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7 billion-year-old stardust found in Australian meteorite

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Scientists have found stardust older than the sun trapped in the Murchison meteorite, which crashed into Australia in 1969. "These are the oldest solid materials ever found, and they tell us about how stars formed in our galaxy," Philipp Heck, a curator at the Field Museum and associate professor at the University of Chicago, said in a news release. Presolar grains are bits of stardust that were formed before the birth of the sun. The grains are […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 19

World

Dozens dead after severe snowfall, cold and avalanches in Pakistan

PAKISTAN (UPI) -- Heavy snow, bitter cold temperatures and snow slides have killed dozens of people in Pakistan in recent days, authorities said Tuesday. At least 86 people have died nationwide since Saturday from various causes. Major snowfall and avalanches in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir has resulted in the greatest loss of life, the National Disaster Management Authority said. The agency said dozens have died in Azad Kashmir overall, most of whom were buried in one avalanche that fell onto a village […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 4

World

The wildfires in Australia: what’s going on and what’s being done

Australia is currently in the midst of a crisis, the country is experiencing its worst bushfires in decades, devastating people’s land and property and killing millions of animals who are unable to escape the flames.  The story so far Since July 1st, 2019, bushfires have been raging across Australia with record-breaking hot temperatures, months of drought and high winds exasperating the problem helping the fires to burn. In January 2020, the fires are still ongoing having torn their way through […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 5

National

American imprisoned in Egypt dies after hunger strike

CAIRO, Egypt (UPI) -- An American citizen imprisoned in Egypt for more than six years under a controversial anti-protest law died Monday following a hunger strike protesting his conviction, the State Department said. Mustafa Kassem, a 54-year-old diabetic, died of heart failure following a lengthy hunger strike, said non-profit Pretrial Rights International, which represented Kassem. Assistant Secretary for Eastern Affairs David Schenker confirmed Kassem's death during a press briefing in Washington. "His death in custody was needless, tragic and avoidable," […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 21

Business & Lifestyle

Melanoma cells may develop new ‘skin’ to resist cancer treatments

LONDON (UPI) -- Researchers may have found how some skin cancer cells become resistant to currently available chemotherapy. In a study published Monday in the journal Cancer Cell, researchers from Queen Mary University of London describe how melanoma cells fight anti-cancer drugs by changing their internal skeleton, or cytoskeleton. The discovery could open up new treatment options to combat skin and other cancers that develop resistance to treatment, they say. "In a nutshell if you are a cancer cell, what […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 7

World

Queen, Prince Harry to attend summit to discuss surprise stepback

LONDON (UPI) -- Members of Britain's royal family will hold a historic summit Monday to deliberate how to handle the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to step back from official duties. Queen Elizabeth II will attend the meeting with Prince Harry, his brother Prince William and father Prince Charles. Markle may join the summit by telephone from Canada. The event follows the surprise announcement last week by Prince Harry that he, the Duchess of Sussex and their 7-month-old […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 5

Business & Lifestyle

Aramco raises $29.4 billion in world’s biggest initial public offering

NEW YORK/DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's Aramco raised $29.4 billion in the world's largest initial public offering, surpassing the oil company's original listing by $5 billion. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., one of the underwriters of the IPO, exercised the option to place 450 million additional shares that were initially separated to avoid price swings, according to a statement. The shares at $8.53 were placed with investors during the book-building process. The stabilization period ended Friday. "The 450 million […]

todayJanuary 12, 2020 12

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AccuWeather: Bahamas has potential for tropical development

THE BAHAMAS (UPI) -- AccuWeather meteorologists and National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring the southwestern Atlantic Ocean for potential gradual tropical development later this week. The Atlantic basin has been quiet since Barry slammed onto the Louisiana coast as a hurricane on July 13. The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 10 percent chance of formation over the next 48 hours and 20 percent through five days. "A weak area of low pressure just to the east of the […]

todayJuly 21, 2019 6

Astronomers

Business & Lifestyle

Astronomers spot a circumplanetary disk for the first time

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile (UPI) -- With the help of the ALMA Observatory, scientists have identified a circumplanetary disk in a distant star system -- a first. Astronomers found the moon-forming disk of dust and debris circling an exoplanet in orbit around PDS 70, a low-mass T Tauri star located 370 light-years from Earth. T Tauri stars are a class of young stars characterized by their optical variability. During an earlier survey, scientists discovered two new Jupiter-like planets orbiting […]

todayJuly 12, 2019 10

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