Amplify Energy’s emergency response plan for a major oil spill like the one it’s now dealing with in coastal Southern California depended heavily on a quick shutdown of the San Pedro Bay Pipeline if its sensors picked up a sudden loss of pressure. That’s not what happened, investigators revealed Tuesday…. Read More
Fall’s a good time for a flower-bed makeover
Nobody ever said gardening offers instant gratification. With this limitation in mind, I dug and made over one of my flower beds last weekend. For the plants, fall is a fine time for a flower-bed makeover. Cooler temperatures slow water loss from leaves, so plants can better tolerate being ripped… Read More
New theory may explain the cause of California’s oil spill
Officials investigating one of California’s largest recent oil spills are looking into whether a ship’s anchor may have struck an oil pipeline on the ocean floor, causing heavy crude to leak into coastal waters and foul beaches, authorities said Monday. The head of the company that operates the pipeline said… Read More
Engineer corps considers drastic measures for flood control
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test the limits of concrete and steel. It only makes sense… Read More
Cured: What you need to know about salumi (including salami)
The word “salumi” ( or its singular, “salume”) seems to be popping up more on restaurant menus, Instagram feeds, even at some deli counters. Maybe you‘ve been wondering what exactly salumi means, as opposed to salami, or charcuterie, or….? A little 101 on the topic: Salumi is the category of… Read More
Rare luxury: 2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city, authorities said Tuesday. The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a… Read More
NIH director to step down by end of the year
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S. Collins, says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and become a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic. “There comes a time where an institution… Read More
Henrietta Lacks’ estate sues company over use of her cells
The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent. The lawsuit describes the experience of Lacks, who was Black, as being part of “a racially unjust medical… Read More
Alaskan man killed by strange metal tool on Massachusetts highway
A man from Alaska who had just arrived in Massachusetts for a vacation was killed Friday morning when a long metal tool used to smooth freshly-poured concrete fell from a truck and pierced the windshield of his rental car, state police said. The victim of the accident on Interstate 95… Read More
William Shatner, FKA Captain Kirk, will fly to space on Bezos rocket
Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that “Star Trek” actor William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12. Sponsored: Deadliest Drug Ever (are you taking it?)… Read More
- ‹ Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 136
- 137
- 138
- 139
- 140
- …
- 224
- Next Page ›