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Nozzle woes in the past for continent's new launcher

Arianespace's Vega C is set to make a return to flight this evening, almost two years to the day after a second-stage failure doomed its previous launch.…

Research shows how exercise has other advantages in addition to the physical, whether in relation to ADHD or mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, finds Grace Wade

From horror on a North Sea oil rig to the adorable Astro Bots, our video games columnist Jacob Aron had a lot of fun in virtual worlds this year

From an Earth that has become a nuclear wasteland to one threatened by extraterrestrials, there was some standout sci-fi TV in 2024. Our columnist Bethan Ackerley reveals her top five shows

Mark Catesby's work documents the plants and animals he saw while journeying in North America and the Caribbean

The Christmas season is in full swing in Lancaster County with holiday performances, celebrations, activities, markets and pop-up bars.

Forget Megalopolis and Madame Web. The best science fiction films of the year were all horror-inflected, says our film columnist Simon Ings

Hindsight makes it clear that the fight against covid-19 was also a struggle against the quiet epidemic of suppressed science, says Dali L. Yang

Feedback takes one for the team and dips into the psychologist-turned-Youtuber's new tome, We Who Wrestle With God – only to quibble with the human biology it contains

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We journey to 2055, when a space elevator from the moon’s surface to near-Earth orbit was completed, opening space travel to all

1. Europe's Vega C rocket cleared for launch tonight, first since 2022  The Register
2. Watch live: Vega-C to launch Sentinel-1C  European Space Agency
3. Watch Europe's Vega-C rocket launch Dec. 5 after delay, on 1st flight since 2022 (video)  Space.com
4. Europe’s Vega-C to return to flight with Sentinel-1C mission  NASASpaceflight.com

From tech whiz to team anchor, Timothy McGee’s journey proves that quiet strength can leave the biggest mark on NCIS.

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan concluded last week, with lengthy and challenging negotiations yielding an eleventh-hour deal on tackling climate change. At its core was a groundbreaking pledge by wealthy nations to provide $300 billion annually in climate finance by 2035—a tripling of the current target, but significantly lower than what is needed to support emerging and developing economies.  Last year, energy end-users spent a staggering $10.5 trillion, with $6.3... Читать дальше...

Alternative thinking on the evolution of species is a welcome way to highlight some neglected aspects of life on Earth, but it doesn't mean Darwin was wrong

The Washington political establishment is alarmed that President-elect Trump wants to appoint Kash Patel as FBI director, claiming that Trump's choice will “politicize” the FBI. However, the FBI has always acted as secret police for the established political class.

It's all part of a new mobile app strategy for Nintendo.

Lead was added to organic gasoline compounds to increase the fuel’s resistance to pre-ignition from the 1920s through its banning in 1996. Lead exposure reached its peak in the 1960s. Scientists always knew that heavy lead was a seriously bad thing for humans to be near, breathe in, or work around. In the 1970s the…

Publius writes: We exist in a very progressive space. In a survey of our peers, the Yale Daily News found in October that 82 percent of respondents intended to vote for the Harris-Walz ticket. The divide is larger among the faculty: 98.4 percent of professors’ political contributions went to Democratic-affiliated entities in 2023.  Wonder what the stats would be in NZ? […]

The former boss of WiseTech Global and his new wife have been making many quiet changes to private investment companies and share trusts.

One Tottenham midfielder says that Ange Postecoglou is like a father figure to the squad, revealing that the Australian often advises them on non-football matters.... The post Tottenham star says Ange Postecoglou is ‘like a dad’ to the players appeared first on Spurs Web.

At a glance

Expert's Rating

Pros

• Very bright
• Outstanding color representation
• Scads of themes available in the app

Cons

• Buggy. The app never quite completed setup
• Third-party connections didn’t work
• Monstrous power brick

Our Verdict

LIFX’s permanent smart lights look great, but setup was a nightmare that we never fully resolved.

Price When Reviewed

As if we didn't have enough to contend with, Brits will have to pay more for their winter sun as the pound has plunged since the election.

Dust off your sombrero—Chi-Chi’s comeback promises Tex-Mex favorites and a side of nostalgia.

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