A thaw is underway in Russia, and it has nothing to do with presidential politics. Inside a cave in Russia’s Ural Mountains, where Europe and Asia meet, a team of UNLV researchers has found evidence of steady warming since the end of the last ice age.
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Environmental groups file administrative protest over planned June 13 auction for new oil and gas leases across almost 196,000 acres in central Nevada, calling the action a prelude to a possible lawsuit.
Getting new customers involved in more interactive experiences is going to be a big part of the future for casinos in the United States and around the world, participants in a major gambling conference predicted Wednesday.
Drivers could help assemble a map of Nevada’s roads and warn fellow motorists about potential collisions, all through a smartphone app.
Spacewalking astronauts made urgent repairs at the International Space Station on Tuesday, three days after a critical relay box abruptly failed.
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak on Monday dismissed the notion that robots will take over most human jobs and lead to mass unemployment anytime this century.
About 30 members and non-members of the Las Vegas Drone club showed up to the group’s annual King of Las Vegas FPV, or first-person view, tournament at Red Ridge Park in southwest Las Vegas on Saturday.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has never had a space program but could soon be launching commercial rockets more often than the United States.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife’s public service announcements aim to be as eye-catching as they are informative.
A pair of astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station as early as Tuesday for an emergency space walk to replace a failed computer, one of two that control major U.S. systems aboard the orbiting outpost, NASA said Sunday.
A Las Vegas man who plans to open a new gentlemen’s club next month is hoping a new marketing weapon — a virtual currency — will help him wrestle tech- and investment-savvy clients away from the strip club giants.
The Desert Research Institute has been awarded a new multiyear contract to assist the U.S. Department of Energy with study and stewardship at the Nevada National Security Site.
Higher-than-expected radiation levels detected in liquid waste shipped from Canada to South Carolina illustrate the folly of shipping even-more-dangerous materials to Nevada by truck and rail, state’s top nuclear safety official says.
Amazon has cut the price of its Fire HD 8 tablet by $10, with an upgraded model that will be available next month for $80.