. How will that work?
SEATTLE — Among the jagged peaks of the North Cascades, lush alpine meadows rich with berries and wildflowers blanket valleys carved by glaciers, some threaded with trickling creeks.
But these idyllic landscapes are ...Read more
This Day in History, May 7
On May 7th, 1948, the Council of Europe was founded.
Google updates $499 low-end Pixel phone, cuts tablet price
Alphabet Inc.’s Google rolled out a new version of its $499 lower-end Pixel smartphone, aiming to entice budget-minded shoppers with an updated screen and artificial intelligence features.
The Pixel 8a device, which ...Read more
Billionaire's 2nd SpaceX trip featuring spacewalk aims for early summer launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Billionaire Jared Issacman, who flew to space once with SpaceX, is already set for launch No. 2 in early summer.
The mission calls for new spacesuits introduced this past weekend designed so the ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. -- writer/musician Rabindranath Tagore
Other Notable Events for May 7
On this date in history:
In 1718, the French established the city of New Orleans on land inhabited by the Chitimacha tribe. The actual date of the city's founding is unknown, but the anniversary is traditionally...Read more
Notable Birthdays for May 7
Those born on this date include:
- Pope Innocent X in 1574
- Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711
- English poet Robert Browning in 1812
- German composer Johannes Brahms in 1833
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Tuesday, May 7, the 128th day of 2024 with 238 to follow.
The moon is new. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
Today's Word "dotage"
dotage \DOH-tij\ (noun) - Feebleness of mind due to old age; senility.
"Jess, you told me you would never wear that particular bonnet unless you were in your dotage or wished to bewitch the man of your dreams..." -- ...Read more
Word Challenger
Find the correct words that fit with the following words:
Example: Air PORT Wine
1. Birth _ _ _ Light
2. Knock _ _ _ Line
3. Rock _ _ _ _ _ Bar
First attempt of Boeing Starliner mission with humans aboard is scrubbed
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will have to wait at least another day for its first human spaceflight as teams scrubbed a Monday night launch attempt.
With just over two hours on the countdown clock before a planned 10:34 p...Read more
White House environmental official tours PFAS-site in Minnesota
A member of President Joe Biden's administration stopped in the city of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on Monday to talk PFAS with local officials, visiting an area that's been at the forefront of contamination just three weeks ...Read more
'Nothing is untouched': DDT found in deep-sea fish raises troubling concerns for food web
LOS ANGELES — For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the hundreds of tons of DDT that had been dumped off the coast of Los Angeles:
How, exactly, has ...Read more
Boeing's 1st Starliner mission with humans set for historic Space Coast launch tonight
The stage is set for some space history to be made tonight as two veteran NASA astronauts aim to launch in a spacecraft that has never flown with humans before.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will climb aboard Boeing’s...Read more
What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning up everywhere and in everything, including the ocean, farmland, food and human bodies. Now a new ...Read more
Other Notable Events for May 6
On this date in history:
In 1863, Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee routed Union troops under Gen. Joseph Hooker at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia.
In 1915, Babe Ruth of ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for May 6
Those born on this date include:
- French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre in 1758
- Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in 1856
- arctic explorer Robert Peary in 1856
- silent screen star ...Read more
Today's Word "trencherman"
trencherman \TREN-chuhr-muhn\ (noun) - A hearty eater.
"Dr. Zollner was arranging his large lunch in front of him with the expertise of a real trencherman." -- Nelson DeMille, 'Plum Island'
Trencherman is from trencher, ...Read more
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- 'Nothing is untouched': DDT found in deep-sea fish raises troubling concerns for food web
- As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
- First attempt of Boeing Starliner mission with humans aboard is scrubbed
- What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
- Grizzlies are returning to Washington's North Cascades. How will that work?
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