In a study of brain activity, walking a poodle made people more relaxed, brushing the dog improved concentration and playing with her had both effects.
The launch is scheduled for Thursday morning. The company hopes to test a variety of capabilities, including a controlled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere.
The Olympics are planned for the same stretch of days as a catastrophic 2003 heat wave. Continued global warming has only increased the odds of another.
"Investigative efforts determined that most sightings were the result of misidentification of ordinary objects and phenomena," according to Pentagon review.
The lack of snow and lake ice has left some hearty Midwesterners who ski, skate and fish to question how their lifestyles will persist as the world warms.
Blazes in western Canada and Texas highlight how the elements that fuel wildfires are becoming present earlier in the year. Scientists say climate change is a factor.
New rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission require sizable public companies to disclose their emissions and how a warming world could threaten their businesses.