Central Florida company developing device to do blood tests in space

For years, astronauts have conducted blood tests on themselves while at the International Space Station but the samples must be shipped back to earth for full analysis. A new device would change that.

'No bear hunt': Protestors hang banner over I-4 against having another bear hunt

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering another bear hunt. However, some protesters are making a statement by hanging banners over interstate traffic.

Device would allow for blood tests in space
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For years, astronauts have conducted blood tests on themselves while at the International Space Station but the samples must be shipped back to earth for full analysis. A new device would change that.

That shoddy, last-minute gift wrapping job could play in your favor, study suggests

Whether you wrap gifts like Martha Stewart or toss items into a bag at the last second and call it good enough, the presentation of your gift will likely have an effect on the recipient’s expectations about what’s inside — and potentially even how they feel about the present once it’s unwrapped.

NASA unveils core stage of moon rocket
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NASA has unveiled the core stage of its new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. The SLS will be used for planned Artemis missions to the moon and will ultimately transport the first woman to the lunar surface, Jasmin Moghbeli.

BPA levels in humans are likely 44 times higher than previously assumed, analysis finds

BPA, a chemical found in many consumer products ranging from plastic bottles to thermal receipts, is likely present in humans in significantly higher levels than previously thought.

'Panic and terror:' San Francisco tourists document deadly volcano eruption

Michael Schade wrote that he and his family, along with his entire tour group, was “literally standing at the edge of the main crater not 30 minutes before” the White Island Volcano erupted.

Judge refuses to block anaconda rule

A Leon County circuit judge has rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against a state rule that largely bans anacondas in Florida.

Chris Brown must give up monkeys under judge's restrictions

The 30-year-old singer was allowed to enter a diversion program nearly a year after he was charged with two misdemeanors over his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit.

11-year-old invents backpack to stop bullying in schools

An Atlanta sixth grader turned his struggle with bullies into a patented invention to help other students.