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The Regional Center for Dust and Sandstorms reported 33 hours of dust events in the region on August 28, 2026, with the UAE recording the most.
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One day in 1982, Joseph “Rod” Canion and two colleagues from Texas Instruments sat down at the House of Pies in Houston and used a napkin to sketch out what would become Compaq’s portable PC.
A glacier came off a ridge on the Nepal-China border and travelled 100 km down multiple rivers, the longest part of the run being in the Trishuli.
On Episode 225 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Adam Kall of KMI to discuss their work on the ISS may provide answers for orbital debris mitigation.
“Nowhere to go but up,” goes the University of the Philippines battle cry. But not when it comes to floodwaters, as it would prefer the levels to stay down.
A fidget spinner turns a remarkably small movement into a long one. Flick an outer arm and a low friction bearing lets rotational momentum keep the toy moving after your finger stops.
Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny structures inside cells called peroxisomes in protecting insulin and maintaining…
