Apr 22nd, 2026 - Saffron-robed Buddhist monks began a week-long peace walk across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, accompanied by a rescued stray dog that has become a celebrity in its own right. Led by Vietnamese monk Pannakara, the group of 13 launched their march at dawn from a historic Buddhist temple in Dambulla, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of the capital Colombo. The monks shot to international fame during a longer 108-day walk of 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) from Texas to Washington, DC, travelling through freezing temperatures and along ice-covered roads. In sharp contrast, they are now walking ... [Read More]

Apr 21st, 2026 - Reading time 3 minutes The cold, icy world of Uranus is framed by a pair of rings that orbit the planet at twice the distance of its main ring system. Each ring tells a different story — the outermost ring appears blue, while the inner ring has a reddish hue. For years, astronomers have wondered why the rings are so different and how each of them came to be. By decoding the light from these rings, we may finally have a clue to their unique origin stories. A team of astronomers used the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to probe the composition of Uranus' outer rings and uncover their ... [Read More]

Apr 21st, 2026 - Speculation about a Steam Machine release date has been sparked after a new leak surfaced online. According to leakers, Valve might be gearing up to release the new Steam Controller soon. However, does this mean the Steam Machine could also be launching sooner than expected, or will the device be released separately? in 2025, it was revealed alongside the new Steam Controller. However, it's now been over five months without any updates as to when the new Valve console could launch. A new Steam Controller leak has recently sparked speculation from fans about the , Valve recently uploaded a ... [Read More]

Apr 21st, 2026 - Between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April 22, those looking in the right place will see the sky light up with 15 to 20 meteors per hour. In mid-April, astronomy enthusiasts will be able to enjoy one of the classic celestial spectacles. The meteor shower known as the Lyrids will illuminate the sky, especially in the northern hemisphere, and anyone will be able to see it with the naked eye, weather permitting—if they know where to look. The Lyrids began to appear as early as April 14, but their activity peaks between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April ... [Read More]

Apr 21st, 2026 - You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! Orchids are finicky, demanding just the right conditions to thrive. Some people go to great lengths to provide them. Harry Pringle, a retired attorney who has grown orchids for more than 35 years, works in the greenhouse he built in the old coal bin in his basement. "Frankly I think the basement is the most important part of any house," he says. (Derek ... [Read More]

Apr 21st, 2026 - --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI.  "The talent pipeline for commercializing quantum doesn't yet exist," she told me. "This means hybrid talent that can translate existing research to enterprise use cases across all industries needs be trained, and it needs to happen now." Then she briefly paused. "And, absolutely everyone needs to pay attention." What is she talking about? And, who is she? She's talking about Quantum Computing—a rapidly evolving and emerging field using quantum mechanics and mathematics. More s pecifically she's talking about leveraging ... [Read More]

Apr 21st, 2026 - When the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego got their first naked mole rat colony in 2019, the researchers named them the "amigos" — Spanish for "friends." Naked mole rats are subterranean mammals native to East Africa. Since the 1960s, scientists have studied captive colonies in labs and zoos for their unusual living arrangements and their long, healthy lives. The Salk colony's name was prescient. A few years later, they exhibited a peaceful transition that bucks the conventional wisdom on how naked mole rat colonies change queens — which is usually through ... [Read More]

Apr 20th, 2026 - G The value of the constant that describes the gravitational pull between objects, Big G , continues to baffle scientists. A decade-long replication experiment 1 that involved moving equipment across the Atlantic has resulted in a number that disagrees with previous results, and also differs from the current best estimate of G . The new measurement gives important clues as to where the original experiment, conducted by researchers at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in Paris and published in 2013 , went wrong. But its failure to match the internationally agreed CODATA ... [Read More]