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Dealership Associations Aren’t Too Happy About Ford’s EV Requirements for Its Dealers

DEARBORN - Ford has big EV plans, and it wants dealers to be in on those plans. But those plans require a big investment by dealers. While it looked like a lot of dealers were on board, dealer association groups have other ideas. Automotive News reports that dealer associations in 13 states are coming out against Ford’s

By |2022-11-06T15:44:24-05:00November 6th, 2022|Auto Tech, Science|

15,000-Year-Old Viruses Emerging From Melting Glacier Ice

NEW YORK - Glaciers and ice caps around the northern and southernmost parts of Earth have been melting for years, revealing incredible and interesting remnants of the past. Not only that, but many ancient creatures that were frozen in time have now thawed, sparking the curiosity of many scientists and researchers. Previously extinct animals have been discovered,

By |2022-10-30T15:11:10-04:00October 30th, 2022|Featured, Science|

NASA Officials Hope Recent UFO Sightings Are ‘Not an Adversary’

WASHINGTON DC - Following a recent uptick in UFO sightings, NASA has officially launched its Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) study. And officials are hoping that the team running the study won’t find that our possible visitors are adversaries.Uni The administration’s chief, Bill Nelson, recently admitted that NASA has acknowledged hundreds of UFO sightings recently. The reports came from

By |2022-10-30T15:11:10-04:00October 30th, 2022|Featured, Science|

Hemlock Semiconductor Breaks Ground On $375 Million Expansion

HEMLOCK, MI — Hemlock Semiconductor, the nation’s leading manufacturer of hyper-pure polysilicon used in the semiconductor and solar industries, broke ground on a major expansion project in Saginaw County Oct. 21. Company officials say this expansion project will modernize the manufacturing process HSC uses to refine its semiconductor-grade polysilicon and represents a planned $375 million

Shocking Video Shows What Earth Would Look Like If All The Ice Melted

DETROIT - People have been left divided over shocking footage which has revealed what will happen if all the ice on Earth melts. Watching David Attenborough's Frozen Planet on a Sunday evening is the perfect way to get yourself into a sombre and depressed state, perfectly prepared for work on a Monday morning. However, if you needed a

By |2022-10-19T17:22:39-04:00October 19th, 2022|Climate Change, Featured, Science|

NASA Unveils Flying Saucer To Help Humans Land On Mars

WASHINGTON DC - It looks like a flying saucer – but scientists hope this otherworldly disc will help humans land on Mars. But NASA calls it the Inflatable Decelerator prototype. It's set to launch into space next month. After hitching a ride to space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, the LOFTID aeroshell will

By |2022-10-19T12:34:56-04:00October 19th, 2022|Science|

Study: Web-Based Tools Can Help Great Lakes Region Plan For Potential Influx Of Climate-Change Migrants

ANN ARBOR - Communities in the Great Lakes region need to start planning now for a future that may include “climate migrants” who leave behind increasingly frequent natural disasters in other parts of the country. And user-friendly web-based tools can be a central part of that planning process. Map of social and natural risk

By |2022-10-18T16:54:16-04:00October 18th, 2022|Climate Change, Science|

Data Science: U-M Partners With Google To Offer Job-Ready Tech Skills Program

ANN ARBOR - A new flexible online training program on data science will prepare job-seekers in Michigan and beyond to quickly enter one of the fastest-growing labor markets and advance their careers. onThe University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation created the program, “Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R,” for data science and other

By |2022-10-18T14:50:56-04:00October 18th, 2022|Industry 4.0, Science|

Climate Cataclysms Awaits Humanity If Business As Usual Continues

NEW YORK - The World Economic Forum has released a new video warning of the cataclysmic consequences that anthropomorphic climate change will trigger over the next century if humanity's addiction to fossil fuels is not severed. The two-minute spot navigates the extensive impacts that unchecked global warming will have on various regions of the planet

By |2022-10-13T13:40:17-04:00October 13th, 2022|Climate Change, Featured, Science|