The Atlantic wind howls across the runway as the aircraft lines up for approach. With waves crashing below and the sun glowing on the horizon, Santa Maria delivers one of the most breathtaking ...

MIAMI (AP) — The former Hurricane Gabrielle was expected to bring hurricane conditions including heavy rain, a storm surge and large, destructive waves to the Azores islands starting Thursday, despite ...

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers launched from Whiteman AFB on a transatlantic round-trip sortie, supported by an E-6B Mercury flying from Ramstein. Let’s look at what happened. The appearance on Sept. 21, ...

Landing on Runway 36 at Santa Maria in the Azores is never routine, especially with gusty crosswinds pushing the aircraft around. This approach combines turbulence, tight control, and spectacular ...

Gualter M. Chaves, age 48, of Fall River, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of Maria N. (Braga) Chaves and the late Hercualno Chaves.

The growth and decay of ocean-island volcanoes are intrinsically linked to vertical movements. While the causes for subsidence are better understood, uplift mechanisms remain enigmatic. Santa Maria ...

Amancia C. Sousa, 97, passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 27, 2025, in Newington, CT. Born on March 16, 1928, in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, to the late Manuel Soares Anselmo and ...

Welcome to Edition 8.06 of the Rocket Report! Two of the world’s most storied rocket builders not named SpaceX achieved major successes this week. Arianespace’s Ariane 6 rocket launched from French ...

Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you think. A classic example of phoresy, the remora uses a modified fin that ...

From AI to EVs, demand for semiconductors is exploding, but silicon is hitting its limits. Making more efficient chips requires new materials, ones far less ubiquitous than sand, but the solution ...