Plastics are not inert: they gradually break into fragments over time, forming micro- and then nanoplastics (i.e., particles <1 μm in size). Nanoplastics are found in drinking water and foods packaged ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian authorities said Tuesday they had arrested 21 people allegedly connected to a criminal network that smuggled cigarettes using specially equipped weather balloons ...

AUTHORITY TO PAUSE THE PROJECT. FIRE CREWS IN HUDSON HAD TO HELP GET A WEATHER BALLOON OUT OF A TREE. AN MIT RESEARCH TEAM CALLED FOR HELP SUNDAY AFTER ONE OF ITS BALLOONS GOT CAUGHT IN THE BRANCHES ...

Corps says "No Permit Required" module will make the regulatory process easier for everyone. Shutterstock photo The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced recently the launch of a new “No Permit ...

General Motors has released a new Customer Satisfaction Program (CSP) for the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevy Blazer EV electric crossovers to address an issue with the braking system software. The new CSP ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Stratollite balloon, launched by World View Enterprises, Inc., is currently flying over North Tucson after its initial launch. Phil Wocken from World View Enterprises said, ...

SOLDIERS ON MANOEUVRES do relish a “sinking exercise”: the blowing up of a clapped-out warship as target practice. And during Valiant Shield 2024, a wargame in the Pacific, many witnessed a ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military ...

Digestive system malignancies, including gastric, colorectal, and liver cancers, account for a substantial proportion of global cancer morbidity and mortality. Despite advancements in conventional ...

The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...