A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting ...

As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and violence, a question has been loosed in minds across America: How does this all end? The historical analogies ...

UAB is firing coach Trent Dilfer six games into his third season with the Blazers, the university announced Sunday. UAB's decision came just one day after the Blazers dropped to 2-4 on the year in a ...

Scientists are nearing completion on the Southern Hemisphere's first dark matter detector, deep underground in the Stawell Gold Mine in regional Victoria. The experiment, known as SABRE South, will ...

You never forget the day your workshop fills with green smoke. What started as a routine turning session became an unexpected science lesson as color, heat, and motion combined in an unforgettable way ...

This video is a follow up of my working on Fiverr for a whole week video. After making that video I decided to continue to work on Fiverr and see how much I can really make over time. As you can tell ...

Two of New Orleans’ most recognizable skyscrapers — the Hancock Whitney Center and 400 Poydras Street — are now in default on their debt, deepening uncertainty over the city’s fragile downtown office ...

• For Punjab, deregulating the flour industry seemed like a good idea, until floods exposed the lack of safeguards in its framework • Subsequent policy reversals, restrictions on wheat movement have ...

BANGALORE HAS a good claim to be India’s most pleasant city. The weather is agreeable nearly year-round. World-class restaurants, a huge variety of pubs and a rash of new coffee shops provide ample ...

The controversial experiment of using the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship could be scrapped next month. As reported by the Telegraph, county directors of cricket have indicated their desire ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. "What do you think would look better: pink or green?" The bubblegum ...