BYU coach Kalani Sitake greeted fans following the Cougars’ 63-7 season-opening victory over Utah Tech on Saturday night. Even when BYU faced an FCS opponent, Sitake was impressed not only with his team’s play, but also with the fan support in the home opener at LaVell Edwards Stadium. He believes he set an impressive standard … Read more
Nā ‘Uhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola is the Hawaiian name given to this image of NGC 7253, a pair of spiral galaxies mutually trapped in gravity. This image was captured by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea. (Image credit: Gemini International Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) It is almost impossible to understand the entirety of a single … Read more
The prenatal to postnatal development of our brains involves a complex cascade of chemicals, branching brain-signaling pathways, and unfolding neural cells – the evolution of a universe in microcosm. This incredibly intricate development can lead to potentially debilitating conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and chronic tic disorders (CTDs), such as Tourette disorder (TD), which affect up … Read more
The first road bridge linking Russia and North Korea has opened, allowing the two countries to more easily move cargo and passengers between their borders across the Tumen River. Pyongyang state media said the bridge will be used for “personnel exchanges, tourism and trade.” But the Ukrainian OSINT group Truth Hounds said the bridge is … Read more
Wednesday is forecast to rival the hottest day so far this year in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, with temperatures between 80 and 100 degrees across the Bay Area, and Pacific beaches even in the 70s to mid-80s. Baron/Lynx In a major twist in the forecast, a three-day heat wave is now expected to … Read more
Tsering Phuntsok watched news unfold about the flood between Nepal and Tibet from thousands of miles away in southern India. This 46-year-old exiled Tibetan has missing relatives on both sides of the border; those in Nepal appear on official government lists, but in Tibet no information has been received. “I’ve started praying for the lost … Read more
The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Monday afternoon on its investigation into what caused an Amazon cargo plane to overrun a runway at Miami International Airport and crash into two vehicles before stopping and bursting into flames Sunday. Five people were killed and at least five others were injured, authorities said. All of … Read more
All Nintendo has officially revealed so far for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 is the briefest of trailers and a release window of 2026. However, thanks to a leaked listing on Nintendo’s Australian store, we may now know the price as well. The list was first discovered by Australian … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) – A Portland Thorns fan says she and others were kicked out of Providence Park during Saturday’s game against the Washington Spirit after a stadium employee told them she had been informed of something “transphobic.” She also says she and her group were told to give up their sports bras because they … Read more
The moon could have formed within hours after the gigantic impact between Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet early in the solar system’s history. The theory arises from new simulations that take into account how the internal temperature of young protoplanets influenced their geological properties and, therefore, the collisions they suffered. This giant impact scenario has … Read more