NASA officials have determined that the robotic InSight lander is ready for its mission to Mars after concluding that the probe should not suffer the same flaw that led to a crack in a heat shield undergoing tests for the space agency’s Mars 2020 rover, InSight’s chief scientist said Monday. Managers who participated in a […]
A beer once called “America,” just got a lot more patriotic. Budweiser has revealed its newest addition to the Reserve Collection – a Freedom Reserve Red Lager inspired by a recipe handwritten by first president George Washington. According to the press release, George Washington hand-penned the recipe “To Make Small Beer” in his personal military […]
Most major automakers reported sales declines in April as the industry continued to cool off from a record pace set in 2016. Edmunds.com projected an overall sales slump of 6%, while Cox Automotive predicted a decline of 3.6%. Still, shoppers bought new vehicles at a healthy clip, with economic conditions remaining strong. Recent increases in […]
Some bacteria can disarm antibiotics by tying them up. Others can pump them out before they can work. And some can eat them. Now, researchers can explain how these drug-resistant germs do it. And they say their findings can help fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs in the future. “Ten years ago we stumbled onto the fact that […]
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are billionaires racing to make recyclable rockets. Musk has a big head start, but Bezos’ company is looking for ways to one-up SpaceX. If you thought those SpaceX drone ship landing pads were cool, Blue Origin says you’re going to love its rocket landing technique. It involves a seafaring ship […]
Despite predictions that business travelers would never travel in a privately-owned car to their destinations, ride-sharing is systematically decimating the rental car and, especially, the taxi industries. According to the Certify Q1 2018 SpendSmart report, which analyzed over 10 million business receipts and expenses from the first quarter of 2018, ride-sharing now accounts for more […]
After two earlier attempts failed to materialize, T-Mobile and Sprint announced on Sunday that they’ve reached a $26.5 billion merger agreement. If approved, it would combine the third and fourth largest carriers in the United States. The new business would instantly become a much more formidable rival to Verizon and AT&T. Both companies claim that […]
Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer with a double whammy of a virus combined with boosting the natural immune system, according to a pioneering study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The Ohio State University. “The findings of […]
Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its passenger spaceship New Shepard on a test flight Sunday (April 29), carrying a dummy astronaut and experiments on their highest spaceflight yet. The New Shepard 2.0 rocket and capsule, which have both flown in space before, lifted off from Blue Origin’s West […]
With the specter of News Feed changes and revelations that user information had been misused by an outside company, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) investors were justifiably concerned going into the company’s financial report. The stock had fallen 10% during the quarter, and doubts remained about whether the company would be able to continue its history of […]
T-Mobile and Sprint are combining in a deal that would create a bigger No. 3 cellular carrier in the U.S., but could also signal the end of an era of aggressive competition for customers. The merger, in an all-stock deal announced Sunday after years of on-again-off-again courting, would create a company using the name T-Mobile. […]
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center found men with a stronger grip were more likely to be married than men with weaker grips. Grip strength was not a factor in the marital status of women. The findings are published online in the journal SSM-Population Health. Grip strength […]
