Rory McIlroy explains why Augusta is his forever course Rory McIlroy opens up on why Augusta is his forever course, from childhood memories to pure beauty. The Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. – Every year since the world could see the place on television, this little town near the border of Georgia and South Carolina has been…
It’s a bright day for computing — literally. Two tech companies have unveiled computer components that use laser light to process information. These futuristic processors could soon solve specific real-world problems faster and with lower energy requirements than conventional computers. The announcements, published separately April 9 in Nature, mark a major leap forward for this…
Democratic governors hit back at Trump order blocking state climate policies In a joint statement, the Democratic governors of New York and New Mexico, Kathy Hochul and Michelle Lujan Grisham, who co-chair the US Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 24 state governors committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, responded to the order targeting…
For those seeking pastoral shelter from the storm of world events this spring, there is a special incentive to look north. Sixty years old this month, the Pennine Way is being celebrated in style, with guided walks and an exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum in Wensleydale. In North Yorkshire, speeches and a singsong are…
Children among rising number of dead found after Israeli attack on Gaza residential block, say local officials The death toll from an Israeli strike in the Shujaiya area of Gaza City has risen to 29 Palestinians, Reuter reports. Local health authorities said the deaths included children. The Israeli military said in a statement it struck…
Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes in the process. Dozens of rare, fur-covered volumes from 12th and 13th century French monasteries are wrapped with seal skins that may have come from as far away as Greenland, researchers report April 9 in Royal Society…