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The dazzling lights of Las Vegas are meant to attract. And on one summer night, they did just that, luring millions of grasshoppers— a whopping 30.2 metric tons’ worth. That insect cloud gives us the first numbers for the size of artificial light’s impact on insects at such a largeRead More →

Africa’s southern Kalahari Desert is not typically regarded as a hotbed of Stone Age innovations. And yet human culture blossomed there around 105,000 years ago, back when it was green, researchers say. Calcite crystals and other finds at a South African rock-shelter more than 600 kilometers from the nearest shorelineRead More →

Invasive species can wreak havoc on local ecosystems. Cleaning up that biological wreckage comes at a big price. These invaders, often thrust into new environments unintentionally (or intentionally, to combat pests) by humans, can transmit new diseases, devastate crops and eat away at crucial infrastructure. From 1970 to 2017, suchRead More →

Using blobs of skin cells from frog embryos, scientists have grown creatures unlike anything else on Earth, a new study reports. These microscopic “living machines” can swim, sweep up debris and heal themselves after a gash. Scientists often strive to understand the world as it exists, says Jacob Foster, aRead More →

Seventeen tiny particles recovered from a flat-topped mountain in eastern Antarctica suggest that a space rock shattered low in the atmosphere over the ice-smothered continent about 430,000 years ago. The nickel- and magnesium-rich bits were sifted from more than 6 kilograms of loose sediments collected atop the 2,500-meter-tall summit ofRead More →

April 1 (UPI) — Police in Indonesia said the armed assailant who was gunned down at national police headquarters in Jakarta likely acted alone. The suspect, a 25-year-old woman only identified by her initials, ZA, was active on social media platforms including Instagram. The woman posted an image of theRead More →

April 1 (UPI) — Paul Simon has sold his entire song catalog to Sony Music Publishing, the musician and label have announced. Sony Music Publishing is now in control of Simon’s compositions including his solo material and Simon and Garfunkel work. Advertisement Sony can earn royalties from Simon’s songs beingRead More →

April 1 (UPI) — The British charity English Heritage announced Thursday that it will honor the late Princess Diana with a “blue plaque,” a 155-year-old tradition that pays tribute to notable Britons. The tradition began in 1866 and English Heritage says the blue markers link notable men and women ofRead More →

April 1 (UPI) — Former Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham says new interest in the show helps keep it alive for her. The 54-year-old actress celebrated the show’s renewed popularity during Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Advertisement Graham played Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, which originally aired for sevenRead More →

April 1 (UPI) — Eljif Elmas scored in the 85th minute to lead North Macedonia to a shocking upset of Germany in a World Cup qualifier in Duisburg, Germany. Goran Pandev also scored in the 2-1 victory Wednesday at MSV-Arena. Germany’s Ilkay Gundogan scored on a penalty kick in theRead More →