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The real space science behind 'Project Hail Mary"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1335+ words) This story contains major spoilers. The film Project Hail Mary has just blasted past the milestone of $400 million revenue globally and is generating early Oscar buzz. Its depiction of interstellar travel and extraterrestrial life has reinvigorated the genre of science…...
Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1147+ words) Can't see the video above? Watch it here. The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday about a relatively new law enforcement technique that allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a…...
Study: Colorado River pooled into ancient lake before carving Grand Canyon
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (419+ words) For years, geologists in the Southwest have pondered a big question: Where did the Colorado River go before it carved the Grand Canyon? Researchers knew the river flowed near Grand Junction, Colo. , 11 million years ago, and that it exited the…...
Officials search for missing man at Grand Canyon National Park
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (134+ words) Officials at Grand Canyon National Park are searching for a missing 26-year-old man on the South Rim. They say Sandarsh Krishna's last possible known location was along the Rim Trail along Hermit Road between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point…...
ICE opening Flagstaff office: Residents worry about tactics, tourism and terror
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (1682+ words) Surrounded by boxes of information packets, a Keep Flagstaff Together volunteer kneeled in front of a young boy in a parking lot in the afternoon on April 8. She sounded out words and repeated a phrase with him. "We have a…...
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (365+ words) A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U. S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state's detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U. S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee,…...
Mali's Russian-backed troops retreat as militant offensive spreads
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (53+ words) KNAU - On Air Now Playing NPR News and Talk - On Air Now Playing Classical Music and NPR News Mali's Russian-backed troops retreat as militant offensive spreads Mali's worsening crisis sees jihadist and separatist advances, deepening instability and increasing fears of…...
Federal wildland fire crews could get hazard pay for prescribed burns
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (223+ words) The U. S. Office of Management and Budget has proposed giving wildland firefighters 25% hazard pay when working on prescribed burns. Firefighters have long received hazard pay when suppressing wildfires. The new rule would provide them with the same level of compensation when…...
White House withdraws hospitality exec as nominee to lead the National Park Service
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (478+ words) President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service, the White House announced Monday. The withdrawal of nominee Scott Socha comes as the park service has been shaken by widespread firings…...
Why the Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington is buying up farmland
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (603+ words) JOHN RYAN, BYLINE: Scott Boyd is walking through deep mud where the Stillaguamish River empties into the Pacific Ocean. This flood-prone river mouth north of Seattle changed dramatically last fall. That's when the Stillaguamish Tribe removed 2 miles of earthen levee…...