In their rapid characterization of the magnitude 6.8 Al Haouz earthquake in Morocco‚ researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) suggest that the earthquake ruptured roughly 25 kilometers deep beneath the surface.

It has long been known that exposure to pesticide sprays is harmful to honey bees. In a new study‚ researchers have uncovered the effect of such sprays on the sense of smell in bees‚ which could disrupt their social signals.

Soybeans can pollinate themselves‚ but a new study by UMD researchers shows that pollen from multiple plants can greatly increase their yields. What's more‚ the addition of a strip of wildflowers near rows of soybeans amplifies the effect. The information could help farmers of one of Maryland's top commodities increase the production and marketability of their crops.

When two lead ions collide at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)‚ they produce an extremely hot and dense state of matter in which quarks and gluons are not confined inside composite particles called hadrons. This fireball of particles—known as quark–gluon plasma and believed to have filled the universe in the first few millionths of a second after the Big Bang—expands and cools down rapidly. The quarks and gluons then transform back into hadrons‚ which fly out of the collision zone towards particle detectors.

The word "drought" typically conjures images of parched soil‚ dust-swept prairies‚ depleted reservoirs‚ and dry creek beds‚ all the result of weeks or seasons of persistently dry atmospheric conditions.

When Santa's exhausted reindeer finally set down their sleigh in the deep snow of the North Pole early Christmas morning‚ it's not Rudolph's radiant red nose that will help them find sustenance in the barren landscape.

As press secretary for the White House‚ Karine Jean-Pierre’s job is to keep President Joe Biden out of trouble — a not-insubstantial task‚ at least when one considers the verbal incontinence our 46th president has shown in the role. However‚ regarding Hunter Biden’s refusal to comply with a House GOP subpoena to appear‚ one constitutional… The post KJP May Have Just Put Biden in Grave Legal Danger with Her ‘Breathtaking Mistake‚’ Legal Expert Says appeared first on The Federalist Papers.

A Christian and a military veteran who smashed a satanic monument at the Iowa state capitol has received an overwhelming amount of support this week. The monument was placed in the building by the state’s satanic temple and had drawn outrage all week after it was permitted by laws related to religious displays. The monument… The post Christian Veteran Accused of Beheading Satanic Statue Gets Enormous Support on GoFundMe for Legal Defense appeared first on The Federalist Papers.

A man threw multiple grenades into a local community meeting in Ukraine‚ injuring more than two dozen people.The unidentified individual committed the heinous attack on Friday morning against meeting…

An international court has determined that Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by allowing a nickel mine on tribal land almost 20 years ago.The verdict coincides with the United Nations climate summit‚…