A new compilation of images from NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover appears to show a dust devil twister dancing across the surface of the red planet, about 2.5 miles away from the six-wheeled geologist. NASA said only the lower portion of the twister was seen moving along the western rim of …
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If you thought mousetraps were tough, try building a better lightbulb. Just in time for Earth Day, a team of American inventors have created a bizarre-looking new bulb that turns illumination on its ear, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) clustered within a conventionally shaped bulb for illumination rather than filaments or …
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Flying cars and robot maids may still be far from reality, but one Jetsons-era vision of the future is very real: the jetpack. After nearly 30 years in development, New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft Company is finally gearing up to sell its jetpack: two rockets driven by a 2-liter, 200-horsepower engine …
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Is the Gulf getting cleaner? Or does oil there pose a long-term hazard? It seems to depend mostly on whom you ask. Scientists have discovered an oil plume at least 22 miles long, 3,000 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico — suggesting that the tens of millions of gallons …
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Achoo! Yep, it’s allergy season. Again. Looking for a solution? Your smartphone can guide you to professional care and empower you to make better health choices. Here are a few pocket worthy apps to download. iTriage Headache, fever, pain? Check out what those symptoms you’re suffering from might mean, then …
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