09 Dec

Stocks in Review: Parsley Energy, Inc. (NYSE:PE), Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NYSE:PBYI)

Parsley Energy, Inc. (NYSE:PE) ended its previous trading session at $36.47 with the Gain of 1.99%. The company’s market cap is $7.49 Billion, and …

09 Dec

Giraffes in process of ‘silent extinction,’ wildlife group says

(CNN) Africa’s wild giraffe population has plunged dramatically and the world’s tallest animals are in the process of a “silent extinction,” a conservation group has reported.

09 Dec

SpaceX loses major contract as launch schedule slips to 2017

It has been just over three months since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launchpad, taking its Facebook satellite payload along with it.

09 Dec

Mix of Graphene With ‘Silly Putty’ Yields Extremely Sensitive Sensor

Mixing graphene-a material made of single-atom-thick layers of carbon-with homemade “Silly Putty” produces a sensor so sensitive that it can detect the tiny footsteps of spiders, according to new research.

09 Dec

Science|Giraffes, Towering and Otherworldly, Are ‘Vulnerable’ to Extinction

The majestic giraffe, the world’s tallest land mammal and a prime attraction at zoos worldwide, is threatened with extinction because of illegal hunting and a loss of its habitat, according to a report published on Thursday by an international

09 Dec

255-Million-Year-Old Tumor Is Oldest of its Kind

A tiny tumor likely caused a big toothache 255 million years ago for an animal called a gorgonopsian. The animal was a distant relative of modern mammals that lived before dinosaurs walked the Earth, and the new discovery shows that these tumors

09 Dec

2nd Christmas Bird Count at Rydell Dec. 16

Come join the staff of Rydell and Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) for their 2nd Annual Christmas Bird Count on Thursday, Dec. 16.

09 Dec

Giraffes Placed On Extinction Watch List As Population Plunges

The long-necked giraffe is often seen in safaris, zoos and the media that the animal’s plummeting number has gone largely unnoticed.

09 Dec

Inmarsat switches to Arianespace for satellite launch after SpaceX delays

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – British satellite company Inmarsat will switch to using Arianespace from rival SpaceX to launch a new satellite to provide broadband connectivity to air passengers, it said on Thursday.

09 Dec

Dark matter may be smoother than expected

Hendrik Hildebrandt from the Argelander-Institut fur Astronomie in Bonn, Germany and Massimo Viola from the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands led a team of astronomers from institutions around the world who processed images from the Kilo Degree …