Who knew such an innocent-looking balloon could be a spy.Photo: Larry Mayer (AP)It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… Chinese spy balloon? According to China, the answer could be “maybe.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry addressed the balloon!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
A woman waits for paramedics in the back of a Lyft Ride vehicle on February 01, 2023 in Austin, Texas. A winter storm is sweeping across portions of Texas, causing massive power outages and disruptions of highways and roads.Photo: !-->!-->…
State officials say California’s snowpack is the highest it’s been in decades for early February, the Los Angeles Times reported.The California Department of Water Resources conducted the second manual snowpack survey of 2023 yesterday!-->…
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to contaminated eye drop products. Over 50 cases have been found to date, with most!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
A driver slowly navigates through icy road conditions on the US 75 highway and LBJ 635 interchange Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Dallas.Photo: Tony Gutierrez (AP)An Arctic front has frozen much of Central Texas, and it’ll probably linger!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy—more colorfully known as mad cow disease—has been detected on a farm in the Netherlands. It’s the first time that an infected cow has been reported in the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
The Space Shuttle Columbia during its final launch, January 16, 2003. Photo: NASAThe 28th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia ended in disaster on February 1, 2003, while it was 27 miles above the state of Texas, marking the second!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
ADEO being deployed from the ION Satellite Carrier during the December 2022 test.Gif: High Performance Space Structure Systems/GizmodoThere’s a lot of junk orbiting our planet, from tiny flecks of paint to defunct rocket stages. While!-->!-->…