A Virgin Atlantic pilot has been sacked on the spot after airline bosses discovered she was moonlighting and working for another airline on her days off. First officer Danica Theuma flew for Virgin, which operates a strict long-haul network. Unbeknownst to the company, she was piloting planes for KM Malta Airlines which flies to 17 … Read more
Image of the test setup for the heat shield. Credit: (2023). DOI: 10.2172/1960159 NASA is very interested in developing a propulsion method to allow spacecraft to go faster. We’ve reported several times on various ideas to support this goal, and most of the most successful ones have made good use of the sun’s gravity, usually … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first menthol-flavored e-cigarette products, drawing swift criticism from some public health advocates as it signaled that the agency believes the vapors can help adult smokers quit. The decision comes as the FDA faces growing criticism for failing to curb illegal but widely available flavored vaping products … Read more
This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy. After NASA solicited and then selected a fresh round of proposals for its Mars sample return program, a freedom of information request made by an X user in Australia has shared details … Read more
The head of NJ Transit said he’s holding Amtrak’s “feet to the fire” to ensure brutal weekday train delays don’t plague riders all summer — even as the two agencies trade blame for some of the problems. On Friday, service in and out of New York’s Penn Station was halted for hours during the morning … Read more
Researchers have identified a prehistoric marine reptile found in 1935 as a thalattosaur, not a coristodere, using CT scans and a new specimen. The reconstruction of Pachystropheus rhaeticuspictured together with a hybodont shark feeding on a Brewery the fish. Credit: James Ormiston Scientists have reclassified a prehistoric marine reptile discovered in 1935 as one of … Read more
Ark Investment Management operates eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in innovative technology stocks. Last year, Ark CEO Cathie Wood said that software companies will be the next big opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI), predicting that they could generate $8 in revenue for every $1 spent on chips by suppliers like. Nvidia. Ark’s ETFs … Read more
Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in many non-human species around the world. It’s now a widely recognized phenomenon, but a new study suggests there’s a stark discrepancy between how common the behavior is and how often it’s reported. According to this work, researchers often see same-sex sexual behavior in the mammals they study, but … Read more
With billions of dollars in trade at stake, China and the European Union have agreed to engage in talks to try to resolve an escalating dispute over tariffs. China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Union’s trade commissioner, will hold discussions on the European Union’s plan for tariffs on electric cars from … Read more
Activation and Support 21/06/2024 3097 view 16 like Yesterday, the first Ariane 6 rocket launched into space underwent its final ‘wet suit test’ at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – it gave an exciting glimpse of what’s to come, stopping just a few seconds before starting the engine and of course, take off. First view … Read more