Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/28/2022 - 3:00am
Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey of the land carnivore has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — Local utilities, social service agencies and fuel companies have spent months urging Nebraskans to take some simple steps to slice the edge off winter heating bills.
Experts project that this winter’s bills could outpace last year’s tallies by 15% to 50%, as shifting demand, global instability and inflation increase the costs of natural gas, propane and electricity.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 3:00am
In ancient Athens, only the very wealthiest people paid direct taxes, and these went to fund the city-state’s most important national expenses – the navy and honors for the gods. While today it might sound astonishing, most of these top taxpayers not only paid happily, but boasted about how much they paid.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 12/23/2022 - 3:00am
Concerns about illness or inflation aren't stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season. But a massive winter storm might.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will be able to monitor its air quality and help reduce air pollution with the help of a $266,064 federal grant.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 12:00am
In honor of Hanukkah being celebrated from the 18th of December to the 26th this year, The Daily Record would like to shine the spotlight on a nonprofit that has been serving the Jewish community of Omaha.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the bobbleheads and the "Fauci ouchie," Dr. Anthony Fauci was a straight-shooter about scary diseases -- and "stick with the science" remains his mantra.
Fauci steps down from a five-decade career in public service at the end of the month, one shaped by the HIV pandemic early on and the COVID-19 pandemic at the end.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 12/19/2022 - 1:00am
Flu case counts are at their highest level for early December in a decade. COVID-19 is spiking once again. Surging diagnoses of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are resulting in overcrowded pediatric emergency rooms.
And still, research shows, teachers may not be staying home when they’re sick.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/14/2022 - 4:00am
For years, electric vehicles posed something of a chicken-and-egg problem.
Mass adoption, seen as critical to cutting the largest single source of U.S. carbon emissions, couldn’t happen until the infrastructure to allow drivers to recharge wherever they were heading was in place. And those charging stations weren’t coming until more drivers switched to plug-in electric vehicles.