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Katy Perry set to roar into space on all-female flight
Pop star Katy Perry will be the biggest name in an all-female group set to touch the edge of space Monday, roaring into the cosmos on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos' rockets.
German archive where victims of the Nazis come back to life
If it wasn't for the Arolsen Archives, half-sisters Sula Miller and Helen Schaller would never have met.
MicroVision Attains TISAX Assessment, An Important Achievement in Global Auto Industry
REDMOND, WA / ACCESS Newswire / April 14, 2025 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a technology pioneer delivering advanced perception solutions in autonomy and mobility, today announced that its consolidated subsidiary, MicroVision GmbH, has completed the TISAX® assessment and been registered as a TISAX participant.
Indonesia palm oil firms eye new markets as US trade war casts shadow
Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump's trade war, a top industry executive told AFP.
Trump wants to halt climate research by key agency: reports
The Trump administration, pursuing its deeply skeptical approach to climate change, wants to severely cut back the research arm of a government agency that plays a pivotal role in global climate science, US media reported Friday.
Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellation
A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday.
AI only just beginning to revolutionize the NBA game
It's not a scene out of the future, but a reality on the hard courts of today.
ArmorSource Awarded Contract for 30,000 CREW II Helmets by U.S. Army
DLA places major new order for ultra-lightweight ballistic helmets, expanding ArmorSource’s role in military modernization
Why did a Dominican nightclub roof cave in?
The government of the Dominican Republic has vowed an exhaustive investigation into why the roof of a nightclub caved in on revellers, killing more than 200.
OpenAI countersues Musk as feud deepens
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has filed counterclaims against multi-billionaire Elon Musk, accusing its former co-founder of waging a "relentless campaign" to damage the organization after it achieved success without him.
Amazon satellite launch scrubbed due to weather
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network.
Amazon to launch first batch of satellites rivaling Musk
The US retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch Wednesday its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites, marking a crucial milestone in the battle with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide high-speed internet.
Trump's NASA chief pick says will 'prioritize' Mars mission
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable.
French group gets death threats over renaming of 'Negresse' district
A French association behind a campaign to force officials in the resort city of Biarritz to rename the city's La Negresse historic district has received death threats and turned to police, the group said Wednesday.
How tariffs in the EU work
Customs duties, or tariffs, have become a political punching ball as the European Union prepares to respond to US President Donald Trump's recent offensive.
Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation project
A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions.
Trump plants 'MAGAnolia' to replace 200-year-old tree
US President Donald Trump planted a new sapling on Tuesday to replace a nearly 200-year-old tree at the White House -- dubbing it a "MAGAnolia" after his "Make America Great Again" slogan.
'Major brain drain': Researchers eye exit from Trump's America
In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the field: whether to move abroad.
The scholar who helped Bad Bunny deal a Puerto Rican history lesson
It was Christmas Eve when multiple new Instagram followers slid into Jorell Melendez-Badillo's DMs, all with the same question: would the historian be interested in collaborating with Bad Bunny?
MicroVision Announces Retail Investor Day in Redmond, WA on May 20, 2025
REDMOND, WA / ACCESS Newswire / April 8, 2025 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a technology pioneer delivering advanced perception solutions in autonomy and mobility, will host MicroVision Retail Investor Day in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
GA-ASI Inks Collaboration Deal With South Korea's Hanwha
The Companies Will Pursue Global UAS Programs
Teotihuacan altar found at Guatemala Maya site
A 1,000-year-old altar from Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan culture has been discovered in the erstwhile Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala, providing further proof of ties between the two pre-Hispanic societies, archaeologists said Monday.
'Alarming' microplastic pollution in Europe's great rivers
"Alarming" levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies published simultaneously Monday.
New app hopes to empower artists against AI
In 2008, scriptwriter Ed Bennett-Coles said he experienced a career "death moment": he read an article about AI managing to write its first screenplay.
GA-ASI Expands Targeting Capability for MQ-9B SeaGuardian(R)
New Software Will Provide In-Flight Target Updates
The scientist rewriting DNA, and the future of medicine
A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.
Snappy birthday: Germany's Leica camera turns 100
Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go when inspiration strikes: her German-made Leica M11.
'I don't have a voice in my head': Life with no inner monologue
Mel May only realised she was different while reading a news article one day.
UK spy agency MI5 reveals fruity secrets in new show
For the first time in MI5's 115-year history, the famous UK spy agency is revealing some of its secrets in a London show featuring confessions from double agents and James Bond-like gadgets.
Greece nixes Acropolis shoot for 'Poor Things' director
Greece's culture ministry has declined a request by the Greek director of the Oscar-winning "Poor Things" to film at the Acropolis, saying the scenes did not align with the storied site's image.
Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpel
Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem.
'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest
Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local trees shrouded in wildfire smoke.