A member of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets participates in a rehearsal for inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Monday released a schedule of official parties, gatherings and other events that will surround his…
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Dry conditions across Southern California in early January 2025 set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area. Ming Pan, a hydrologist at the University of California-San Diego’s Center…
David Swanson/Reuters At least five different wildfires are still raging around Los Angeles, with the latest one engulfing the iconic Hollywood Hills. Five people are confirmed dead, with more than 130,000 evacuated in what have become the most destructive wildfires in LA’s history. California fire chief David Acuna said there was “zero progress” in containing…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the first day of trading of the year on Jan. 2, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know,…
BBC/Tony Jolliffe Astronomers are poised to catch a star that only shines about once every 80 years On a cold February night in 1946, a 15-year-old schoolboy made a surprising discovery as he peered out of his bedroom window. Michael Woodman, a keen amateur astronomer from Newport, had stayed up late waiting for his father…
Courtesy of Rhett Allain But what about the colors from a video projector? It essentially does the same thing. However, instead of a bunch of tiny RGB lights, it projects RGB colors to different locations on the screen. Projecting the Color Black Now we’re ready for the fun stuff. How does a video projector shoot…
Supriya Kantak / Courtesy Prime Video Waack Girls is a dance drama centred around six women A woman dances in the spotlight, the glittering tassels on her dress shivering and swaying in tandem with her moves. But it’s her arms that catch the light; they wave, spin and whip through the air at breath-taking speed,…
Bank of England in the City of London on 6th November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City is also colloquially known…
Prince Harry is set to “pull back the curtain” on the sport of polo in his new Netflix series. The series, Polo, will be released in December. This is Harry’s latest project for the streaming giant. Prince Harry set to ‘pull back the curtain’ in upcoming Netflix show (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)(REUTERS) Netflix reportedly said of the show,…
Researchers at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute discovered a new form of immune cell known as the stem-like CD4 T cell, which plays an important role in anti-tumor immunity. The pre-clinical findings, published in Nature, indicate the potential for activating these cells to combat tumours more effectively, providing new hope for broader treatment success, particularly…
