Camera on NASA Mars probe snaps its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet
The HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just notched a big milestone, snapping its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet.
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Billionaires with $1 salaries, and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
Ray Madoff, a Boston College law professor, has written a new book: “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.” She recently spoke to Kara Miller, host of the podcast “It Turns Out,” about how the American…
New analytics show US schools can adopt later start times without raising costs
For decades, school districts have struggled to adopt later high school start times, despite overwhelming medical evidence that early bells harm teen health. A new study in the journal Management Science demonstrates that advanced analytics can finally break the logjam,…
Could police crackdowns actually help criminal networks?
Criminal networks are known for their ability to reorganize and continue operating even after major law enforcement crackdowns. New research from the University of Amsterdam’s Informatics Institute and Institute for Advanced Study shows why: The networks adapt in ways that…
10 years later, ‘The Force Awakens’ stands as the blueprint for a ‘Star Wars’ that never was
Back in December 2015, the Force awakened in Star Wars, but it quickly went back to sleep.
Surprise! Saturn’s huge moon Titan may not have a buried ocean after all
“We’re not certain if having widespread liquid pockets instead of a global ocean makes Titan more or less habitable.”
NASA Study Suggests Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Cassini spacecraft performing one of its many close flybys of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. By analyzing the Doppler shift of radio signals traveling to…
Leave notes, play games, go shopping: How to boost your child’s multilingual skills these holidays
About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual children spend their school days speaking English and during term-time, home languages often take a back seat. So holidays—particularly the long summer break—offer a chance to…
Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream on Dec. 18
The livestream will begin at 11 p.m. EST Dec. 18 (0400 GMT on Dec. 19), weather permitting.
Best Fallout gifts to spend your caps on
We’ve rounded up the best Fallout gifts across the wasteland ahead of season two of the hit TV show, available to stream this month.