NASA just welcomed its new administrator Jim Bridenstine, now he will have to face a tough decision as a lunar exploration project looks like it is canceled. NASA has reportedly killed off its Resource Prospector mission, and scientists are not happy with the decision. A group of scientists has issued a letter to Bridenstine so […]
ExxonMobil missed the invitation to America’s big oil party. Booming shale oil production could soon make the United States king of the oil world. Yet Exxon, the nation’s most powerful oil company, is still in decline in large part because of its late arrival to the shale game. Exxon (XOM) delivered a fresh reminder of […]
It looks like a potential merger deal between T-Mobile and Sprint, two of the major telecom companies in the U.S., is getting closer and now has set valuation terms, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal could be announced as soon as Sunday, according to a report by CNBC. The proposed tie-up of the […]
Whether a worm, a human or a blue whale, all multicellular life begins as a single-celled egg. From this solitary cell emerges the galaxy of others needed to build an organism, with each new cell developing in the right place at the right time to carry out a precise function in coordination with its neighbors. […]
Earlier today, officials with NASA and the European Space Agency signed a statement of intent to explore the various ways in which Martian soil samples can be collected and delivered back to Earth. Sounds great, but a complex project of this nature won’t be easy, as it would involve the first-ever rocket launch from the […]
So is it really the end of the American car on its home turf? From the way Detroit’s major executives are talking, it would seem so. Ford said Wednesday it will only offer two new cars in North America over the coming years — its iconic Mustang and the Focus Active, a rugged-looking hatchback that […]
Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) march in retail and cloud computing showed no sign of slowing on Thursday, as the company reported a surge in first-quarter sales and profit, both ahead of expectations. Separately, the company and the U.S. National Football League announced a deal to stream Thursday night games during the 2018 and 2019 seasons on […]
We’re so used to seeing research claiming that chocolate is “good for us” that it hardly feels like news anymore each time a new one comes out. But this one is worth checking out: According to two new studies, dark chocolate can reduce stress and improve your memory — and notably, this research didn’t find […]
Scientists have detected a cosmic “pileup” of galaxies in the early Universe. Imaged almost at the boundary of the observable Universe, the 14 unusually bright objects are on a collision course, set to form one massive galaxy. This will in turn serve as the core for a galaxy cluster, one of the most massive objects […]
Fast food sandwich chain Subway expects to close about 500 stores in North America this year. But it’s also hoping to open as many as 1,000 stores overseas. The company has 44,000 locations globally — more than any other retailer. The National Retail Federation put its US store count at nearly 27,000 as of 2016, […]
With its eye on accelerating cost cuts, Ford announced first-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations and offered up some detail on the steps it will take to improve its financial health and realign its portfolio with a dramatic shift in consumer tastes. Like many of its peers, Ford has faced declining demand for its passenger […]
People who drink more than the recommended daily limit of alcohol may harbor an unhealthy mix of bacteria in their mouths, a new study suggests. Researchers found that compared with nondrinkers, those who drank relatively heavily had fewer “good” bacteria in their mouths. They were also hosting more “bad” bacteria — including bugs that have […]
