ATLANTA - The planet just crossed a terrifying milestone, and scientists say it could be the first domino to fall in a chain of irreversible disasters. According to CNN, a massive new report published on Sunday (October 12), just weeks before COP30 in Brazil, by more than 160 scientists worldwide, has warned that Earth has already reached its first climate tipping
LANSING - An ounce of cannabis flower in September rose by its largest amount month-over-month in two years to $63.16, up 2.22 percent from August’s price of $61.79. The price of an ounce has only risen four times in the last two years, and those mostly came after large drops in price. But the bad
DETROIT - General Motors will record a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed. The EV tax credit ended last month. The clean vehicle tax credit was worth $7,500 for new EVs and up to $4,000 for used ones. Meanwhile,
VIETNAM - As more and more drivers switch from combustion-based transportation to electric vehicles, EV upkeep utilities — from charging stations to battery maintenance facilities — are becoming increasingly common. In keeping with recent developments, Vietnam-based electric motorbike producers VinFast, Selex, Honda, and TMT are all pushing to expand the number of available battery-swapping stations, according to
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) today announced that the Intent to Apply period is now open for the 2025-26 Out-of-School Time (OST) Grant Program. As part of an overall $75 million investment in OST programming included in the Fiscal Year 2026 bipartisan state budget, MiLEAP will award approximately
NEW YORK - Comet 3I/ATLAS’s unusual trajectory and unprecedented size have ignited debates and theories as to what the object could be. A controversial theory put forward by Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist and his team is that the interstellar object might be some form of “alien technology.” The colossal interstellar object was first spotted in Chile by
SOUTHFIELD —Robofest, the international youth robotics competition created by Lawrence Technological University professor C.J. Chung in 1999, announced the theme of its 2026 Game competition, “Building Bridges." In the game, an autonomous robot builds a bridge by moving a bridge “footing” and bridge “beams”—one-inch-by-two-inch wood blocks—into place, and then tests the span by sending a
LANSING – The 2025 Michigan Cyber Summit will be held Oct. 23 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Michigan is recognized as a national leader in cybersecurity, and the summit serves as an annual platform for regional, national, and international thought leadership. The 14th annual Michigan Cyber Summit will bring together experts from across
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential announced that Michigan has been selected as one of 10 states for the NASA and U.S. Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers collaboration and will be training with NASA. This innovative program is designed to provide middle school students with engaging opportunities
LONDON - New extraordinary images of the interstellar object flying through our solar system have been released, sparking fresh theories about its origins. Although most scientists have concluded that the mysterious object is a comet, NASA's Perseverance rover on the Martian surface sent back photos showing what appears to be a massive cylindrical shape. Stargazers on social
