How Cold War Scientists Designed a Starship That Could Reach Another Sun
Scientists and engineers have long dreamed of using fusion-powered spacecraft to reach other star systems within a human lifetime. Concepts first explored during the Space Age and Cold War era proposed that fusion drives could generate enough thrust to make interstellar travel feasible. Many of those original ideas remain under consideration today, waiting for technological breakthroughs to finally bring them to life.
Ancient Ocean May Still Be Alive Beneath Antarctica’s Crimson Blood Falls
A Waterfall Like No Other At the edge of the Taylor Glacier in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, crimson water pours into Lake Bonney below — a feature scientists have aptly named “Blood Falls.” For over a century, the eerie red outflow has captivated…
New At-Home Tick Test Could Detect Lyme Disease in Under 30 Minutes
A new at-home test kit can tell you within 15 minutes whether a tick is carrying Lyme disease, similar to how a COVID or pregnancy test works. LymeAlert, created by an MIT researcher, is shipping 5,000 kits this month. The device grinds open the tick and tests for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, allowing for faster treatment and potentially preventing chronic illness.
Jupiter’s Gravity Is Keeping an Alien Ocean Liquid — And It’s Bigger Than All of Earth’s Seas
A Hidden Ocean Hiding in Plain Sight There is a world in our solar system that holds more liquid water than every ocean on Earth combined. It isn’t a planet. It isn’t even particularly large. Europa is about 3,100 kilometers across — roughly 90 percent…
Sniper Terrorizes University of Texas Campus in Shocking Tower Massacre
The Day America Lost Its Innocence: The UT Tower Shooting On the sweltering morning of August 1, 1966, a former Marine and engineering student named Charles Whitman climbed to the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower in Austin, armed with an arsenal of…
The Citizen App Is Quietly Becoming the Most Powerful Safety Tool on Your Phone
Real-Time Safety at Your Fingertips The Citizen app gives you real-time awareness of emergencies, crimes, and incidents happening near you before it hits the news. That’s a bold promise — and for millions of people across the country, it’s one that holds up. Whether you’re…
Nationwide Sex Offender Sweep Nets 27 Arrests in Arizona and 330 Across the US
A Multiweek Crackdown With Deep Roots The United States Marshals Service, along with state and local agencies in 37 federal judicial districts across the country, led a multi-week enforcement operation that resulted in the arrest of more than 330 fugitives wanted for failure to register…
The World Watches as Prince Charles Marries Lady Diana Spencer
A Fairy Tale Wedding That Captivated 750 Million Viewers Worldwide On July 29, 1981, the world came to a standstill. In the grandeur of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, married the young and radiant Lady Diana Spencer…
Uranus Rolls Around the Sun on Its Side and the Seasons Are Staggering
A Planet Knocked Sideways by History Most planets spin like tops — upright, steady, predictable. Uranus does something far stranger. With an axial tilt of roughly 97.8 degrees, it lies almost flat compared to its path around the Sun. Instead of spinning upright, it rolls…
Commanders Fire Tight Ends Coach Ben Steele Just Before Training Camp Opens
The Washington Commanders have fired their tight ends coach following his arrest on a DWI charge. The team acted swiftly in response to the incident, parting ways with the coach after the legal trouble came to light. The move reflects the organization’s decision to hold staff accountable for conduct that falls outside acceptable standards of behavior.
