Top Prospects Take an Unconventional Path to the World Juniors
The ice hockey tournament has featured the first N.C.A.A. players on Team Russia, a Canadian who went to an unheralded prep school and four Californians who benefited from a 1990s hockey boom. Read more...
Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency work on nuclear-powered space engine
Rolls-Royce has joined forces with the Swindon-based UK Space Agency to explore the potential of nuclear power as a source of energy for future expeditions into deep space. Read more...
Retail Sales Drop in December for Third Straight Month
Consumer spending fell 0.7 percent, the Commerce Department reported, as the economic recovery showed signs of stalling. Read more...
Climate change Amazon rainforest will die by 2064, says scientist
The Amazon rainforest stands on the verge of a 'tipping point' as a consequence of human-caused disturbances, 'for which we are all responsible', a University of Florida expert warns. Read more...
Blow to City as leading UK biotech firm Immunocore lists in New York
Oxfordshire-based Immunocore is developing a pioneering type of cancer drug that uses the immune system to fight the disease. The technology is based on science first pioneered in Oxford. Read more...
Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet
The president-elect will nominate Eric S. Lander to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a post left vacant by President Trump for 18 months. Read more...
Toyota to Pay a Record Fine for a Decade of Clean Air Act Violations
Toyotas 0 million settlement with the federal government follows a series of emissions-related scandals in the auto industry. Read more...
Here's when Americans may see aid from Biden's proposal
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a .9 trillion relief package Thursday that included more stimulus payments and other direct aid, but don't expect to see those funds in your bank account anytime soon. Read more...
Nuclear engine designed for NASA could transport humans to Mars in just three months
A nuclear-powered engine could take astronauts to Mars in just three months. A firm delivered the concept to NASA, which claims to have twice the rocket efficiency as a chemical compulsion. Read more...
Covid-19 'superspreader' in northeast China linked to 102 infections
A so-called Covid-19 "superspreader" who traveled around northeastern China has been linked to 102 confirmed infections, according to Chinese officials. Read more...
Raiders Owner Mark Davis Is Set to Buy W.N.B.A.s Las Vegas Aces
If the deal is approved by the leagues board of directors, Davis is expected to upgrade facilities for the team. Read more...
Tim Paine casts doubt on whether he'll still be Australia skipper for the Ashes
An injury-ravaged India team achieved a miraculous three wicket victory in the final Test at the Gabba to win a classic series 2-1. It was Australia's first Test defeat in Brisbane since 1988. Read more...
Avatar 2 producer Jon Landau unveils new concept art for the long awaited sequel
The movie - one of four planned additions to the science fiction franchise - is expected to go on general release in 2022, 13-years after the first film wowed cinema-goers. Read more...
Pictured The house in Irkutsk that's normal on the outside and like a palace on the inside
Allow us to take you through the keyhole of this seemingly humdrum 11-year-old abode on the outskirts of the city of Irkutsk and into an ornate fantasyland with furnishings fit for a tsar. Read more...
The Extraordinary Courage of Aleksei Navalny
After a near-fatal poisoning, Russias top dissident steps back into the bears den. Read more...