Clair Patterson: The man who calculated the Earth’s age
The American scientist put an end to long-standing speculation about the planet’s origins. Thanks to him, we now know that it is about 4.5 billion years old
The American scientist put an end to long-standing speculation about the planet’s origins. Thanks to him, we now know that it is about 4.5 billion years old
Staunch heirs of the Hugo Chávez movement aim to recapture legitimacy through a radical public house cleaning
She and the painter were a couple for 10 years and had two children together, Paloma and Claude. After 70 years, France is now beginning to revisit the work of an artist
As Easter Week kicked off, murders in Cancún and Acapulco forced the government to deploy troops to the country’s major tourist centers
Chinese scientists reveal an ethical technique for studying the first days of pregnancy
All smartphones include features to control how much they can distract you and keep the interruptions to a minimum
The 63 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, who have been in Thailand since last September, were arrested last week in the seaside city of Pattaya for overstaying their visas, fined, and then taken to Bangkok, where they were detained in immigration facilities
ProPublica reported that Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips from the donor nearly every year without reporting them
The court rejected his bid to remain free while he contests his conviction for carrying out a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes
Sending special investigation teams to crashes means that the agency suspects the Tesla was operating on systems that can handle some aspects of driving.
The exact nature of the attack Friday was not immediately clear, but the Israeli Foreign Ministry referred to it as a “terror attack,” a term Israeli officials use for assaults perpetuated by Palestinians
The proposed rule would prohibit blanket bans, like those that have been approved in at least 20 states. But it would still allow schools to adopt policies that limit transgender students’ participation
Amid the downturn in the tech and media industries, streamers are being pushed to cut spending and turn a profit rather than “chasing growth”
Global warming is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences
On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging millions of people into midday darkness
Israeli police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians stockpiling rocks and fireworks inside one of the most bitterly disputed holy sites on Earth. The violence ripples across Israel and the occupied West Bank
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will direct a movie that will feature the actress as her old character “as she builds a new Jedi Order”
The agency’s newly released strategic operating plan lays out the specifics of how it will allocate an extra $80 billion in funding, through fiscal year 2031
In the southern Kerala state, Kochi has boomed as the state’s financial capital and swallowed up once-protected green areas
Many professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital for preservation of mental health and to prevent suicides
Once passengers start arriving, some of the overnighters head off to spend the day at soup kitchens, though others hang around the airport grounds begging for change at traffic lights and some stay seated in chairs blending in with the travelers
The news outlets didn’t say in what form Gershkovich was charged or when, but generally suspects are presented a paper outlining the accusations
The violence erupted after Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem earlier in the week, sparking unrest in the contested capital and outrage across the Arab world
The 86-year-old pope was discharged from a Rome hospital on April 1 after spending three days there receiving antibiotic treatment of bronchitis
County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held
Although the retired singer will not make any profit from the use of her song ‘Long, Long Time,’ she is taking advantage of the buzz it is generating to promote new projects
Twenty years after elBulli took the world by storm, chefs have become celebrities and publishers have joined the party with a host of new tomes on cuisine